Europaleta EUR 1 120x80 cm (No. 6971036)

Pallets transport

Pallets are used to move objects of different sorts – they serve as a platform for carrying sets of small packages, items or some heavy house appliances awkward to ship. Pallets shipping is commonly chosen kind of transport for shipping bulky items.On pallets you often transport deliveries of weight above 70 kilograms ranging from iron gates, boxes, construction equipement etc. To get the best quotes for transporting pallets from skillful transport companies that specialise in pallet shipping list your delivery on Clicktrans. The key aspect in pricing pallet shipping is to know the exact number, weight and type of items that will be shipped. 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 pallets transport. Its standard dimensions are 800x1200x150 milimeters. These figures can be different depending on the type and use of a pallet, though europalet size is rather consistent from one producer to another. In the industrial shipping there are also so-called EUR2 pallets. They are 1m wide, 1.2m long and 144mm tall.  The ones 1135 x 1133 mm are used for transporting connex boxes. Frequently, 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 pallet transport on European routes is 120 GPB and 10p per km.