Pallets in Shelby County, TN
Shelby County, Tennessee, holds Memphis and its suburbs: the airport district, the river port on Presidents Island, the Southeast Memphis warehouse belt, and the east and north suburbs of Collierville, Bartlett, Millington, Cordova and Germantown. The nine place pages below each cover one piece of it.
- 01County seat
- Memphis
- 02Biggest freight
- Air cargo, river port, distribution
- 03Water
- Mississippi River and McKellar Lake
- 04Interstates
- I-40, I-240, I-269, I-55
BOX 01Four freight districts and five suburbs
The four freight districts are the airport district, Presidents Island, Frayser and Raleigh and Southeast Memphis. They run on clean 48 x 40 pallets for parcel and retail freight, heavier builds at the river, and mixed piles where the old plants closed.
The suburbs of Collierville, Bartlett, Millington, Cordova and Germantown hold plants, flex buildings and stores. Their piles are smaller, and their requests tend to be removals.
BOX 02Reading the county
| Part | Typical pile | Typical request |
|---|---|---|
| Airport district | Clean, sorted; export stock | Buy heat-treated, sell Grade A |
| River and island | Heavy, broken, custom | Clear cores, buy custom |
| Southeast belt | Large and regular | Truckloads, recurring clear |
| Suburbs | Dozens, mixed | One-time removal |
BOX 03Where to start
If a dock fills with pallets, send a clear request. If a plant needs a steady supply, send a buy request. Pallets with value in them can go through sell.
BOX 04Where to read first
If you hold a pile in the airport or Southeast belt, start with those districts: they hold the largest buildings and the most typical piles. Near the river, start with the island. In a suburb, the piles are smaller.
A request can come from any of them. The county is a way to find the right description of the freight, not a way to sort requests.
Last reviewed 12 November 2026. Sources:
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