Pallets in Knoxville, TN
In short
Hardwood country. The best core supply per mile we have anywhere. We serve Knoxville biweekly, on-call between runs from 10400 Evendale Dr, Cincinnati, OH 45241, 280 miles and roughly 4 hours 20 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 Knoxville
Send your volume and postal code (379xx and nearby) and we will come back within one business day with pricing, freight as a separate line, and the next window on the Knoxville lane.
What makes Knoxville different
East Tennessee sits in one of the densest hardwood regions in the United States, which means the pallets built and used here are overwhelmingly oak, maple and poplar rather than softwood. Hardwood cores survive more trips, repair better and are worth more. If you are generating cores in Knoxville, you are almost certainly sitting on better material than you think.
How we run the lane
Biweekly down I-75 with on-call pickups slotted between runs. Alcoa, Maryville, Lenoir City, Clinton and the Forks of the River industrial park are regular stops. The lane pairs well with our Lexington route, which keeps the cost reasonable at 280 miles.
The local pallet market
We buy more than we sell here, and we say so. Hardwood cores from East Tennessee feed our repair benches directly. On the outbound side, demand is for heavy-duty builds serving the region's metals, energy and building-products manufacturers.
Services available in Knoxville
Everything we do from Evendale is available on this lane; what changes is cadence and freight, not capability.
The best core supply per mile we have anywhere
East Tennessee sits in one of the densest hardwood regions in the United States, which means the pallets built and used here are overwhelmingly oak, maple and poplar rather than softwood. Hardwood cores survive more trips, repair better and are worth more. If you are generating cores in Knoxville, you are almost certainly sitting on better material than you think.
| Measure | Knoxville lane | Network average |
|---|---|---|
| Hardwood share of cores | Well above average | ~80% |
| Repair yield from intake | Above average | ~27% |
| Direct reuse rate | Above average | ~55% |
| Typical species | Oak, poplar, maple | Oak 38%, poplar 19% |
| Our position on this lane | Net buyer | Mixed |
We buy more than we sell here and we say so. Hardwood cores from East Tennessee feed our repair benches directly, which is why we will make the 280-mile run for volume that would be marginal on a softwood lane.
Lane economics: 280 miles
| Factor | Knoxville |
|---|---|
| Distance from Evendale | 280 miles |
| Distance band | 251 – 400 mi |
| Freight as share of delivered cost | ~41% |
| Cadence | Biweekly, on-call between runs |
| Pairs with | The Lexington route, which keeps the cost reasonable |
| Best lever | Core sales — this lane works best when we are buying |
| Corridors | I-75, I-40, I-81, I-140 |