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Oregon · Multnomah County

Pallets in Portland, OR.

A Columbia River port and the distribution centre for the whole Pacific Northwest.
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 Portland

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.

2350 mi

From our yard

About 35 hours

2.5 million

Metro population

Multnomah County

I-5

Primary route

I-5 · I-84 · I-205 · US-26

Project freight and sourcing

Service tier

Oregon is a national-tier market.

Local picture

What moves through Portland.

A Columbia River port and the distribution centre for the whole Pacific Northwest.

Portland sits in Multnomah County, served by I-5, I-84, I-205 and US-26. The local freight base is distribution, semiconductors, river freight, manufacturing, and that mix is what determines which pallet specification actually makes sense here rather than which one is cheapest on paper.

At roughly 2350 miles, Portland is outside the range where hauling routine stock from Ohio makes economic sense. What does travel is specification: engineered builds, export crating and program design, where the value sits in the drawing rather than in the wood.

Industry base

  • Distribution
  • Semiconductors
  • River freight
  • Manufacturing

Routes serving Portland

  • I-5
  • I-84
  • I-205
  • US-26

What ships in Oregon

Documented builds for semiconductor work; specification support. New local softwood is very competitive.

Matching the spec to the work

What Portland'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 Portland. Your own hazard analysis and racking govern.
Local sectorUsual gradeFootprintThe non-negotiable
DistributionDisplay or Grade B48×40, half, 36×36Appearance and consistent height
SemiconductorsNew, documentedBuilt to drawingMaterial history and tight tolerance
River freightMixed, ISPM-15Import footprintsHeat treatment and legible marking
ManufacturingGrade A or B48×40Depends on whether the pallet comes back

Questions

Pallets in Portland.

Can you deliver pallets to Portland?

Reachable on project freight and through our sourcing network. For routine weekly supply, a yard closer to you will almost certainly beat us on delivered cost, and we will say so. Portland is about 2350 road miles from our yard, about 35 hours.

Do you collect used pallets from Portland?

Collection at this distance only works on volume — a full trailer of sorted cores, or a program arrangement. For smaller quantities a regional recycler is the right call. See sell your pallets.

What do pallets cost in Portland?

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 Portland depends on the distance above and the order size, which is why we quote delivered rather than FOB.

What is the local industry mix?

Distribution, Semiconductors, River freight, Manufacturing. That mix is what decides the specification — see the table above, and industries for the full detail on each sector.

Other Oregon markets

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