Europaleta EUR 1 120x80 cm (No. 7543117)

Pallets transport

Pallets are utilised to ship items of different sorts – they serve as a protection for transporting sets of small packets, items or some heavy furniture awkward to move. Pallet shipping is commonly chosen kind of transport for moving bulky objects.On pallets you often ship items above 70 kilograms for instance iron gates, boxes, construction appliance and so forth. To get the best quotes for transporting pallets from professional shipping companies that specialise in pallet shipping post your listing on Clicktrans. The key aspect in calculating a value of pallet shipping is to doublecheck the precise number, weight and type of objects that will be transported. Loaded pallets are lifted by forklifts.

Europallets and other kinds of pallets 

Europallet, also called EPAL or EURO is the one most frequently utilised in pallet transport. Its regular dimensions are 800x1200x150 milimeters. These figures can be different depending on the type and use of a pallet, however europalet dimensions are rather similar from one producer 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 used for transporting conteiners. Frequently, 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 pallet transport on European routes is 120 pounds and 10p per kilometer.