Marsh Run Packaging Co. Lancaster, Pennsylvania Request a quote

Export crating & ISPM-15 pallets · Oversized equipment

Stamped, treated, and ready for the border.

Marsh Run builds custom wood crates, heat-treated pallets and export packing for manufacturers shipping oversized equipment. Treatment records are filed against the job number.

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Close-up of a heat-treated wooden pallet block with an ink stamp impression across the grain

Heat-treated stock, marked at the block — Lancaster shop floor

ISPM-15 heat-treated pallets

Treated to schedule, marked at the block, and filed against the job.

Custom wood crates

Blocked and braced to your equipment envelope, not to a stock shelf.

On-site crating crews

We can build the enclosure where the equipment sits.

01 — What we run

Six services, entered line by line.

ISPM-15 isn't a sticker. It's a process we can document. Here is the work Marsh Run does for exporters, and how each piece is covered — treatment, crate, insert, test, crew.

Marsh Run services and what each job includes
Service Treatment Crate Insert Test Crew
Custom wood crates Blocked and braced to your equipment envelope. Specified per job Standard Specified per job Specified per job Specified per job
ISPM-15 heat-treated pallets Kiln schedule logged, mark applied at the block. Standard Not applicable Not applicable Specified per job Not applicable
Export packing Crates, pallets, inserts and testing under one job number. Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard
Foam & corrugated inserts Cradles and void fill cut to the profile of the part. Not applicable Specified per job Standard Specified per job Not applicable
Drop testing We drop it here so it isn't dropped out there. Not applicable Specified per job Standard Standard Not applicable
On-site crating crews Built at your plant, at the loading dock, or in the yard. Standard Standard Specified per job Specified per job Standard

● Standard on the job ○ Specified per job — Not applicable

02 — Heat treatment

Heat treatment, in six documented steps.

The stamp on a pallet block only means something if the run behind it was recorded. This is that run, from intake to release onto the crate floor.

Stacked heat-treated pallets in a treatment yard, a gloved hand checking a probe between the boards

Treated stock, set aside for export work

  1. 01

    Intake and moisture check

    Board species, thickness and starting moisture are recorded before anything enters the kiln. If the stock isn't right, it doesn't get treated — it gets replaced.

  2. 02

    Kiln schedule

    Core temperature is held to the ISPM-15 schedule for the full duration and logged as it runs. No shortened cycles to make a ship date.

  3. 03

    Core probing

    Probes read the core of the board, not the surface. Every run is charted, so the numbers exist on paper afterwards rather than in memory.

  4. 04

    Marking

    The mark is applied to the block once the run clears — the treatment stamp goes on the wood where a border inspector looks for it.

  5. 05

    Traceability

    Treatment records are filed against the job. When a forwarder asks what happened to a specific shipment, there's an answer rather than a shrug.

  6. 06

    Release to crating

    Treated stock moves to the crate floor and is held for export work only, so treated and untreated lumber never get mixed on the same load.

03 — Documentation

The paper trail, before you book.

Freight forwarders don't need a brochure — they need to know the crate will clear. Ask for the treatment record, the test notes and the crew that built it. It's all filed against the job number.

  • Treatment record filed against the job
  • Core-temperature chart from the kiln run
  • Drop test notes on the equipment and its enclosure
  • Photos of the finished crate before it loads
A loaded wooden crate being dropped during a drop test in a packaging workshop

Drop testing a loaded crate before it leaves the shop

A crating crew building a wooden enclosure around oversized equipment at a plant loading area

Crating crew on site at the plant — the enclosure built where the equipment sits, then documented before it loads

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04 — The docket

Send the equipment list. We'll send back a documented quote.

Oversized freight quotes are only as good as the details behind them. Give us the envelope, the weight and where it's crossing, and we'll price the crate, the treatment and the crew it actually takes.

  • 01 Equipment dimensions and weight
  • 02 Destination country and crossing
  • 03 Shipping window
  • 04 Loading point at your plant
Quote docket Handled by the shop
Lancaster, PA
What's going on the job?

The more specific the details, the tighter the quote. Oversized loads welcome.