Bulk containers that hold their shape, stack straight and come back for another trip.
Bulk handling breaks down when the container does. A gaylord that bulges will not stack, a bin that racks out of square will not sit in the rack, and an A-frame that flexes puts glass on the floor. U.S. Pallet & Crate is an industrial container supplier in Houston, TX, supplying gaylord boxes, wooden bulk bins and boxes, A-frames and drum pallets, standard sizes or built to yours.
Containers are bought on price and paid for on trips. A cheap gaylord that fails after two cycles costs more than a better one that lasts twenty, once you count the re-handling, the spilled product and the space a collapsed stack wastes.
Houston runs a lot of bulk. Resin and chemical operations along the Ship Channel, food and beverage distribution across the metro, recycling and scrap flows in every direction. The common failure is the same everywhere: a container that will not stack straight after a few trips.
Two Gulf Coast specifics worth raising when you call. Humidity is hard on corrugated, so where a container lives between trips matters as much as what it carries. And anything that goes into a sea container needs wood components that are treated and marked for export.
Five container lines under one roof, supplied from Kingwood and delivered across the Houston metro.
48x40x48 and 48x48x48 gaylord boxes.
The standard bulk box, sized to sit on a 48x40 pallet. High volume, widely handled, and the fastest way to move bulk product without building anything custom.
Explore Gaylord Box SupplyWooden bulk bins and wooden bulk boxes.
Where corrugated will not survive the cycle count. Wood bins take repeated heavy handling, hold square under load, and are worth the extra up front when the container comes back to you.
Explore Wooden Bulk Bin & Box SupplyCustom size bulk containers, custom gaylord boxes and custom industrial containers.
For a footprint nobody stocks, a height your racking dictates, or a container built around a specific product rather than the other way round.
Explore Custom Container Supply4-drum pallets and 55-gallon drum pallets.
Drums are heavy, round and unstable on a flat deck. A drum pallet holds them where they belong and makes a load that a forklift can move without a second thought.
Explore Drum Pallet SupplyA-frames for glass and A-frames for stone.
For sheet material that has to travel upright. The frame carries the load through its edge, which is the only way glass and stone survive a trip.
Explore A-Frame SupplyFour questions get most bulk handling to the right answer.
If it does, buy for cycle count rather than unit price. Wood bins outlast corrugated by a wide margin when the container is part of a loop.
Wooden Bulk Bin & Box SupplyThen a gaylord is almost certainly the answer. Standard sizes, widely handled, and cheap enough to send and forget.
Gaylord Box SupplyDrums do not belong on a flat deck. A drum pallet holds them upright, contains leaks and makes the load safe to handle.
Drum Pallet SupplyGlass and stone survive upright and break flat. That is what an A-frame is for.
A-Frame SupplyFive steps from inquiry to delivered order. Simple, fast, and built to keep your operation running.
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Container pricing depends on the material, the size and the volume. The one figure that changes the answer more than any other is how many trips you expect out of it, because a returnable container is priced per cycle rather than per unit.
Custom sizes cost more per unit than a stock gaylord, and they are still often cheaper overall when the standard size wastes space in your racking or in the trailer on every single load.
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Call Us (832) 702-8480A large corrugated bulk container sized to sit on a standard pallet. The two most common sizes are 48 x 40 x 48 and 48 x 48 x 48 inches. They are used for bulk product storage and shipping.
When the container comes back to you. Wood bins take repeated heavy handling and hold square far longer, so they win on cost per trip even though they cost more up front.
Yes. Custom size bulk containers, custom gaylord boxes and custom industrial containers are all standard for us. Send the product dimensions, the weight and any racking constraint.
Carrying sheet material upright. Glass and stone are strong on edge and fragile flat, so an A-frame holds them in the only orientation that survives a trip.
Drums are heavy, round and want to move. A drum pallet locates them, keeps them upright and makes the unit load safe to handle with a forklift.
Any solid wood components do. Wood packaging crossing a border falls under ISPM-15, which means treated and stamped. Corrugated is not affected.
Yes. We handle volume orders and smaller quantities. Larger runs get better per-unit pricing.
Corrugated loses strength as it takes up moisture, so gaylords stored outdoors or in an unconditioned space will not survive as many trips. If your containers live outside, tell us and we will factor it in.
