Europaleta EUR 1 120x80 cm (No. 7521257)

Pallets transport

Pallets are utilised to move loads of different types – they work as a protection for carrying sets of small packets, items or some heavy furniture awkward to ship. Pallets transport is commonly chosen mean of transport for shipping big loads.On pallets you often ship loads above 70 kg for instance entrance gates, boxes, construction materials and so forth. To get the best quotes for transporting pallets from skillful transport companies that specialise in pallet transport post your listing on Clicktrans. The key aspect in quoting pallet transport is to check the exact number, weight and type of items 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 used in pallet transport. Its regular dimensions are 800x1200x150 mm. These dimensions can be different depending on the type and application of a pallet, although europalet size is rather similar from one producer to another. In the industrial shipping there are also so-called EUR2 pallets. They are 1000 mm wide, 1.2m long and 144mm tall.  The ones 1135 x 1133 milimeters are dedicated for transporting 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 pallets shipping in Europe

Average cost of pallets shipping on European routes is 120 pounds and 10p per km.