Europalet EUR 1 120x80 cm (No. 6813013)

Pallet transport

Pallets are utilised to ship objects of different kinds – they serve as a protection for carrying sets of small packets, items or some heavy materials awkward to ship. Pallets shipping is one of the most frequently chosen way of transport for moving large loads.On pallets you often ship loads above 70 kg for example iron gates, boxes, construction materials etcetera. To get the best quotes for transporting pallet from trustworthy shipping companies that specialise in pallet transport post your listing on Clicktrans. The key thing in quoting pallet shipping is to know the precise number, weight and type of objects 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 regular dimensions are 800x1200x150 milimeters. These numbers can vary depending on the type and application of a pallet, although europalet size is rather consistent 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 for transporting 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 pallets shipping in the EU

Average cost of pallet shipping on global routes is 120 GPB and 10p per km.