New pallets and skids in Nebraska
No state depends more on meat processing. In Nebraska it is 3.7% of all private jobs, almost nine times the national share, and food manufacturing as a whole is 4.9%, the highest of any state. The 31,833 meat and poultry jobs put it ahead of states with many times its population.
Douglas County, Omaha, had 6,452 processing jobs, sixth among all US counties that report them. The state has 49 million cubic feet of refrigerated warehouse space. Sarpy County, south of Omaha, leads its warehousing with 3,613 jobs.
Boxed beef and pork are heavy, cold and shipped every day. A close deck, dry lumber and a build strong enough to be racked frozen are what to ask for. See meat and poultry and heavy-duty pallets.
Illustrative imageWhere the pallets go
| Industry | Jobs, 2025 | Common footprint |
|---|---|---|
| Food manufacturing | 41,939 | 48 x 40 |
| Meat and poultry processing | 31,833 | 48 x 40 |
| Warehousing and storage | 8,246 | 48 x 40 |
| Auto parts manufacturing | 3,822 | 48 x 45 |
| Pharmaceutical manufacturing | 2,616 | 48 x 40 |
Private-sector jobs, BLS QCEW 2025.
Buying in Nebraska
Nebraska processes meat at 8.9 times the national concentration, and food manufacturing employs 41,939 people. Meat plants ship boxed product on close-decked 48 x 40s into cold storage, a one-way pallet bought by the truckload. Sarpy County, south of Omaha, leads warehousing with 3,613 jobs. Douglas County, Omaha itself, adds 1,252 warehousing jobs and Lancaster, Lincoln, 1,080.
Beef plants run high volumes on tight schedules, so they buy pallets the way they buy cartons: by the truckload, against a fixed spec. That spec usually calls for dried lumber, a close top deck for chilled boxes and a build that racks safely when frozen. Send the weekly count with the request.
Send the size, the load per pallet, the quantity and a Nebraska 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 Nebraska
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 Nebraska
- 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 Nebraska’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.
- 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.
- PharmaceuticalClean, dry, documented pallets for audited warehouses.