New pallets and skids in Massachusetts
Refrigerated warehousing is Massachusetts’s most concentrated pallet-using industry, at 1.9 times the national share, with 3,299 jobs. Food distribution needs cold space, and the state has 54 million cubic feet of it.
Food manufacturing employs 29,036 and pharmaceutical manufacturing 10,179. Essex County, north of Boston, leads warehousing with 5,323 jobs; Worcester has 4,052 and Bristol 3,283.
Cold, damp storage is hard on wood, so dried lumber and air movement matter here. For cold loads see food and grocery; for drug makers, pharmaceutical; for the footprint, the 48 x 40.
Illustrative imageWhere the pallets go
| Industry | Jobs, 2025 | Common footprint |
|---|---|---|
| Food manufacturing | 29,036 | 48 x 40 |
| Warehousing and storage | 20,695 | 48 x 40 |
| Pharmaceutical manufacturing | 10,179 | 48 x 40 |
| Refrigerated warehousing | 3,299 | 48 x 40 |
Private-sector jobs, BLS QCEW 2025.
Buying in Massachusetts
Refrigerated warehousing is 1.9 times its national concentration in Massachusetts, and 10,179 people make pharmaceuticals. Both want dry pallets: wet wood adds moisture to cold rooms and fails pharmaceutical receiving checks. Essex County leads warehousing with 5,323 jobs, then Worcester with 4,052 and Bristol with 3,283. Food manufacturing employs 29,036 people across the state, and Boston-area distribution centers buy plain 48 x 40s by the trailer. Its 248 warehousing establishments hold 1.09% of the national total.
Cold storage and pharmaceutical manufacturing share a need for dry, clean pallets, and both often have written requirements. A cold-store pallet also needs a close deck for chilled cartons and enough stiffness to be racked loaded. Send the requirements, the loads and the quantities, and we quote each build to them. Seasonal peaks matter as well: give the busiest month’s count as well as the average, so the order can be planned without a shortage. If pallets pass through older multi-storey buildings, measure the doors and freight lifts they must fit through.
Send the size, the load per pallet, the quantity and a Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts
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 Massachusetts
- 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 Massachusetts’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.
- Meat and poultryBoxed product into blast freezers: a close deck, dried lumber, one-way builds.