Pallet grades, decoded.
Grade isn't a report card. It's shorthand for structural condition, repair history and cosmetics — in that order.
Not sure which grade you need?
Tell us your trip length and what's riding on the pallet. We'll recommend the right grade — usually the cheaper one.
- ✓ Reused-first inventory, graded honestly
- ✓ Zero-to-landfill processing loop
- ✓ Regional pickup & delivery on our fleet
Four tiers, one honest scale.
Grade A (#1)
Structurally excellent, lightly or never repaired, visually consistent. Usually 7 top boards, no plugs. Behaves close to new at a fraction of the embodied carbon.
Best for: Customer-facing, retail, export-ready loads.
Grade B (#2)
Fully sound and safe to load, but shows its history — mixed board colors, visible repairs, more wear. The smart-money choice for most freight.
Best for: Internal & regional shipping where looks don't matter.
Recycled Combo
Mixed dimensions and constructions priced for economy. Not 'worse' wood — just matched to the right job.
Best for: Cost-sensitive, non-critical loads.
New
Freshly built, often from reclaimed lumber where possible. For when a spec genuinely demands brand-new wood.
Best for: Pharma, food, strict customer specs.
It all starts as a mixed pile.
Cores arrive in every condition imaginable. Our crews inspect each one, route the repairable into rebuild lines, sort the sound into A and B, and send the rest to reclaim. The grade you order is the end of a careful triage — not a guess.
The greenest, cheapest pallet is almost never the new one.
It’s the right grade for your actual trip length. Match the grade to the job and you save money and carbon at once.
Got pallets to move? Let’s loop them.
Buying, selling, recycling or shipping — one short form and a real person gets back to you fast.