Steel Plate Lead Times, Shipping & Minimum Order

No minimum order

Stock plate in 2-3 business days

North America and

international shipping

Direct-to-site delivery by truck or rail

Rush orders accepted

Lead Times by Order Type

Order type	Typical lead time
Plate from stock, no processing	2-3 business days
Processed parts – cut, beveled, rolled or formed	About 2 weeks minimum
Cut and coated plate	About 3 weeks
Mill order (grade or size not in stock)	8-10 weeks, dependent on current mill timeline

Premium Plate measures lead times from order confirmation, and timing depends on the size of the job. Expedited handling is available on all order types, and a rush fee applies.

Minimum Order

Premium Plate has no minimum order. Single-plate orders are accepted, whether for a one-off repair or a production release.

Shipping and Delivery

Premium Plate serves customers across North America and supports international shipments, coordinating logistics directly from its processing facility. Material ships directly to the jobsite and does not have to route through a yard or distributor first. Premium Plate sets no maximum length or weight: the limit is what the route and permit allow, and oversize loads are arranged as part of the order.

Mode	Used for	Notes
Truck	Any site a truck can reach	Direct to site; oversize loads moved under permit
Rail	Long or heavy plate, long distances	Rail service on site by Norfolk Southern, daily switching

Rail-Served Facility

Premium Plate operates from the Chickasaw Marine Terminal on the Mobile River, about 3 miles upriver from the Port of Mobile cargo terminals, with Norfolk Southern rail service on site and daily switching. Because rail is on site, plate does not have to be trucked to an off-site transload yard first. Removing one transfer reduces the opportunity for handling damage to primed and coated plate. Rail also carries lengths and weights that road permits make impractical.

Stocking Programs and Toll Processing

Premium Plate provides stocking programs for scheduled releases and toll processing for customer-supplied plate.

Program	Definition
Cut-and-hold	Plate cut to your drawings and held in inventory for scheduled release.
Consignment	Material stocked for your account and invoiced as it is used.
Blanket orders	One purchase order with scheduled releases over the contract term.
Kitting	Cut parts grouped and marked by assembly.
Just-in-time delivery	Set quantities delivered on set dates.

What to Include in Your RFQ

Premium Plate accepts CAD drawings and standard engineering files for programming.

Grade and specification, such as ASTM A516 Grade 70, normalized
Thickness × width × length
Quantity
Processing: HD plasma cutting, beveling, rolling, forming, blast and prime (REDI-PLATE™), coating specification, or PWHT
CAD drawings or standard engineering files
Delivery address and required date
Documentation required
For toll processing, the grade and MTRs of the material you are supplying

Use the plate weight calculator, submit the quote form or find your representative.

a Davi 4-roll programmable plate rolling machine (specifically a heavy-duty hydraulic plate bender with a computer numerical control [CNC] console) used to bend metal plates into cylinders, arcs, and cones.

Documentation with Every Shipment

Every Premium Plate order ships with mill test reports for the material. Processing and inspection data are recorded electronically for each plate, and each plate is stenciled to the customer’s specification before shipment. PWHT loads also include a time–temperature record and a certificate referencing the applicable code. ISO 9001:2015 certification for the Chickasaw site, AMPP QP3 information, and traceability documentation are available on request.

FAQ

Premium Plate accepts single-plate orders, ships by truck or rail, and processes customer-supplied material in-house.

Yes. Rush orders are accepted for every order type, and a rush fee applies.

Yes. Through toll processing, Premium Plate can cut, bevel, roll, form, blast, and prime customer-supplied plate in-house.

Yes. Material can ship directly to any jobsite accessible by truck or rail without routing through a distributor first.

Yes. Norfolk Southern provides on-site rail service and daily switching at the Chickasaw Marine Terminal.

Premium Plate has no service radius, serves customers across North America, and supports international shipments.

Premium Plate sets no maximum length or weight; the practical limit is what the route and permit allow.

No. Premium Plate accepts single-plate orders for repairs and production releases.

Premium Plate can place a mill order with an estimated lead time of 8-10 weeks, depending on the current mill timeline.

Plate from stock without processing typically ships in 2-3 business days. Processed parts take about 2 weeks minimum, cut-and-coated plate about 3 weeks and mill orders 8-10 weeks, depending on the current mill timeline.

Request a Quote

Send Premium Plate your material, processing, documentation, and delivery requirements to request a quote.