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Pallets in Elkhart, IN.

The RV capital of the country, and it buys long custom platforms for chassis and cabinet components rather than standard footprints.
Warehouse aisle lined on both sides with tall stacks of used wood pallets on a polished concrete floor, roof lights overhead
Inside the buildingThe sort aisle at half past seven. Graded stock on the left, waiting to be worked on the right.

Price a load into Elkhart

Quantity, footprint and ZIP. You will get a written quote with the grade, the freight and the window — or an honest referral if we are the wrong supplier for this lane.

  • Written quotes, usually inside one business day
  • Loads from 100 pallets to full 53' trailers
  • We buy as readily as we sell — tell us which way it flows

We reply by email, so this needs to be a working address.

US or Canadian 10-digit number. Formats itself as you type.

Two-letter code or full name.

US ZIP (43217) or Canadian postal code (K1A 0B1).

Whole units, digits only.

No phone number required from us — we quote by email so you have the numbers in writing.

Warehouse interior with pallets sorted by type — natural wood, blue pooled units, black plastic and EPAL stamped stacks

Segregation

Sorted by type, not by convenience. Pooled units go back to the pool; plastic runs a separate stream entirely.

175 mi

From our yard

About 2 hours 45 minutes

207,000

Metro population

Elkhart County

I-80/90

Primary route

I-80/90 · US-20 · SR-19

Own trailers, fixed lane

Service tier

Indiana is a lane-tier market.

Local picture

What moves through Elkhart.

The RV capital of the country, and it buys long custom platforms for chassis and cabinet components rather than standard footprints.

Elkhart sits in Elkhart County, served by I-80/90, US-20 and SR-19. The local freight base is recreational vehicles, manufactured housing, musical instruments, and that mix is what determines which pallet specification actually makes sense here rather than which one is cheapest on paper.

We run our own equipment into Indiana, so a delivered quote to Elkhart is a real number rather than a brokered guess. We run our own equipment into this state on a repeating weekly or biweekly pattern, which is what keeps the delivered price competitive.

Industry base

  • Recreational vehicles
  • Manufactured housing
  • Musical instruments

Routes serving Elkhart

  • I-80/90
  • US-20
  • SR-19

What ships in Indiana

48×40 GMA in volume; remanufacturing for orphaned 3PL fleets; heavy-deck and long custom builds for the northern steel and RV corridors.

Matching the spec to the work

What Elkhart's industry base actually needs.

Different sectors want opposite things from the same rectangle of wood. These are the rules we apply locally.
Applied to the sectors listed for Elkhart. Your own hazard analysis and racking govern.
Local sectorUsual gradeFootprintThe non-negotiable
Recreational vehiclesGrade A or B48×40Depends on whether the pallet comes back
Manufactured housingGrade A or B48×40Depends on whether the pallet comes back
Musical instrumentsGrade A or B48×40Depends on whether the pallet comes back

Questions

Pallets in Elkhart.

Can you deliver pallets to Elkhart?

We run our own equipment into this state on a repeating weekly or biweekly pattern, which is what keeps the delivered price competitive. Elkhart is about 175 road miles from our yard, about 2 hours 45 minutes.

Do you collect used pallets from Elkhart?

Yes, on our own equipment. Whole 48×40 cores have real resale value and we pay per unit on pickup; mixed and broken loads move on a removal fee. See sell your pallets.

What do pallets cost in Elkhart?

Recycled 48×40 GMA has run roughly $7.50 to $12.00 for Grade A and $5.00 to $8.50 for Grade B in our home market, before freight. Delivered pricing to Elkhart depends on the distance above and the order size, which is why we quote delivered rather than FOB.

What is the local industry mix?

Recreational vehicles, Manufactured housing, Musical instruments. That mix is what decides the specification — see the table above, and industries for the full detail on each sector.

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