Gaylord boxes for sale
Gaylord boxes for sale here come new or used, in four styles, from two to five walls, on 48 x 40 footprints and a few other sizes; you pick by load, not by catalog number.
Start with the load, then the box
A gaylord is a pallet-sized corrugated bulk box, usually 48 x 40 inches on the floor. Everything else about it, how many walls, which bottom, how tall, comes from what goes inside. A hundred pounds of loose resin pellets asks for a different box than a few hundred pounds of watermelons or a pallet of cast parts.
So we ask three things before we talk boxes. What goes in. How heavy it is when full. How many trips you want the box to make. The first two narrow the style and the walls. The third decides whether a used box beats a new one, and that is arithmetic you can do yourself on our per-trip ticket.
We speak in wall counts, bottoms and footprints because that is how the trade speaks. Part numbers belong to catalogs. Here you will not find a catalog number, only the physical facts that decide whether a box holds.
Four styles, and what each is good for
| Style | What it is | Good for | Page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rectangular | Corrugated fiberboard, usually 48 x 40 in, two to five walls | Parts, packaged goods, most general bulk loads | Rectangular gaylords |
| Octagonal | Eight-sided walls on a 48 x 40 footprint, usually 5-wall or heavy triple wall | Melons, pumpkins, resin and powders that push on the walls | Octabins |
| Sleeve and tray | A separate base tray and a sleeve for the side walls | Closed loops where boxes come back knocked down | Sleeve and tray |
| Plastic corrugated | Plastic corrugated board, 24 to 50 in sidewalls | Programs where one box makes many trips | Plastic gaylords |
Each page says plainly what the style cannot do. A rectangular box bulges under flowing loads. A plastic one costs more to start and pays only if it keeps coming back. Better to know that before you ask.
Walls and bottoms, the two choices that matter most
Wall count is the number of layers of corrugated board in each side wall, two to five. More walls carry more weight and take more trips. The ranges buyers usually see cited run from 800 to 1,200 lb for two walls up to 2,000 to 3,000 lb for five. Those are ranges, not promises: the maker's rating for the exact box is what counts, and thickness varies from board to board.
The bottom is the other half. A full flap bottom has flaps that meet across the base, so it holds loose or heavy loads without a tray. A partial flap bottom leaves a gap and leans on a pallet or slip sheet, which suits resin and produce that sit on a pallet anyway. Choose wrong and a good box fails at the floor. See full flap against partial, and the page on weight capacity before you order for heavy goods.
New, used, or something in between
A new box has never been filled and carries its full rated strength. A Grade A used box was filled once, is clean and dry, and still has its full strength rating. Grade B shows wear but no weakness. Grade C is for one-way work. Past that a box is OCC, old corrugated that goes to the baler. The grades guide shows all five drawn side by side.
The honest answer to "is used cheaper" is "it depends on trips". A box that costs less but only makes one trip can cost more per trip than a pricier box that makes three. We never say used is always cheaper, and we will tell you when a new box is the better buy for your load.
You will not find prices on this site. We do not hold a price list here; the numbers in our calculator are the ones you were quoted. When you send a request we answer by email with what we can do.
Where the boxes go
Buyers here are melon and pumpkin growers in Gloucester, Salem and Cumberland counties, resin distributors and compounders in Bucks County, Northeast Philadelphia and New Castle County, warehouse managers at Pureland and along Route 130, and plant supervisors in Montgomery and Delaware counties. Food banks and nonprofits ask for ten or fifty boxes for a drive and get the same answer as the grower who wants three hundred: tell us what you need.
Browse who uses gaylords to find your trade, or go straight to your county on the areas page. Both banks of the Delaware are covered, from Bucks and Montgomery counties down through Camden, Gloucester, Salem and Cumberland to Wilmington.
The gear on your dock that decides the box
| On your dock | What it needs | Ask us for |
|---|---|---|
| Forklift with standard tines | A pallet underneath, any bottom | Partial or full flap on a pallet |
| Pallet jack | A pallet with a tine gap, a box that will not shift | Banded stacks, matching footprints |
| Clamp or push-pull attachment | A full flap bottom or slip sheet | Full flap, or partial with a slip sheet |
| Dock leveler and plate | Stacks that clear the lip | Boxes no taller than your door |
| Floor scale | A known gross weight | Walls matched to the weighed load |
| Stretch wrap or strapping | Square corners to grip | Boxes without crushed corners |
| Baler | Flat boxes, no strapping | Recycling once a box has done its trips |
A worked example in ratios, not dollars
Say the used box you were quoted costs two thirds of the new one, and you expect it to make two trips where the new one makes one. Divide each price by its trips. The new box costs one whole price per trip. The used box costs a third of the new price per trip, because two thirds divided by two is one third. Used wins by a wide margin, but only because of the trip count.
Change one thing. Suppose the used box makes only one trip. Now it costs two thirds of the new price per trip, still cheaper, but the gap has shrunk. If the used box were quoted at nine tenths of new and made a single trip, you would save almost nothing and take on the risk of wear. Ratios like these are why the calculator asks for your quotes and your trip estimates and why it prints the break-even trip.
Spare share matters too. If one box in ten gets crushed on the dock, you need a tenth more boxes than loads. The ticket asks for that figure so the season total is honest.
Questions people ask
What size is a standard gaylord?
Most are 48 x 40 inches on the floor, matched to a standard pallet. Heights run from about 24 to 50 inches; the sizes page lists every common one.
Can I buy just a few?
Yes. Ten boxes for a food drive is a real request. Say how many on the form.
Do I need to know the wall count before I ask?
No. Tell us what goes in and how heavy it is and we will say which walls and bottom fit.
Sources
- Container Exchanger: the gaylord box guide, last reviewed November 11, 2026
- Bulk box, Wikipedia, last reviewed November 11, 2026
Ask for boxes
Say which style and bottom you need, how many, and when. We reply by email.
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