Florida spring break (Feb-April) drives a hospitality, beverage, and food-service pallet demand spike in Panama City, Miami Beach, Daytona, Fort Lauderdale, and Orlando.
Quick Answer: Florida spring break (Feb-April) drives a hospitality, beverage, and food-service pallet demand spike in Panama City, Miami Beach, Daytona, Fort Lauderdale, and Orlando.
Spring break season increases pallet demand for: hospitality consumables; restaurant supply; alcohol distribution; consumer goods retail in beach communities; hotel and resort restocking. FPS standing-order programs serve hospitality DCs with locked pre-season capacity to handle the predictable Feb-April surge.
Local Florida suppliers offer geographic proximity. United States Pallets offers nationwide sourcing depth, multi-grade inventory always in stock, sub-2-business-hour quote response, audit-ready documentation, and standing-order automation that local yards typically don't match.
50 pallets per order minimum on buy-side. Sell-side (buyback) minimum is 250 pallets per single-size load. Volume tiers kick in automatically as cumulative monthly volume increases - 500+/week accounts qualify for standing-order programs with reserved delivery slots.
Net-30 credit terms standard after the first 1-3 prepaid or COD loads while credit is being established. Submit a credit application with three trade references; approval typically processes within 48 hours. Volume accounts can negotiate net-45 or net-60.
Yes. We buy back used pallets from Florida collectors, recyclers, and warehouses - 250-pallet minimum per load, single-size only (no mixed-size loads). Fast ACH payment, typically same-day or net-7 depending on volume. Pickup arranged on standard outbound delivery routes.
Yes. Backhaul logistics are coordinated on outbound delivery routes - empty or non-spec pallets get picked up on the return leg of new pallet deliveries. Per-pallet freight cost on the backhaul approaches zero for accounts running both new-pallet purchase + buyback simultaneously.