Wood Pallet Manufacturer

The invention and use of wooden pallets revolutionized logistics and warehousing worldwide. The humble wooden pallet allows warehouse workers to stack items, saving on warehouse space. It also allows for easy transportation of heavy and awkward products, especially when paired with a forklift.

As a mainstay in shipping and logistics, most people probably think we’ve always had wood pallets, but in truth, they were invented only a century ago, in the early 20th century. Before this, industry and businesses relied on the use of wooden boxes and wooden barrels. As World War II increased the use of the forklift, so too did pallet use increase, and the pallet manufacturer became increasingly crucial in serving the needs of our U.S. military.

When a pallet needs strength, we use oak. It’s a high-density hardwood that’s perfect for manufacturing pallets to carry heavy loads and fragile goods. It isn’t the most economical choice, though, and oak pallets are typically recycled and reused.

Southern yellow pine is also quite common when making pallets, especially by wholesale pallet manufacturers. A pine pallet will have an excellent strength-to-weight ratio, and because pine dries more easily, it isn’t as susceptible to pests, molds, and fungi. Quite often, the food industry uses pine pallets because of this cleanliness factor.

Thanks to recent improvements in our machinery, we’re now able to automate most of the pallet and crate manufacturing process. Our computerized Viking Turbomax 505 nailing machine can create over 10,000 pallets per week, while our automated sawmill equipment keeps up with the demand for lumber.

These automated processes allow us to pass on the cost savings directly to our customers. Every aspect of our process is as efficient as possible, ensuring that we produce excellent, durable pallets at prices that you can afford.

As an IPPC-compliant pallet company, we make sure that our pallets are heat-treated according to global regulations. Heat-treating kills all pests on the pallet, including mold and insects, which leads to a longer life for all our wood products.

While pallets come in many shapes and sizes, there are only two basic pallet types: the stringer pallet and the block pallet.

Based on the original pallet design, a stringer pallet often has two-way entry, although manufacturers can make them with notches that allow four-way access for forklifts. Stringer pallets, usually made from pine, are designed to be discarded after use, so you might say it’s disposable.

A block pallet, designed to be stronger than a stringer pallet, is generally made from hardwoods. We use parallel and perpendicular stringers for increased strength and more efficient handling. Block pallets are often recycled and reused due to the higher costs involved in manufacturing them.

We have several ways to make pallets more affordable. Buying pallets wholesale is the most common, but for some businesses, this isn’t possible. An alternative is using recycled pallets, which are less expensive in comparison with new pallets. As your pallet manufacturer, we can guide you in other ways to customize your pallet based on your transport needs to save on costs.

Pallet management may be difficult for many logistics companies. Besides creating pallets, block pallets, and other wood products, we have enough space to build up a significant inventory that caters to our diverse market. We store our pallets in a shed with a concrete surface so that they’re kept dry and protected.

What this means for our customers in the United States is that we can deliver your pallets to your site within 24 hours. Since we also control our trucking operations, we can provide you with all the pallets you need, whenever you need them.

We hope the information you find on our website enlightens you about our operation and why we feel we could be valuable to your company as a quality lumber provider and pallet manufacturer.

You will also see that we are on the cutting edge of technology as well as environmentally conscious with our ever-growing efforts in trying to decrease America’s dependency on foreign oil with the tons of biofuel we are producing. Our process has allowed us to take advantage of biomass solutions to serve the needs of America’s biofuel suppliers.

is located in the William H Cole Industrial Park in Abingdon, Virginia. We originally established Mobile Chip, Inc. as a mobile chipping operation that would allow us to travel to various sites to chip. We still have the option of doing just that or remaining at Mobile Chip, Inc.’s home base in Abingdon. We also buy pulp wood at this location.