Europaleta EUR 1 120x80 cm (No. 7565122)

Pallets shipping

Pallets are used to transport deliveries of different types – they work as a platform for carrying sets of small packets, items or some heavy machines difficult to ship. Pallet transport is one of the most frequently chosen kind of transport for carrying hefty objects.On pallets you often ship deliveries above 70 kg ranging from iron gates, boxes, construction appliance and so forth. To get the best quotes for transporting pallets from professional transport providers that specialise in pallet transport post your listing on Clicktrans. The key aspect in quoting 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 standard size is 800x1200x150 mm. These dimensions can be different depending on the type and use of a pallet, although europalet size is 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 for shipping conteiners. Often, wooden pallets are overtaken by plastic ones due to their longer usability. Plastic pallets can be useful from 10 up to 15 years.

Cost of pallet transport in Europe

Average cost of pallet transport on international routes is 120 GPB and 10p per km.