New pallets and skids in Oklahoma
Oklahoma’s warehousing is split between its two cities: Oklahoma County had 8,307 jobs and Tulsa County 4,614, out of a state total of 19,669. Food manufacturing employs 20,047, and meat and poultry processing, at 11,968, is twice the national concentration.
That gives Oklahoma buyers two kinds of pallet. Distribution freight goes on racking-grade 48 x 40s. Boxed meat goes cold, on a close deck of dried lumber.
If you buy for both, one written spec for each, repeated on every order, keeps them from being mixed up on the dock. See meat and poultry and what to send for a quote.
Illustrative imageWhere the pallets go
| Industry | Jobs, 2025 | Common footprint |
|---|---|---|
| Food manufacturing | 20,047 | 48 x 40 |
| Warehousing and storage | 19,669 | 48 x 40 |
| Meat and poultry processing | 11,968 | 48 x 40 |
| Auto parts manufacturing | 1,793 | 48 x 45 |
Private-sector jobs, BLS QCEW 2025.
Buying in Oklahoma
Oklahoma’s warehousing is split between its two cities: Oklahoma County has 8,307 jobs and Tulsa 4,614. Meat and poultry processing is 2.1 times the national concentration, and food manufacturing employs 20,047, so most requests are 48 x 40s for food plants and distribution. Garfield County, around Enid, has 150 more. Auto parts plants employ 1,793 and pharmaceutical manufacturing 846, small trades here; the state has 10 million cubic feet of refrigerated warehouse space for its meat and food plants, so pallets built for freezers come up less often than in Kansas, with its 46 million. Both cities sit on I-44, so one truckload can be split between them. Oklahoma counts 186 warehousing establishments, together employing 1.03% of the nation’s warehouse workforce.
Many buyers here want one pallet for the warehouse and one for the processing plant. Say on the request which loads go where, with the weight and handling of each, and we quote both builds together. Meat plants should mention whether pallets go into blast freezers, since frozen loads are racked stiff and heavy; warehouses should give the rack beam spacing and the busiest handling route.
Send the size, the load per pallet, the quantity and a Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma
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 Oklahoma
- 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 Oklahoma’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.