Shipping pallets \u2013 what are they? Why do we need to know\nmuch about them? Well, you must have come across at least one person\ncomplaining about their shipment being damaged or part of it lost in transit or\nshipments not being accepted at all for shipping because its packaging was\nincorrect or improper. Whatever maybe the reason \u2013 a damaged or delayed shipment\nwould ultimately hurt your business. Thus, understanding about standard freight\npackaging holds importance, and so does the understanding of pallets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you are already in the business that involves frequent freight shipping, you probably have the knowledge about different products, their packaging best practices, and are probably using pallets for your shipments. However, there a few shippers who still don\u2019t use pallets and, then there are those who are venturing into international shipping or into shipping new products altogether. Whatever be the reason, our guide on pallets will definitely add to your knowledge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Technically speaking, pallet is a flat-surfaced structure\nusually made of wood, metal, plastic or a composite used for enhancing the\nsafety and security of the goods for shipping. Pallets have a raised structure,\nwith a short height that enable the shippers to conveniently place the goods on\ntop, called as deck, while the raised bottom part facilitates easy handling and\nmoving of the goods, even with the material handling equipments. Of all the materials,\nwooden pallets are quite common and are widely used in freight shipping. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are various types of pallets readily available, opting\nfor the best type of pallet for shipment largely depends on the type of goods, origin\nand destination locations and the mode of transport used. Broadly, there are\ntwo types of pallets \u2013 Stringer pallets and Block pallets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Commonly known as two-way pallets, Stringer pallets have\nthree long pieces of wood that support the two ends and the middle of the upper\nand the lower deck of a pallet. These are called two-way pallets because the\nmaterial handling equipment can pick these pallets from two sides only.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Block pallets, on the other hand, has block on every side\nand the middle of each edge of the upper and lower deck of the pallets. These\ncan be handled from all four sides, and thus are also known as four-way\npallets. Block pallets provide more support and are thus generally used for\nheavy shipments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Additionally, there are other types of pallets as well, like single wing pallets, double wing pallets, double face pallets, solid deck pallets, flush pallets, reversible and non-reversible pallets \u2013 each of these pallets have special attributes and are used for different kinds of shipments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Most of the countries require shippers to use pallets for\nshipping if their cargo weighs more than 70kg \nand has dimensions larger than 2.4 m x 1.2 m x 1.5 m. But, you can\nchoose to ship with pallets even if your cargo is below the defined weight or\ndimensions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Companies around the world use different sizes of pallets. 3 most common sizes of pallets are: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Most standard pallets weigh around 30 lbs, but some can be heavier and can weigh up to 70 lbs. Their weight depends on their material, moisture level and load bearing capacity. While pallets can be customized without too much of work, the above sizes are easily and readily available for shipping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pallets can affect freight shipping a great deal and can\nhelp you optimize your freight shipping. Here are some of the top reasons\ncompanies around the world prefer shipping with pallets, even though they add\nto the cost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pallets are easily available. If you know how to pack the pallets on your own, that\u2019s great \u2013 all you will need is for the pallet to be picked up for delivery. But, if you are not well versed of shipping with pallets, a freight forwarder like ProConnect Integrated Logistics<\/a> can help you get pallets and pack your shipment onto the pallet. If you are looking for more information on basic freight forwarding, read our previous blog \u2013 Freight Shipping for Dummies.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Shipping pallets \u2013 what are they? Why do we need to know much about them? Well, you must have come across at least one person complaining about their shipment being damaged or part of it lost in transit or shipments not being accepted at all for shipping because its packaging was incorrect or improper. Whatever…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1106,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1183","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-13"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/proconnectlogistics.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1183","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/proconnectlogistics.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/proconnectlogistics.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/proconnectlogistics.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/proconnectlogistics.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1183"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/proconnectlogistics.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1183\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/proconnectlogistics.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/proconnectlogistics.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1183"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/proconnectlogistics.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1183"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/proconnectlogistics.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1183"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}