Bristol County gaylords: towns, roads and docks

Taunton is the page

The county's part of the chart is the park and the city around it. Beverage distribution, warehousing and distribution, and manufacturing make up the trade list. Taunton is the southern end of the Route 24 channel and the I-495 arc passes within a few miles.

The park's 1,029 acres, about 100 companies and 5.8 million square feet of buildings are the published numbers; read the Taunton page for the sources and the dates.

Reaching it

Trucks reach the area from Route 24 and I-495 and by Route 140. A seller here is a short drive from Brockton and Franklin; a buyer here is a short drive from the same two places and from the Boston-side docks.

The request

Beverage and warehouse docks should send a sell request with the count, footprint and bottom style, and say whether the boxes stayed indoors. Manufacturers should send a buy request with their load and wall count.

Taunton and Myles Standish

Bristol County enters through Taunton, home of the Myles Standish Industrial Park on Route 24. The Taunton Development Corporation describes it as 1,029 acres with about 100 companies, and the Taunton page gives the figures with their source. A dock outside the park but near Taunton belongs on the same page.

Bristol County enters this chart through Taunton, but its docks are not all there. Attleboro, Fall River and New Bedford are in the county and further from Route 24. A request from them is welcome; give the ZIP and the road you use, and say whether your trucks head north to Boston or west along I-495.

Beverage, spirits and warehousing

Taunton's largest users of gaylords are the distributors and warehouses in the industrial park. They tend to produce dry, clean empties in large numbers, which is the best kind of stock for reuse. The county page points you to Taunton; the Taunton page goes into the park.

What a request from Bristol County needs

Name the building or park, the dock door and the hours when a truck can enter. Industrial parks sometimes have gates or speed limits, and a driver who knows in advance is better prepared. Mention whether your boxes are standing or flat, and whether they are on pallets that go with them.

Bristol County's other docks are welcome in a request too; give the nearest highway.

Industrial parks sometimes limit truck hours; state any such rule.

Taunton's railway and industrial-park signage can confuse visitors; give the street number.

Fall River and New Bedford docks near the coast can add Route 24 or Route 140 to their description, and note any drawbridge or rail crossing on the way.