Pallets in Fort Wayne, IN
In short
Wire, medical devices and a steady, well-behaved core supply that punches above the metro size. We serve Fort Wayne weekly standing route from 10400 Evendale Dr, Cincinnati, OH 45241, 174 miles and roughly 2 hours 45 minutes away — buying used pallets and cores, delivering graded recycled and custom-built stock, and recycling everything that cannot be resold.
Request a quote for Fort Wayne
Send your volume and postal code (468xx and nearby) and we will come back within one business day with pricing, freight as a separate line, and the next window on the Fort Wayne lane.
What makes Fort Wayne different
Fort Wayne is an unusually efficient market for us. It is close enough for a same-week response, it has real manufacturing density without big-city dock congestion, and the sites tend to have yard space — which means cores stay dry and keep their value. Dry cores are worth substantially more than rained-on ones, and this is a market that quietly benefits from that.
How we run the lane
Weekly standing route via US-30 and I-69. New Haven, Auburn, Kendallville, Columbia City and Huntington ride along on the same day, which keeps freight low for everyone on the lane.
The local pallet market
Wire and cable shipping means reels, and reels want square decks with centre support. Medical device manufacturing here also generates steady demand for clean, uniform-appearance stock — one of the few non-grocery sectors where A grade is genuinely the right specification rather than an expensive habit.
Services available in Fort Wayne
Everything we do from Evendale is available on this lane; what changes is cadence and freight, not capability.
Why Fort Wayne is an efficient market
Close enough for a same-week response, real manufacturing density without big-city dock congestion, and sites that generally have yard space — which means cores stay dry and keep their value. New Haven, Auburn, Kendallville, Columbia City and Huntington ride along on the same route day, which keeps freight low for everyone on the lane.
Reels, medical and the dry-core advantage
Wire and cable shipping means reels, and reels want square decks with centre support rather than a rectangle with a 3.5-inch gap under the hub. Medical device manufacturing here also generates steady demand for clean, uniform-appearance stock — one of the few non-grocery sectors where A grade is genuinely the right specification rather than an expensive habit.
- Cores from this market are consistently drier than our network average, and it shows directly in what we can pay.
- Reel handling drives 42 × 42 and 48 × 48 demand alongside standard GMA.
- Medical and defence electronics want documented, uniform stock — specify it at quote stage.
- RV component supply adds long-footprint custom demand, shared with the Elkhart lane.
Lane economics: 174 miles
| Factor | Fort Wayne |
|---|---|
| Distance from Evendale | 174 miles |
| Distance band | 131 – 200 mi |
| Freight as share of delivered cost | ~27% |
| Cadence | Weekly standing route |
| Best lever | Ride the existing route day; ask which day suits the lane |
| Corridors | I-69, US-30, US-24, I-469 |