Stretch wrap for Pennsylvania
Long-haul outbound is the pattern: many Pennsylvania DCs ship to stores across the north-east, so loads ride for hours on rough interstate. That argues for checking containment force at the top of the pallet, where long trips loosen film first, and for a test run before going lighter. Winter matters too: unheated docks in the Poconos and the north stiffen film, so keep stock indoors before it goes on the carriage.
Who wraps pallets in Pennsylvania
Private jobs statewide, BLS QCEW 2025.
- Warehousing and storage123,481
- Food manufacturing82,538
- Plastics product manufacturing34,094
- Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing20,358
- Motor vehicle parts manufacturing5,730
- Refrigerated warehousing4,102
- Motor vehicle manufacturing3,556
Most concentrated: warehousing and storage, 1.6 times its national share of employment.
Pennsylvania's distribution centres line its interstate corridors: around Wilkes-Barre in Luzerne County, near Harrisburg in Cumberland, and in the Lehigh Valley. Expect machine film by the pallet in the big DCs and blown film on mixed outbound loads.
Films these loads usually take
Start here, then tell us the load.
- 20 in x 5,000 ft machine filmFor DC wrappers
- 80 gauge, cast or blownCases of food
- 30 in machine filmTall, light loads
- Clear cast filmCartons that must scan
- VCI and anti-static filmBare metal and electronics
- Vented filmFrozen loads going to warm docks
Winter docks along the turnpike corridors run cold, and cold film stiffens and breaks on the carriage. Bring tomorrow's rolls into a heated room overnight.
Metro pages in Pennsylvania
Pages for the busiest distribution areas.
Sources
- BLS QCEW 2025 annual averages, warehousing and storage (NAICS 493) (reviewed 2026-11-12)
- BLS QCEW 2025, food manufacturing (NAICS 311) (reviewed 2026-11-12)
- BLS QCEW 2025, plastics product manufacturing (NAICS 3261) (reviewed 2026-11-12)
- BLS QCEW 2025, pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing (NAICS 3254) (reviewed 2026-11-12)
- BLS QCEW 2025, motor vehicle parts manufacturing (NAICS 3363) (reviewed 2026-11-12)
- BLS QCEW 2025, refrigerated warehousing (NAICS 49312) (reviewed 2026-11-12)
- BLS QCEW 2025, motor vehicle manufacturing (NAICS 3361) (reviewed 2026-11-12)
- USDA NASS, Capacity of Refrigerated Warehouses, October 1, 2025 (reviewed 2026-11-12)
- BLS QCEW 2025, all private industries (reviewed 2026-11-12)
Facts on this page last reviewed 2026-11-12.
Ask for a stretch film quote in Pennsylvania
Many Pennsylvania buyers run one distribution centre on I-81 or I-78 and a plant elsewhere in the state. Quote both on one request, with the hand and machine rolls listed separately and the monthly counts beside each. Snack makers too.
Put the Pennsylvania delivery ZIP first: the quote is made out for that dock.
- Step 1 asks what you need, how much a month, the delivery ZIP and how to reach you
- Step 2 asks the film, the width and the gauge; skip what you don't know