Gaylords in Marlborough, Massachusetts
Marlborough is a crossroads of I-495, I-290 and Route 20, and manufacturing is its largest employer by jobs. That means steady inbound freight, steady empties and steady demand for boxes.
The numbers the city publishes
The Marlborough Economic Development Corporation's community profile (2026 edition, 2024 data) ranks manufacturing first by jobs, with 16,796 jobs across 324 establishments. The same organization adds that about 33,000 workers commute into Marlborough each day. For a bulk-box page the useful reading is volume: a lot of plants, a lot of receiving docks, and a steady stream of inbound pallets.
Four trades share the docks here: medical device assembly, life sciences manufacturing, retail distribution and food manufacturing. Each fills gaylords differently. Medical device parts and retail goods tend to arrive in partial flap boxes with slip sheets; food manufacturing buys full flap boxes for heavy ingredients.
A junction of three roads
Marlborough sits where I-495, I-290 and Route 20 meet. A truck loaded here can go south on I-495 toward Franklin and Taunton, north toward Devens and Lowell, or onto I-290 and Route 20. That gives sellers more choices than most towns, and it gives buyers a short search: plants within a short haul on the same highway.
The marker for Marlborough on the home page map is one of the stops drawn on the I-495 ring. Tapping the corridor on that map names the trades that ship here and sends you to this page.
Medical devices: a note on scope
Life sciences and medical device sites should treat this page like the Devens one: clean outer corrugated only. Regulated, contaminated or medical material is outside what this site handles, and clearing the boundary with your facilities team comes first.
For clean outer boxes, send a sell request with the count, footprint and bottom style, and a recycle request for worn board. Retail distributors with regular volume should read the repeat-loads page before they write.
Three highways meet in Marlborough, which makes the dock's position as useful a detail as its ZIP. A truck from the Mass Pike corridor, one from I-495 north and one from Route 20 each approach differently. Say which side of the city you are on, and what the nearest cross street is.
Close by on the chart: Devens, Framingham, and Franklin.
Questions
- Which road is best for a pickup from Marlborough?
- I-495 and I-290 both leave from the same area, so the road matters less than the dock. Tell us the door type and the hours.
- Can a retail distributor send boxes every week?
- Yes, as a repeat-loads sell request. Give the weekly count and the footprint.
Sources
Each read on November 11, 2026.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Ring | I-495 belt |
| County | Middlesex County |
| ZIPs | 01752 |
| Roads | I-495, I-290, and Route 20 |
| Trades | medical devices, life sciences manufacturing, retail distribution, and food manufacturing |