The short version

Pallets are a $30B industry with a 1990s procurement model.

Every other logistics category has been modernized. Freight has brokers. Warehousing has 3PLs. But pallets - the commodity that literally carries the world - still gets managed the same way it did 30 years ago: manually, reactively, and with almost no visibility into what's actually happening across your facilities.

We built Pallet Solutions to change that. We bring the 3PL model to pallets - outsourced management, facility-level competition, and ongoing optimization. The result is sharper pricing, better service, and a supply chain that doesn't break when one vendor has a bad month.

Logistics modernization timeline
1990s
Freight 3PLs emerge
Outsourced logistics management replaces in-house freight
2000s
SaaS logistics platforms
Digital tools bring visibility and automation to supply chains
2010s
National pallet consolidators
Large brokers roll up vendors but centralize decision-making
NOW
Facility-level pallet procurement
Local competition at every site -the last category to be modernized
Why this matters

Pallets aren't like other commodities.

Unlike most commodities, pallet supply never centralized. The economics don't allow it. The result is thousands of small, local operators -and a competitive landscape that looks completely different from one facility to the next.

That means nearly every facility you operate has multiple qualified suppliers right down the road.

It's a strategic advantage that doesn't exist anywhere else in your supply chain -if you have a way to capitalize on it.

Local supplier density by commodity
Steel Few national mills
Chemicals Regional distributors
Packaging Mix of national & regional
Pallets Dozens of local operators
Typical number of qualified suppliers within range of a single facility.
What you get

Full-service pallet procurement. Zero headcount.

We handle the parts of pallet management that eat up your team's time - so they can focus on the categories that actually need their attention.

Ongoing management

We don't just source it and leave. We manage vendor performance, handle delivery coordination, run core pickup programs, provide consolidated invoicing, and keep competition active so pricing stays competitive year after year.

Built-in redundancy

Multiple qualified vendors at every location means you're never dependent on a single supplier. When one can't deliver, we activate a backup that's already qualified, vetted, and ready to go - same day if needed.

Full visibility

We're building the PULSE dashboard to give you real-time metrics across your entire pallet program — vendor performance, pricing trends, density maps, bid results, delivery tracking. Full visibility without doing any of the work.

The difference

Consolidation is not competition.

Over the last decade, national pallet companies grew by rolling up vendors and centralizing control. That made things easier for them, not for you. Fewer options, less transparency, and pricing that doesn't get tested against the local market.

We took the opposite approach. Instead of consolidating supply, we open it up. Every facility gets its own competitive landscape. Every qualified vendor in range gets a shot. And you see exactly what's happening at every site.

Consolidation removes competition. We create it.

Curious what your density looks like?

See how many qualified vendors are within range of your facilities. Then let us turn that density into competitive pricing and ongoing management.

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