Pallet comparisons
Each comparison sets two options side by side, says what actually differs for a buyer, and loads the cost-per-trip calculator with both models so you can test them on your own quotes. No vendor prices are filled in for you.
- CHEP vs PECOA neutral comparison of how CHEP and PECO pallet pools structure their fees, and how to compare their quotes per trip with your own numbers.
- Renting from a pallet pool vs buying your own palletsWhen renting pooled pallets beats buying white-wood pallets, with the break-even dwell formula and the costs each model hides.
- Wood vs plastic palletsWhen plastic pallets pay back against wood: trips, loss rate, wash cost and weight, with the formula to test it on your loop.
- Block vs stringer palletsHow block and stringer pallets differ in entry, strength, weight and price, and which fits your handling equipment and lanes.
- New vs recycled palletsWhen recycled #1 and #2 pallets are the better buy than new wood, and the contract terms that make recycled programs work.
- Heat-treated (HT) vs methyl bromide (MB) pallets for exportThe ISPM 15 treatment options compared: heat treatment, dielectric heating, methyl bromide and sulphuryl fluoride, and what to specify.
- Grade A vs grade B palletsGrade A (#1) vs grade B (#2) recycled pallets: typical differences, which receivers ask for which, and how to define them in writing.
- Presswood vs solid wood palletsMoulded presswood pallets vs solid wood: ISPM 15 exemption, nesting, load ratings and moisture, and when each is cheaper per trip.
- Rackable vs nestable plastic palletsRackable vs nestable plastic pallets compared on load ratings, return freight and price, with what to put in the RFQ.
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