Pallets in Taylor
Taylor is a distribution crossroads, with commercial and industrial sectors along I-94 and I-75.
What is here
- Corridors
- I-94 and I-75
- Industries
- Industrial and commercial parks, Ford leased offices, retail distribution
- ZIP
- 48180
Ford leased the former Masco headquarters property, and around it the city has a mix of industrial parks and shopping centers. The buildings are mid-sized, many with several tenants, and the trucks run in off the two interstates.
Why Taylor docks are mixed
A retail distribution dock takes whatever its suppliers send. A park with several tenants has several piles. The result is stock in many sizes and grades, with a few pallets from each, and the owner may not know who is responsible for which stack. That makes a mixed-pile clearance the usual job here: mixed and broken piles.
Buying in Taylor
Taylor's position on two interstates makes it a handy place to take delivery of a bulk order, because a trailer from the Rouge or the airport reaches it in minutes. For a count that fills a trailer, see pallets by the truckload.
Questions from multi-tenant sites
The pallets in our yard belong to several tenants. Who sells?
The owner of the pallets does, or the property manager with the owners' consent. A buyer will not take a pile of unclear ownership.
We are a retailer. Can we sell the pallets our suppliers leave?
Often yes, once they are yours. Check the supplier terms, since some pallets are on loan.
Is Taylor close enough to the rest of the metro for a single trip?
It sits on both interstates, so a truck from the river or the airport reaches it without a detour. That makes it a good place to combine stops.
Sorting by who left what
A shared yard is easiest to clear when each tenant's stack is marked. Chalk or tape on the top pallet is enough. Without marks, the whole pile is priced as the worst of it.
Retail distribution
Retail distribution handles consumer goods in cartons, and those arrive on 48 x 40 pallets of uneven quality. A distribution dock often receives from dozens of suppliers a week, each using its own pallets. The result is a large stack of varied stock that nobody sorted.
For such a dock, the first useful job is a rough count by size, and the second is a note on what fraction is clean enough for food or consumer goods. A buyer can work with a rough split better than with no split at all.
Two interstates
I-94 and I-75 meet near Taylor, so a driver coming from any direction reaches it quickly. Give the exit as well as the address.
Tenants and managers
In multi-tenant buildings, the property manager's contact is as useful as the tenant's.
Highways and Trader's Pointe
I-75 clips Taylor's southeast corner, I-94 crosses the north side and US 24 (Telegraph Road) runs through the center. The 80-acre former Gibraltar Trade Center site at Eureka Road and I-75 reopened as Trader's Pointe in June 2018, so freight to that corner is newer than the older strips.