New pallets and skids in Kentucky
Kentucky builds cars. Its 23,308 vehicle assembly jobs are 6.3 times the national concentration, and it is fifth in auto parts with 32,261. Plants on that scale draw in parts from suppliers across the region, each shipping to the plant’s own packaging requirement.
Beverage manufacturing employs 10,105, a large share for the state’s size, and those loads are heavy: barrels, cases and kegs. Warehousing employs 38,281, and Boone County, across the river from Cincinnati, leads with 9,121, with Bullitt County, south of Louisville, next at 7,642.
For assembly plant suppliers, see automotive parts and the 48 x 45. For beverage loads, beverage.
Illustrative imageWhere the pallets go
| Industry | Jobs, 2025 | Common footprint |
|---|---|---|
| Warehousing and storage | 38,281 | 48 x 40 |
| Motor vehicle parts manufacturing | 32,261 | 48 x 45 |
| Motor vehicle manufacturing | 23,308 | 48 x 45 |
| Plastics product manufacturing | 13,820 | Sized to the bag |
| Beverage manufacturing | 10,105 | 42 x 42 |
Private-sector jobs, BLS QCEW 2025.
Buying in Kentucky
Kentucky builds vehicles at 6.3 times the national concentration: 23,308 jobs in assembly and 32,261 in parts. Parts move to plants on packaging-specified footprints such as the 48 x 45. Boone County, near Cincinnati’s airport, leads warehousing with 9,121 jobs; Bullitt, south of Louisville, has 7,642. Jefferson County, Louisville itself, adds 6,859 warehousing jobs. Food manufacturing employs 31,273 people across the state and pharmaceutical plants another 2,045, while 430 warehousing establishments hold 2.01% of the nation’s warehousing jobs.
Assembly plants run on parts delivered in sequence, and a load rejected at the dock for the wrong pallet holds up the line. Suppliers there usually want a written spec matched line for line to the plant’s packaging requirement, and the same pallet on every shipment. Beverage producers, for their part, ship heavy and need strong lead boards.
Send the size, the load per pallet, the quantity and a Kentucky 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 Kentucky
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 Kentucky
- 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 Kentucky’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.
- Plastics and bulk bagsA full, smooth deck under resin bags that slump into any gap.
- BeverageDense cases and kegs on smaller squares, built for route trucks and hand jacks.