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Pallets shipping

Pallets are used to move deliveries of different sorts – they serve as a protection for transporting sets of small packages, items or some bulky house appliances awkward to move. Pallet transport is commonly chosen mean of transport for carrying heavy loads.On pallets you often transport deliveries of weight above 70 kilograms for instance iron gates, boxes, construction equipement and so on. To get the best quotes for transporting pallets from skilled transport providers that specialise in pallet transport post your listing on Clicktrans. The key thing in calculating pallet shipping is to check 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, also called EPAL or EURO is the one most frequently used in pallets transport. Its regular dimensions are 800x1200x150 mm. These dimensions can vary depending on the type and application of pallets, however europalet size is rather similar from one producer to another. In the industrial shipping 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 replaced by plastic ones due to their longer usability. Plastic pallets can be useful from 10 up to 15 years.

Cost of pallets transport in Europe

Average cost of pallet shipping on global routes is 120 GPB and 10p per kilometer.