Untypical pallet (No. 6219150)

Pallet shipping

Pallets are used to carry objects of different kinds – they serve as "a cushion" for carrying sets of small packages, objects or some heavy materials awkward to move. Pallets shipping is commonly chosen kind of transport for shipping bulky loads.On pallets you often transport items of weight above 70 kg for instance wicket gates, boxes, construction equipement and so forth. To get the best price for transporting pallet from professional transport companies that specialise in pallet shipping list your delivery on Clicktrans. The key thing in quoting 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 pallets 

Europallet, also called EPAL or EURO is the one most frequently used in pallets transport. Its standard dimensions are 800x1200x150 milimeters. These dimensions can be different depending on the type and application of pallets, although europalet dimensions are rather consistent from one manufacturer 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 mm are dedicated for transporting 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 shipping in the EU

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