About Orlando Pallet Co

Who this is for

Anyone in Greater Orlando who handles wood pallets by the stack: a warehouse manager in an infill building behind the parks and hotels, an operations lead at a fulfillment or air-cargo building, a shipping lead at a nursery, a dock manager at a bottling plant or grocery distribution center, or the owner of a restaurant, store or small warehouse with a few dozen pallets taking up a back lot.

It is not aimed at liquidation shoppers, craft projects or furniture builders, or at anyone after pallet jacks or racking.

What we deal in

• Wood pallets, bought, sold and cleared across Orange, Seminole, Osceola and Lake counties.
• Pallets described by grade (A, B, C, combo, cores), by size and by build, in the trade's own words.
• Heat treatment, moisture and decay explained for a Florida summer, with sources.
• One form for every request, so buying, selling and clearing all start in the same place.

Grades in a line

Grade A has had no repairs. Grade B has had replaced boards, plates or plugs. Grade C has had several repairs and may have boards that are not fully intact. A core is a pallet a shipper no longer wants to reuse as it is, and it is the raw material for repair. A combo pallet mixes recycled and new lumber.

Sizes in a line

The 48 x 40 inch pallet carries most freight in the United States. Other common footprints are 42 x 42, 48 x 48, 48 x 42 and 48 x 45 inches, and the Euro pallet measures 800 x 1200 millimetres. A pallet that is not one of these is a custom size, so the dimensions matter more than the count.

Heat treatment in a line

ISPM 15 is the international standard for wood packaging in trade. A pallet that meets it has been debarked and heat treated until the core of the wood reached at least 56 °C (133 °F) for at least 30 minutes, and it carries a stamp showing that. Export freight is the usual reason to ask for it; domestic loads rarely need it.

Moisture in a line

Wood below 20 percent moisture content does not support decay fungi, and above it the risk rises with every point. Orlando averaged 51.45 inches of rain a year over 1991 to 2020, most of it in summer, so a stack left uncovered in a yard takes it all.

How to ask

Say what you are buying, selling or clearing, about how many, what size and where. The form asks for those facts first, and a count and a size are enough to start. If you do not know the grade, describe the pallet in your own words and we will ask for whatever else we need before quoting a price.

Questions or corrections go to info@orlandopalletco.com.