New pallets and skids in Arizona
Arizona’s pallet demand is almost all distribution. Maricopa County, Phoenix, had 42,291 warehousing jobs in 2025, fourth among all US counties, and the state total was 52,054, 1.3 times the national concentration. Pima County, Tucson, adds 8,731, and Santa Cruz County, on the border at Nogales, 572.
Maricopa is also sixth in the country for grocery wholesale and refrigerated warehousing jobs, so a good share of what moves through it is food. Food loads that sit in refrigerated rooms are a reason to ask for dried lumber, even in a dry climate.
Most Arizona distribution runs on 48 x 40s. If yours are racked high or run on conveyors, see block pallets and load capacity.
Illustrative imageWhere the pallets go
| Industry | Jobs, 2025 | Common footprint |
|---|---|---|
| Warehousing and storage | 52,054 | 48 x 40 |
| Food manufacturing | 15,944 | 48 x 40 |
| Pharmaceutical manufacturing | 4,977 | 48 x 40 |
| Auto parts manufacturing | 2,392 | 48 x 45 |
Private-sector jobs, BLS QCEW 2025.
Buying in Arizona
Nearly all of Arizona’s warehousing is around Phoenix and Tucson: Maricopa County has 42,291 jobs and Pima 8,731. Santa Cruz County, on the Mexican border at Nogales, has 572. Pallets heading south must meet Mexico’s NOM-144 wood packaging standard; those for the Phoenix distribution centers are plain 48 x 40s. Pharmaceutical manufacturing adds 4,977 jobs and food manufacturing 15,944. Drug and food plants ask for clean, dry builds of a consistent size. Auto parts makers employ another 2,392, and their pallets follow the packaging rules of the assembly plant they ship to. Arizona’s warehousing jobs are spread over 345 establishments.
Most of the state’s pallet demand is distribution, so racking strength and four-way entry are the two lines that matter most. Send the beam spacing and say whether pallet jacks need side entry; those two answers settle most of the build. Cold-storage loads add dried lumber. Loads bound for Mexico should name the destination; wood packaging crossing that border must meet NOM-144.
Send the size, the load per pallet, the quantity and a Arizona delivery ZIP. We write the build down as a spec, quote new pallets against it with delivery priced in, and reorders follow the same sheet.
Quote new pallets for Arizona
Every pallet is quoted to a written spec, wherever the dock is. Give the delivery ZIP with the size, load and quantity.
- Delivery
- ZIP code in Arizona
- Pallet size
- Stringer length first
- Load weight
- Per pallet, in pounds
Not sure of a line? Leave it blank. Size, load weight and quantity are enough to start a quote.
The builds Arizona’s trades use
- Food and groceryThe 48 x 40 at its home: distribution centers, food plants and store docks, and why dry, clean lumber matters.
- PharmaceuticalClean, dry, documented pallets for audited warehouses.
- Automotive partsThe 48 x 45, plant packaging requirements, and standing orders matched line for line.