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Pallets shipping

Pallets are used to move objects of different kinds – they serve as a protection for carrying sets of small parcels, items or some heavy house appliances difficult to ship. Pallet transport is frequently chosen kind of transport for carrying hefty objects.On pallets you often ship loads above 70 kg for example entrance gates, boxes, construction materials and so forth. To get the best quotes for shipping pallets from skillful transport companies that specialise in pallet shipping post your listing on Clicktrans. The key thing in quoting pallets transport is to doublecheck the exact number, weight and type of items that will be transported. Loaded pallets are lifted by forklifts.

Europallets and other pallets 

Europallet, otherwise called EPAL or EURO is the one most frequently utilised in pallet transport. Its standard size is 800x1200x150 milimeters. These numbers can be different depending on the type and use of pallets, though europalet dimensions are rather consistent from one manufacturer to another. In the industrial transport there are also so-called EUR2 pallets. They are 1m wide, 1200 mm long and 144mm tall.  The ones 1135 x 1133 milimeters are used for transporting conteiners. Often, wooden pallets are replaced by plastic ones due to their longer usability. Plastic pallets can be useful from 10 up to 15 years.

Cost of pallet transport in Europe

Average cost of pallet shipping on international routes is 120 GPB and 10p per kilometer.