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3rd Party Logistics and Warehouse for Chalco, NE

Inventory storage, order packing and trucking for Chalco-area firms, 13 minutes from our Omaha dock.

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Why Chalco Businesses Choose Gratton Warehouse

Neat suburban street of new homes with young trees and green lawns in northern Sarpy County, Nebraska
Wehrspann Lake · Chalco, Nebraska

Chalco is an unincorporated community in northern Sarpy County just south of Omaha, counted as a census-designated place rather than a city of its own. Today it blends into the metro's growing southwest side, where new housing, small contractors and home-based sellers sit near the lake at Chalco Hills Recreation Area.

For Chalco companies, Gratton is a nearby warehouse in Omaha, NEHigh-angle view of the loading docks and lot at the Omaha building that serves ChalcoGratton's Omaha FacilityGratton's lone building, 11005 E Circle in Omaha, is a 13-minute drive from Chalco and handles every Sarpy County account. you can use without building one. We have no site in Chalco; our single facility is at 11005 E Circle, Omaha, NE 68137, about 5.9 miles and 13 minutes away over State Highway 50 and L Street. Pallets arrive there, stock waits there and orders leave from there.

Fast-growing neighborhoods create fast-growing small businesses. A seller who started with candles from a spare bedroom now ships parcels every day, a landscaper stocks pavers before the spring rush, and a hobby importer receives a container nobody planned room for. An outsourced logistics partner turns that scramble into a routine, because you add space when volume jumps and give it back afterward. Gratton leases contract, seasonal and overflow space, plus public warehousing for smaller lots, with no minimums and flexible monthly terms, so one busy quarter never forces a long lease. Your dedicated account manager studies your catalog and carriers, so every handoff is easy on a small team.

Down at the dock, our crew opens trailers and containers, checks cartons against your paperwork and slots goods into racking or floor positions. Online sellers in Chalco can pass us picking and packing duties and returns management, while makers lean on sub-assembly and kitting for gift sets or replacement kits. Orders head out on LTL or full trucks, or as parcels with the major small-package carriers, and a Chalco buyer who prefers to pick up cartons personally can arrange will-call. Heavy freight is fine: our pallet storage team accepts a single unit up to 5 tons, and the dock matches that capacity. If a deadline turns tight, expedited delivery is available.

Because your stock sits a few miles away, visibility matters. Gratton gives clients a cloud-based system made by Extensiv (formerly 3PL Central), so counts and orders are one click away on a laptop at home or a phone at a trade show. RF barcode scanners record each receipt and pick the moment it happens, and security cameras cover every facility we operate. If a lender, partner or accountant wants proof of what you hold, stock reports lay out movement and balances, and web shops can follow every order. Safety matters on our floor, and our National Safety Council, AIB and Omaha Chamber ties back that up.

Getting started takes one conversation, and a warehousing quote request is the quickest way to begin. Chalco callers who dial (402) 339-9993 reach the office on business days, between the early 8:00 am start and the 4:30 pm afternoon close (CT). Describe your products, the way they ship and the room you expect to use. We will ask for a SKU count (a single item up to 5,000 is fine) and your heaviest item, up to 10,000 lb. Your account manager sets up receiving, storage and outbound order filling for your volume. Four generations of one family own Gratton, so the people you meet will still be here next season.

Built for Chalco

How Gratton Supports Chalco Businesses

From home-based shops to contractors and food makers, Chalco-area companies lean on a Nebraska warehouseOverhead photo of the roofline, parking lot and truck court that Chalco clients visitRegional Storage HubA central-U.S. base lets Chalco firms hold inventory near Midwest buyers while skipping the cost of a leased room and staff. in different ways. Four setups we run for clients on the southwest side follow.

Packing bench with brown boxes, tape, tissue paper and colorful candles and gifts ready to ship

Home-Based Sellers

Chalco entrepreneurs who began selling from a garage often find that packing every order by hand is what limits their growth.

Moving your stock to Gratton ends that bottleneck. Orders reach our floor team, who pick orders with scanners that confirm the right item lands in the right box. UPS, FedEx and USPS carry the parcels out, and returns management takes back what comes home. Selling stays with you; the packing and carrier handoffs stay with us. Seasonal contract warehousing arrangements cover the holiday rush, then ease back in January with no minimums, so your garage becomes a garage again.

Pallets of pavers, bagged mulch and boxed fixtures stacked neatly in a bright storage building

Landscape and Trades

Contractors, landscapers and home-service crews that stock materials ahead of busy seasons need dry, orderly room they can draw from job by job.

Gratton keeps materials on racks and pallets, with each move logged through stock tracking built on barcode scans. Our pallet racks take even a 5-ton unit, and hazmat services cover items that need special handling. Kits for coming installations can be built ahead through kitting, and expedited delivery is on call if a schedule moves. Because contract warehousing space runs month to month, a short project never ties you to a long lease. Your account manager can help you see what remains on the shelf, so you avoid buying twice or running short.

Spotless cool room where pallets of boxed jars and sauces sit on tall racks

Food and Specialty Makers

Bakers, sauce makers and natural-food brands in Sarpy County need spotless, rule-following storage that keeps product fresh on its way from kitchen to store.

The FDA-registered building offers food-safe space, and temperature-controlled areas hold items that cannot sit through a Nebraska summer. Makers who sell at farmers markets or neighborhood stores can keep a working supply in Omaha and collect it by will-call each week. Grocery and natural foods ship by LTL or truckload to regional retailers, or through small pick and pack orders for web customers. Your account manager helps plan inbound deliveries around dock hours, and anything sent back is handled by returns management.

Big rigs parked nose-in at the dock doors of a distribution center while forklifts haul pallets

Regional Wholesalers

Wholesalers that serve stores across eastern Nebraska can fold several storerooms into a single hub with strong highway access.

Inbound trailers reach the docks beside I-80, where the crew splits them into store-sized orders. We can also combine partial loads into fewer shipments, which can reduce the number of trucks you book. Container handling is routine, and break-bulk and just-in-time deliveries keep retail accounts supplied. For Chalco distributors, a short drive up State Highway 50 reaches the dock, while out-of-state customers receive goods shipped directly from Omaha, and LTL or truckload carriers can pick up there.

About Gratton Warehouse Company

Inside the Gratton Warehouse facility in Omaha: tall orange pallet racking stocked with bagged goods, a reach truck, and boxed pallets staged on the floor

A family started Gratton Warehouse Company in 1894, and that family still runs what is now an Omaha warehouseBird's-eye view of the old family property beside the interstate where Chalco orders are stagedFamily-Run Since 1894Four generations of one family have stored and shipped goods through Omaha for over 130 years, which helped earn the 2023 Best of B2B title., in its fourth generation. Chalco owners who plan beyond next quarter will see the appeal of a vendor with that history, since a young business cannot afford a warehouse partner that changes hands every few years. The tools changed along the way, from ledgers to a cloud-based platform, but the plain promise stayed put: store goods carefully, get them out the door when promised and be honest about both. Powered by G5 Logistics, Gratton collected B2B Omaha's Best of B2B recognition in 2023.

For Sarpy County clients the practical advantage is access. Our building sits near I-80 with quick reach to other major highways, so a trailer headed to Lincoln, Kansas City or Des Moines skips congested city streets, and distribution services keep to their timetable. Gratton's Omaha Chamber membership keeps us plugged into the metro business community. Rather than opening satellite sites, one location serves the whole region, which spares you from paying for contract storage space that sits empty.

Storage Built Around Your Goods

A Chalco account starts with the product. Our pallet racking accepts loads from 1 to 10,000 lb. The shelves hold consumer products, toys, electronics, apparel and textiles, industrial machinery, document archives and general merchandise, with grocery, natural foods and movie sets filling out the list. Anything sensitive to heat or cold gets temperature control, and regulated items go through our hazmat services. Any outsourced logistics partner should state its rules plainly, so ours are simple: we tell you what we can store and how it will ship before work begins. Chalco bakers and sauce makers can also use our food-grade storage area, and a catalog of one SKU or several thousand fits the same layout, which suits sellers who add new products every season.

Value-added services round out the offer. Our crews also run break-bulk shipments, kitting, one-off special projects and JIT shipments, and returns are processed on site. A customer who wants to drive over for cartons can use will-call during the working day. From a pallet receipt to a final label, each task is logged in our stock tracking, so the result is on your screen without a status call. Stock reports are there for anyone who answers to partners, lenders or an accountant. Because one crew handles receiving and shipping under one roof, distribution services for a rush Chalco order never wait on a second site.

A Partner Near Chalco

Chalco's economy moves with the seasons. Families walk the trails around Wehrspann Lake in summer, new homes keep going up nearby, and the contractors and shops that serve them ride the building cycle up and down. Those swings call for room that expands and contracts, whether a firm sells lawn goods in spring, gifts in December or parts all year. With shared space at Gratton, your footprint can follow demand month by month, with no minimums, and when a rush ends your space shrinks to match.

Starting is easy: give us your products, a monthly volume guess and the carriers you use, and the team will map out receiving, storage and shipping. During that call, ask about container unloading, JIT schedules, or cross-docking for mixed loads. Once goods land, one dedicated account manager fields every question, change and rush request. Handing off the lifting gives back hours every week for selling, hiring and caring for customers, where a growing Chalco company needs them most. You can begin with a handful of pallets and add space as orders grow, since nothing requires a minimum. Whenever you are ready, a storage quote is a call away.

Certified Services

Chalco shippers get every service they need from one Omaha facility near the interstate.

  • Full-service receiving & putaway
  • Pick, pack & kitting
  • Same-day order fulfillment
  • Freight forwarding & cross-docking
  • Temperature-controlled storage
  • Hazmat certified facility
  • Real-time cloud WMS visibility
  • Dedicated account management

Technology & Services

Live stock counts for Chalco sellers, from any device.

Cloud WMS PlatformReal-time inventory visibility, order tracking, and reporting from any device, anywhere.
Multi-Carrier ShippingUPS, FedEx, USPS, LTL freight — we optimize carrier selection for your budget and timeline.
Pick, Pack & KittingCustom assembly, bundling, and branded packaging solutions for any product type.
Returns ManagementStreamlined reverse logistics keeps your inventory accurate and customers satisfied.

Ready to Streamline Chalco Storage and Shipping?

Call the Gratton team to line up space, services and terms for your Chalco business.

Getting to Gratton Warehouse from Chalco

The drive from Chalco to our dock covers about 5.9 miles and takes around 13 minutes. Most trips follow State Highway 50 north, then Millard Avenue and L Street to South 108th Street, an easy approach for trucks making consolidated runs.

  1. Leave Chalco, NE heading toward the nearest main road.
  2. Turn right onto Lathrop Avenue.
  3. Turn left onto Chandler Road for about 0.5 miles.
  4. Turn left onto N-50 for about 2.5 miles.
  5. Turn right onto US-275 for about 2.0 miles.
  6. Turn left onto South 108th Street for about 0.6 miles.
  7. Turn left onto E Circle.
  8. Arrive at Gratton Warehouse, 11005 E Circle, Omaha, NE 68137, on the left.
5.9Miles
~13Minutes

Stopping at an Omaha warehouseAerial photo of dock doors and the truck court where Chalco customers collect will-call ordersEasy Will-Call PickupChalco drivers may pick up staged orders themselves on any working day, a short run north on State Highway 50. is easy when it sits this close to your door. An owner or driver from Chalco can load up at will-call and be home well ahead of the evening commute. Ring ahead on a weekday, any time after we open at 8:00 am and before the 4:30 pm CT close.

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Gratton Warehouse Company
11005 E Circle, Omaha, NE 68137
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Markets We Serve

Gratton Warehouse ships from one facility in Omaha, Nebraska, to businesses across these markets.

Kansas City 31 locations
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