Euro-pallet EUR 1 120x80 cm x 2 (No. 7537736)

Pallet shipping

Pallets are utilised to transport deliveries of different kinds – they serve as a platform for shipping sets of small packets, items or some bulky furniture difficult to move. Pallets transport is commonly chosen kind of transport for moving large objects.On pallets you often transport items of weight above 70 kg ranging from wicket gates, boxes, construction appliance and so forth. To get the best quotes for transporting pallets from skilled transport providers that specialise in pallet transport list your delivery on Clicktrans. The key aspect in quoting pallet shipping is to know the precise number, weight and type of items that will be transported. Loaded pallets are lifted by forklifts.

Europallets and other types of pallets 

Europallet, otherwise called EPAL or EURO is the one most frequently utilised in pallets transport. Its regular size is 800x1200x150 mm. These dimensions can be different depending on the type and use of a pallet, however europalet size is rather similar from one producer to another. In the industrial transport there are also so-called EUR2 pallets. They are 1000 mm wide, 1200 mm long and 144mm tall.  The ones 1135 x 1133 mm are used for shipping connex boxes. Frequently, wooden pallets are replaced by plastic ones due to their longer usability. Plastic pallet can be useful from 10 up to 15 years.

Cost of pallet shipping in Europe

Average cost of pallet transport on international routes is 120 GPB and 10p per km.