Getting around
I-15 runs through western Provo. US-89 crosses as State Street, and US-189 links State Street with I-15, BYU and Orem, then climbs Provo Canyon toward Heber. University Avenue is the downtown spine. The Provo Intermodal Center, near the Amtrak station, connects FrontRunner, which reached Provo on December 10, 2012, with local buses.
Heavy industry once, health and tech now
Provo Woolen Mills opened in 1872, and Columbia Steel built a blast furnace in 1923 and 1924. Today Brigham Young University leads the 2019 employer list at 5,000 to 6,999 workers, followed by Utah Valley Regional Medical Center and Vivint. Nu Skin, Qualtrics and North American Arms are based in the city, and Action Target and Morinda Bioactives have local operations.
The firms named as Provo headquarters make a useful point about pallets: products like skin care and nutritional goods ship cartons on clean pallets, while firearm and range equipment is heavy and tends to need strong, dry stock. Hospitals and a campus bring a small steady stream of delivery pallets.
Tips for Provo requests
- Mention if the dock is near campus, because delivery windows there are tighter.
- Say which side of the freeway the stack sits on.
- For health and skin-care shipments, ask for clean decks; see the grade guide.
Provo Airport, Utah's second-busiest by operations, has Allegiant as its based carrier since 2022; it is a landmark rather than a freight node, which sets Provo apart from the big airport-side docks in Salt Lake City.
Between the lake and the mountains
The former Geneva Steel property, about 1,680 acres beside Provo and Orem, is being redeveloped as Utah City, and KSL reported in 2026 that its first phase is opening. Construction on that scale moves a great deal of building material on pallets, and the leftovers are a typical Provo-area surplus.
- Construction dunnage and building-supply pallets.
- Retail and restaurant deliveries.
- Large institutional loading docks.
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