Europalette EUR 1 120x80 cm x 3 (No. 7178049)

Pallet shipping

Pallets are used to move loads of different kinds – they serve as a protection for carrying sets of small packets, items or some heavy house appliances difficult to move. Pallets shipping is commonly chosen kind of transport for shipping bulky items.On pallets you often ship items above 70 kilograms for example wicket gates, boxes, construction materials and so forth. To get the best price for shipping pallets from professional shipping providers that specialise in pallet transport post your listing on Clicktrans. The key thing in quoting pallets shipping is to know the precise number, weight and type of objects that will be shipped. Loaded pallets are lifted by forklifts.

Europallets and other types of pallets 

Europallet, otherwise called EPAL or EURO is the one most frequently used in pallet transport. Its regular dimensions are 800x1200x150 milimeters. These dimensions can vary depending on the type and use of a pallet, though europalet dimensions are rather similar from one producer 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 milimeters are for transporting intermodal 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 pallet transport in Europe

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