As Specified by the Department of Transportation (DOT)
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Metal
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Standard
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Steel
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Wood
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Slip sheet
Typically cardboard or plastic sheets used to hold product for storage or transportation
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Soft Wood
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Blue Plastic
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Red Plastic
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Euro Pallet
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Heat Treated
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Fiberboard
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White Wood
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4-Way Pallet
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Leased Wood Pallet
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Half Pallet
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Leased Plastic Pallet
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Dolly
A portable, horizontal, rigid platform on wheels or rollers, used as a base for assembling, storing, stacking, handling and transporting goods as a unit, suitable for manually positioning
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Intermediate Bulk Container (IBC) Pallet
A Rigid Intermediate Bulk Container (RIBC) that is attached to a pallet or has the pallet integrated into the RIBC. The container is used for the transport and storage of fluids and other bulk materials. The construction of the IBC container and the materials used are chosen depending on the application. There are various types available in the market place: Foldable (collapsible) IBC Container, Plastic composite IBC Container, Wire Cage IBC Container, Steel IBC Container, and Stainless steel IBC Container
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Skid
A group of parallel wooden runners attached to the undersides of boxes, crates, and machines to allow entry of platform trucks or fork lift tines
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Stringer Pallet
A pallet constructed with boards (stringers) on edge to which the top deck and bottom deck boards are attached. The stringers may be notched to facilitate four way entries and lifting by a fork lift or other pallet jacking device
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Block Pallet
A pallet constructed with blocks at the corners and middle to which three stringers boards are attached with top deck boards attached perpendicular to the stringers. Block pallets can have a variety of bottom deck configurations: no bottom boards, boards parallel to the top deck boards or a full parameter base similar to a picture frame
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Horizontal Drum Pallet
A rigid platform with integrated restraints to prevent horizontally orientated cylindrical containers from slipping. Horizontal Drum Pallets are used for assembling, storing, stacking, handling and transporting cylindrical containers, e.g. drums, barrels, or kegs, as a unit load, suitable for lifting by a forklift, pallet jack, or other jacking device
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Vertical Drum Pallet
A rigid platform with integrated restraints to prevent vertically orientated cylindrical containers from slipping. Vertical Drum Pallets are used for assembling, storing, stacking, handling and transporting cylindrical containers, e.g. drums, barrels, or kegs, as a unit load, suitable for lifting by a forklift, pallet jack, or other jacking device