New pallets and skids in Missouri
Missouri spreads its pallet demand across several trades. Food manufacturing is the largest at 45,268 jobs, with meat and poultry at 16,925 and dairy at 6,107. Chemical plants employ 22,970, and vehicle assembly 13,274, two and a half times the national concentration.
The state has 104 million cubic feet of refrigerated warehouse space, more than many larger states, which reflects how much of its food moves cold. St. Charles County, west of St. Louis, leads in warehousing with 5,782 jobs; Cass County, south of Kansas City, has 3,306, and Greene County, Springfield, 2,824.
A Missouri buyer might need cold-chain pallets for meat or dairy, drum squares for chemicals, or parts pallets for an assembly plant. Each is covered on its own page.
Illustrative imageWhere the pallets go
| Industry | Jobs, 2025 | Common footprint |
|---|---|---|
| Food manufacturing | 45,268 | 48 x 40 |
| Chemical manufacturing | 22,970 | 48 x 48 |
| Meat and poultry processing | 16,925 | 48 x 40 |
| Motor vehicle manufacturing | 13,274 | 48 x 45 |
| Dairy product manufacturing | 6,107 | 40 x 40 |
Private-sector jobs, BLS QCEW 2025.
Buying in Missouri
Missouri’s vehicle plants employ 13,274 people, 2.5 times the national concentration. St. Charles County, outside St. Louis, leads warehousing with 5,782 jobs, Cass, near Kansas City, has 3,306, and Greene, around Springfield, 2,824. Food manufacturing adds 45,268 jobs, which means 48 x 40s for grocery freight alongside parts footprints.
With food, chemicals and vehicle plants in the same state, a buyer here may need several builds. Listing each load, with its weight and handling, on one request lets us quote them together.
Send the size, the load per pallet, the quantity and a Missouri 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 Missouri
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 Missouri
- 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 Missouri’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.
- Drums and chemicalsFour drums on a 48 x 48, boards under every chime, and racking full containers safely.
- Meat and poultryBoxed product into blast freezers: a close deck, dried lumber, one-way builds.
- Automotive partsThe 48 x 45, plant packaging requirements, and standing orders matched line for line.
- DairyCrates and cases on the 40 x 40, straight into coolers or aging rooms.