New pallets and skids in Indiana
Indiana is third in auto parts, with 52,146 jobs, almost five times the national concentration, and it assembles vehicles as well, at 21,069 jobs. Parts and assembly together make it one of the heaviest users of plant-specified pallets in the country.
Its warehouses employ 67,506, and the biggest clusters are in the counties around Indianapolis: Boone with 12,552 and Hendricks with 11,774. Marion County, Indianapolis itself, is second in the US for pharmaceutical manufacturing with 16,292 jobs, and the state total is 23,709.
Plastics, at 33,122 jobs, and chemicals, at 38,178, round it out. A buyer in Indiana might need a 48 x 45 for parts, a clean 48 x 40 for pharmaceuticals and a square with a full deck for bulk bags.
Illustrative imageWhere the pallets go
| Industry | Jobs, 2025 | Common footprint |
|---|---|---|
| Warehousing and storage | 67,506 | 48 x 40 |
| Motor vehicle parts manufacturing | 52,146 | 48 x 45 |
| Chemical manufacturing | 38,178 | 48 x 48 |
| Plastics product manufacturing | 33,122 | Sized to the bag |
| Pharmaceutical manufacturing | 23,709 | 48 x 40 |
Private-sector jobs, BLS QCEW 2025.
Buying in Indiana
Indiana’s distribution centers cluster west and north of Indianapolis, in Hendricks and Boone counties, with 11,774 and 12,552 jobs. Auto parts plants employ 52,146 people, 4.8 times the national share, assembly 21,069, and pharmaceutical manufacturing 23,709. That mix means 48 x 40s for the warehouses, 48 x 45s for parts, and clean, documented pallets for medicines.
Indiana buyers often need very different pallets in one building. A plant-specified parts pallet, a racking pallet for distribution and a clean pharmaceutical pallet look alike in a stack; marking each build differently, or keeping their board counts distinct, keeps them apart. Tell us how you separate them now.
Send the size, the load per pallet, the quantity and a Indiana 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 Indiana
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 Indiana
- 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 Indiana’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.
- Automotive partsThe 48 x 45, plant packaging requirements, and standing orders matched line for line.
- Drums and chemicalsFour drums on a 48 x 48, boards under every chime, and racking full containers safely.
- Plastics and bulk bagsA full, smooth deck under resin bags that slump into any gap.
- PharmaceuticalClean, dry, documented pallets for audited warehouses.