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Pallets transport

Pallets are utilised to ship deliveries of different kinds – they serve as "a cushion" for carrying sets of small packets, objects or some heavy machines awkward to move. Pallet shipping is one of the most frequently chosen way of transport for shipping heavy items.On pallets you often ship deliveries of weight above 70 kilograms for instance iron gates, boxes, construction materials and so forth. To get the best quotes for shipping pallet from skilled transport companies that specialise in pallet shipping post your listing on Clicktrans. The key aspect in pricing pallet transport is to check the precise number, weight and type of objects that will be transported. Loaded pallets are lifted by forklifts.

Europallets and other kinds of pallets 

Europallet, otherwise called EPAL or EURO is the one most frequently used in pallet transport. Its standard size is 800x1200x150 milimeters. These dimensions can be different depending on the type and use of a pallet, though europalet size is rather similar from one manufacturer to another. In the industrial shipping there are also so-called EUR2 pallets. They are 1000 mm wide, 1200 mm long and 144mm tall.  The ones 1135 x 1133 milimeters are used for transporting connex boxes. 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 pallets shipping in Europe

Average cost of pallets shipping on European routes is 120 GPB and 10p per kilometer.