Europaleta EUR 1 120x80 cm x 12 (No. 6931733)

Pallet shipping

Pallets are used to move objects of different kinds – they work as a protection for shipping sets of small parcels, objects or some bulky furniture awkward to ship. Pallets transport is one of the most frequently chosen mean of transport for moving large items.On pallets you often transport items of weight above 70 kilograms ranging from wicket gates, boxes, construction equipement etc. To get the best price for shipping pallets from professional shipping companies that specialise in pallet shipping post your listing on Clicktrans. The key thing in calculating pallet shipping is to know the precise number, weight and type of items that will be shipped. 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 size is 800x1200x150 milimeters. These numbers can vary depending on the type and use of pallets, however europalet size is rather similar from one manufacturer to another. In the industrial transport there are also so-called EUR2 pallets. They are 1000 mm 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 pallets can be useful from 10 up to 15 years.

Cost of pallet transport in the EU

Average cost of pallet transport on European routes is 120 GPB and 10p per kilometer.