Europalet EUR 1 120x80 cm (No. 7298686)

Pallets transport

Pallets are used to transport loads of different kinds – they work as a platform for shipping sets of small packages, items or some heavy furniture awkward to move. Pallets shipping is commonly chosen kind of transport for moving big items.On pallets you often ship items of weight above 70 kilograms for instance iron gates, boxes, construction equipement and so forth. To get the best quotes for transporting pallets from professional transport providers that specialise in pallet shipping post your listing on Clicktrans. The key aspect in pricing pallet shipping is to doublecheck 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, also called EPAL or EURO is the one most frequently utilised in pallets transport. Its standard size is 800x1200x150 mm. These numbers can vary depending on the type and use of pallets, however europalet dimensions are rather consistent from one producer 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 connex boxes. Oftentimes, wooden pallets are overtaken 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 pallets shipping on global routes is 120 GPB and 10p per km.