Empty pallets are paying rent
We buy the pallets taking up your South Bay floor space, clear mixed loads and supply sorted stock, from Alviso to Gilroy.
In the South Bay, floor space is the expensive part, and empty pallets sit on it. We buy surplus, clear mixed piles and supply sorted stock to the docks that ship on it.
One 48x40 pallet covers about 13.3 square feet. The drawing below fills an 80 by 30 foot bay, 2,400 square feet, with 180 of them side by side. Scroll it in and count the dock doors you would lose.
Stacking changes the count, not the idea. 200 empties stacked 10 high are 20 stacks, and the floor under them is about 267 square feet before any aisle is added.
Enter what is piling up and see the square feet it takes.
Each pallet is taken as 6 in thick, so 10 high is about 5.0 ft.
20 stacks of 10, each 13.3 sq ft. Stacks side by side, no aisle allowance.
Loads that leave a dock heavier than anyone wants. In plain terms:
Stock for outbound loads, described by grade and size, never as a blanket promise:
The metro reads north to south like a row of dock doors. Each one opens onto the trades, buildings and roads of that stretch, drawn from public planning and employer records.
A chip-tool maker, a food packer and a data-center fit-out all end up with empty pallets, but not the same ones. Pick the trade closest to yours.
Most arguments about a pallet come down to repairs. Grade A has none and needs none. Grade B has been repaired with replaced deck boards, plates or plugs, and still ships fine. The full guide is at Grade A vs Grade B.
| Grade | What you see | Usually shipped on |
|---|---|---|
| Grade A | No repairs; boards and stringers original | Clean outbound loads, food, packaged goods |
| Grade B | Replaced deck boards, plates or plugs | General freight, parts, industrial loads |
| Combo | Recycled and new lumber, remanufactured | Loads that want consistency at a lower cost than new |
| Core | Used pallet handed on for repair or recycling | Not shipped on: repaired, dismantled or ground |
Say what is piling up, or what the next outbound load needs. One request covers selling, clearing and buying.