Europaleta EUR 1 120x80 cm x 48 (No. 6802210)

Pallet transport

Pallets are used to ship objects of different kinds – they work as a protection for transporting sets of small packets, objects or some bulky furniture awkward to ship. Pallets shipping is one of the most frequently chosen way of transport for moving heavy loads.On pallets you often ship items of weight above 70 kg for instance wicket gates, boxes, construction equipement and so on. To get the best quotes for shipping pallet from skilled shipping providers that specialise in pallet transport post your listing on Clicktrans. The key aspect in calculating a value of pallets shipping is to doublecheck the exact number, weight and type of objects that will be transported. Loaded pallets are lifted by forklifts.

Europallets and other types of pallets 

Europallet, otherwise called EPAL or EURO is the one most frequently utilised in pallets transport. Its standard dimensions are 800x1200x150 mm. These numbers can be different depending on the type and application of pallets, however europalet dimensions are rather similar from one manufacturer to another. In the industrial transport there are also so-called EUR2 pallets. They are 1m wide, 1.2m long and 144mm tall.  The ones 1135 x 1133 mm are dedicated for shipping intermodal conteiners. Frequently, 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 shipping on international routes is 120 GPB and 10p per km.