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Pallet delivery in Olympia, WA, for addresses with no dock and no forklift.
Freight that's already on a pallet comes off our 24-foot box truck on a hydraulic lift gate and is lowered to the ground at your address, so a house or a job site with no dock can still take delivery. Caravan Moving LLC handles pallet delivery around Olympia and the wider South Sound from its base in Rochester, under Washington Motor Freight Permit CC071873.
Before you book
What a pallet delivery with us involves.
The short version, so you can tell on the first call whether the job suits our truck. This page is for goods already on a pallet. For empty pallets, a pallet supplier is who you want.
The permit
Freight runs under WA UTC Motor Freight Permit CC071873. That authority sits apart from our household goods permit, which covers household moves. Both numbers are listed on our verify page.
The lift gate
The pallet rides up onto the truck and back down on a hydraulic lift gate, staying level the whole way. That is what lets an address with no dock and no forklift take a palletised delivery at all.
One truck, one crew
Two to four people, and the ones who load at pickup are the ones who unload at your address. We have no warehouse, so your freight never changes trucks on the way.
The quote
Tell us the pickup and delivery addresses, the pallet's size and weight, and what the ground is like where it's going. That is what the written quote is based on.
A single pallet to a residential address
National LTL (less-than-truckload) carriers are built around a network of terminals and loading docks. On their freight bill, a residential address and a lift gate delivery are usually billed as extra services, known as accessorials.
That leaves plenty of single pallets without an easy last few miles, for example building materials for a house project or boxed stock for a small shop. Our lift-gate delivery service covers that last stretch. The pallet travels strapped inside the truck and comes down on the lift gate at your address.
Your own belongings going from one home to another are a household move, quoted under our household goods permit. See household moves for that work.
If the pallet needs to end up somewhere other than the driveway, ask when you call. You will hear before you book whether we can do it.
- Single pallets delivered to residential addresses
- No dock or forklift needed at the drop
- Comes down level on the lift gate and lands on the driveway
- Strapped inside the truck for the drive
- Performed under WA UTC Motor Freight Permit CC071873
Freight delivery service for South Sound businesses
A contractor might need a pallet picked up from a supplier and dropped at a job site with no forklift on the day. Tell us the supplier's pickup hours and whether they load by forklift when you book.
Moving an office and its furniture is covered on commercial and office moves. For a gun safe or an appliance you already own going from one home to another, see gun safe and appliance moves.
- Supplier pickups and store-to-site runs
- Job-site drops with no forklift on the day
- Local drops across the South Sound
- Pickup times agreed when you book
Pickup to drop-off
How a delivery works.
Send the details
Pickup address and hours, delivery address, the pallet's dimensions and weight, and whether someone will be there to receive it.
Written quote
The price in writing before anything goes on the truck. If the pallet is too big or too heavy for our lift gate, you hear it at this stage.
Pickup
Loaded at the pickup address, then strapped inside the truck for the drive.
Drop-off
The pallet comes down on the lift gate and lands on the driveway. Look it over before the truck leaves.
Freight questions
What people ask before booking a pallet delivery.
Do I need a forklift or a loading dock to receive a pallet?
No. The hydraulic lift gate lowers the pallet level to the ground and the crew sets it down on your driveway. Mention a steep or gravel approach when you call, since that decides where the truck can park.
Do you have a permit to carry freight in Washington?
Yes, Washington UTC Motor Freight Permit CC071873. It is separate from our household goods permit, which covers household moves. Both numbers are on our verify page.
How much does a pallet delivery cost?
Each delivery is quoted on its own, based on where the pallet is picked up and dropped, its size and weight, and the access at both ends. You get the price in writing before anything is loaded.
Can you pick up a pallet from a supplier or a store?
Yes. We can pick up from a supplier or a store and drop at your home or job site. Give us their pickup hours and tell us whether they load with a forklift.
Where do you deliver freight?
Olympia, Lacey and the rest of Thurston County, plus the wider South Sound, with the truck setting out from our base in Rochester. The towns we cover are on our service areas page, and for a drop elsewhere in Washington, call and ask.
Pallet or freight to deliver
Tell us the pickup and the drop.
Call with what's on the pallet and where it needs to go. You'll get a written price before the truck rolls, or a plain answer that the job doesn't suit our lift gate. Freight and pallet work runs under WA UTC Motor Freight Permit CC071873, which is separate from our household goods permit.
WA UTC Motor Freight Permit CC071873 · Household Goods Permit THG072095 · USDOT 4476646 · MC 1781177