Seven rows
| Industry | Usual pallet | Where on the map | Page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warehousing and 3PL | Grade A or B 48 x 40 | Northwest Quadrant, West Valley City | Warehousing |
| Food and beverage | Clean, dry Grade A or new | Spanish Fork, Business Depot Ogden | Food |
| Manufacturing | Steady one-size supply | Freeport Center, Clearfield | Manufacturing |
| Electronics and medical | New or heat-treated | Lehi, Utah County | Electronics |
| Retail and restaurants | A few dozen Grade B | Everywhere along I-15 | Retail |
| Aerospace and defence | Specified new stock | Clearfield, Layton | Aerospace |
| Automotive suppliers | 48 x 45 | Ogden, Business Depot | Automotive |
How to read this
These pairings are the usual case, not a rule. A food plant might run on Grade B in a dry warehouse; an electronics maker might buy plain 48 x 40. The table starts the conversation, and your request sets the facts.
What every industry asks
- What size, grade and treatment does the freight need?
- Where on the Wasatch Front does the dock sit?
- Is the buyer's job to buy, to sell or to clear?
- What questions does the industry usually ask?
If you are a distributor serving more than one of these, use truckload orders to describe a mix. The stack finder will suggest a pallet from what you ship, and the areas hub maps the parks.
Finding your row
If your business spans two rows, as many do, read both. A food manufacturer with a warehouse is both; a retailer that ships its own goods is both. The industries are a place to start, and your own freight makes the final call.
- Ship every day, mixed freight: warehousing.
- Ship one product on a schedule: manufacturing.
- Ship edible goods: food and beverage.
- Ship parts to a regulated customer: aerospace or automotive.
- Mostly receive and accumulate: retail.
A few terms you will meet
Inbound freight is what arrives at a dock. Outbound is what leaves. Dunnage is wood or other material used to brace a load in a trailer or container. A bill of lading is the document a carrier signs for a shipment. A returnable pallet is one the customer sends back. Knowing these words makes a request easier to write.
- Inbound: arrives on someone else's pallets.
- Outbound: leaves on yours.
- Dunnage: bracing wood, often also wood packaging for export rules.
- Returnable: a pallet that comes back.
When two rows apply
A plant that makes food and ships to Canada needs the food row for cleanliness and the export row for the mark. A warehouse that serves a hospital needs the warehouse row for flow and the medical row for cleanliness. Write both needs in a single request.