Europaleta EUR 1 120x80 cm (No. 6469573)

Pallet transport

Pallets are used to transport deliveries of different sorts – they serve as a protection for carrying sets of small packets, items or some heavy materials awkward to move. Pallet shipping is frequently chosen mean of transport for moving big objects.On pallets you often ship items above 70 kg ranging from iron gates, boxes, construction materials and so on. To get the best quotes for transporting pallet from skillful shipping companies that specialise in pallets transport post your listing on Clicktrans. The key thing in calculating a value of pallet transport is to doublecheck the exact number, weight and type of objects that will be shipped. 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 pallet transport. Its regular size is 800x1200x150 mm. These dimensions can vary depending on the type and use of pallets, however europalet size is rather similar from one producer to another. In the industrial transport there are also so-called EUR2 pallets. They are 1m wide, 1.2m long and 144mm tall.  The ones 1135 x 1133 mm are dedicated for transporting intermodal conteiners. Oftentimes, 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 pallets transport on global routes is 120 GPB and 10p per km.