New pallets and skids in Washington
Washington has 301 million cubic feet of refrigerated warehouse space, third in the country after California and Georgia. Fruit and vegetable preserving employs 10,988, third nationally and 2.8 times the national concentration, and Franklin County alone has 2,520 of those jobs. Produce and frozen vegetables need pallets that hold up in cold, damp rooms.
The Northwest Seaport Alliance, Seattle and Tacoma, handled 3.16 million TEUs in 2025. Pierce County, Tacoma, leads the state’s warehousing with 10,323 jobs, and King County, Seattle, has 9,341. Grocery wholesale adds 23,876.
Produce loads are often cartons on 48 x 40s; frozen product is dense and racked high. Dry lumber is worth asking for. See food and grocery and load capacity.
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| Industry | Jobs, 2025 | Common footprint |
|---|---|---|
| Food manufacturing | 39,687 | 48 x 40 |
| Warehousing and storage | 36,691 | 48 x 40 |
| Grocery wholesale | 23,876 | 48 x 40 |
| Fruit and vegetable preserving | 10,988 | 48 x 40 |
| Pharmaceutical manufacturing | 4,224 | 48 x 40 |
Private-sector jobs, BLS QCEW 2025.
Buying in Washington
Washington preserves fruit and vegetables at 2.8 times the national concentration and has 301 million cubic feet of refrigerated warehouse space. Packed and frozen produce leaves on 48 x 40s that often go straight into cold storage, so dried lumber matters. Pierce County, home of the Port of Tacoma, leads warehousing with 10,323 jobs. King County, Seattle, has 9,341 warehousing jobs and Spokane 5,387, so deliveries split between the coast and the east side of the Cascades. Give the delivery ZIP so the freight is priced to the right side of the state, Puget Sound or the Inland Empire around Spokane. Auto parts makers employ 1,900, and 473 warehousing establishments operate in the state.
Exporters shipping through Seattle and Tacoma should name the destination: pallets leaving the country must meet ISPM 15, and the treatment goes on the spec. Food buyers serving cold storage should ask for dried lumber on the same request.
Send the size, the load per pallet, the quantity and a Washington 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 Washington
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 Washington
- 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.