Pallet

Pallet is a flat transport structure that supports goods in a stable fashion while being lifted by a forklift, pallet jack, front loader, work saver or other jacking device. A pallet is the structural foundation of a unit load which allows handling and storage efficiencies. Goods or shipping containers are often placed on a pallet secured with strapping, stretch wrap, or shrink wrap and shipped. The cheapest pallets are made of softwood and are often considered expendable, to be discarded as trash along with other wrapping elements, at the end of the trip. These pallets are simple stringer pallets, and liftable from two sides. Slightly more complex hardwood block pallets are also manufactured in our industry. Construction specifications can depend on the pallet's intended use: general, FDA, storage, chemical, export; the expected load weight and the type of fasteners desired to hold the pallet together: staples or nails.