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- Speed<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Warehouse Organization<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Fast Turnaround for Delivery Vehicles<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Less Physical Labor<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Fast Delivery for Perishable Products<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Reduced Damage to Freight<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Reduced Risk of Losing Freight<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Pallets Are Recyclable <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
These eight advantages of palletization will make transporting freight easier out on you as a shipper and your carrier. In this article, we will go in-depth into each advantage.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t
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- 8 Advantages of Palletization<\/a>
- 1. Speed of Delivery<\/a>
- 2. Helps Organize Warehouses, Delivery Vehicles and Trailers<\/a>
- 3. Faster Turnaround for Vehicles<\/a>
- 4. Less Physical Labor<\/a>
- Amount of Boxes Packages Handlers Need to Scan<\/a>
- 5. Perishable Products Arrive at Their Destination Faster<\/a>
- 6. Reduced Risk of Losing Freight<\/a>
- 7. Less Risk of Damage to Freight<\/a>
- 8. Pallets Are Recyclable<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- What Shouldn\u2019t Be On a Pallet<\/a>
- Experience the Advantages of Palletization with R+L Global Logistics<\/a><\/ul><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\n
What Are Pallets and When Are They Used?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Simply put, pallets are flat transport structures that are used when a shipper has to transport large amounts of goods. A single worker can load multiple boxes of freight onto a pallet and secure them when they\u2019re done. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Different loading procedures for pallets can vary depending on the company. These procedures dictate how high the pallets can be stacked and how the freight on them will be secured. In the U.S., pallets are regulated<\/a> by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) <\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are also many different pallets and classifications that are used to transport certain types of goods. Pallets can be made from either wood, plastic or metal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
8 Advantages of Palletization<\/h2>\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nThere are many advantages of palletization when you need to ship large quantities of goods. Many of the reasons we list reflect the speed and ease that come with shipping products in bulk amounts with pallets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. Speed of Delivery<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Using pallets makes loading and unloading goods much easier. Despite how heavy palletized loads are, they can be easily moved with a forklift, pallet jack or another type of device that is designed to move them from one location to another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because pallets don\u2019t require manual handling to move them, they can be moved on and off vehicles much more efficiently. Transporting palletized freight around a warehouse is also much faster. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. Helps Organize Warehouses, Delivery Vehicles and Trailers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Pallets are great for maintaining organization in a warehouse or inside the vehicle transporting the load. Having an organized floor space is essential to warehouse operations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Unorganized floor space is a detriment to the safety of workers because they could trip over freight in walkways. Warehouse workers rarely have to worry about problems such as that when freight is transported on pallets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. Faster Turnaround for Vehicles<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Since freight can be loaded and unloaded so quickly, it means that there is a faster turnaround for delivery vehicles and trailers. This means that once a vehicle or trailer has been unloaded, it can quickly be loaded with more freight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fast loading and unloading means that the flow of freight to and from a terminal is constant. Since deliveries are always being made, customers won\u2019t have to worry about delays for their bulk shipments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4. Less Physical Labor<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
The counterpart to palletized freight is non-palletized freight<\/a>. This type of freight is made up of \u201cloose\u201d boxes that are loaded from the floor of a trailer or delivery truck to the top. Non-palletized freight often makes up the majority of less than truckload shipments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
One of the main downsides of non-palletized freight is that it requires manual handling. Workers are constantly repeating repetitive motions to load or unload this type of freight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Workers have to consistently follow proper loading procedures to reduce the risk of injury. Despite these procedures, long hours of lifting and stacking boxes can wear a worker down. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
To show how exhausting loading and unloading non-palletized freight can be, consider the following information. Most companies expect their package handlers to load or unload a package around every six seconds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
That means a package handler will handle 10 boxes every minute, 600 boxes every one hour and 4,800 boxes for a full eight-hour shift.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Amount of Boxes Packages Handlers Need to Scan<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
- 2. Helps Organize Warehouses, Delivery Vehicles and Trailers<\/a>
- 8 Advantages of Palletization<\/a>
- Warehouse Organization<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
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