{"id":870,"date":"2016-10-17T11:47:41","date_gmt":"2016-10-17T18:47:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freightera.com\/blog\/?post_type=glossary&#038;p=870"},"modified":"2023-06-26T07:30:16","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T14:30:16","slug":"pallet","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/www.freightera.com\/blog\/freight-terms-glossary\/pallet\/","title":{"rendered":"Pallet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1949 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freightera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Pallet.jpg\" alt=\"Pallet skid freight definition and illustration\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freightera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Pallet.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freightera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Pallet-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Pallet:<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Pallet:\\r\\n\\r\\nA pallet (often interchangeably used with skid) is a wooden, plastic, or metal platform consisting of an upper and lower deck. Each deck is comprised of three or four stringers that connect several deck boards on which cargo is stored. \\r\\n\\r\\nPallets are the most common, and the most cost-effective packaging solution for freight transportation. \\r\\n&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:3009,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;9&quot;:0,&quot;10&quot;:1,&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;14&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0}}\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freightera.com\/freight\/pallet-shipping\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pallet <\/a>(often interchangeably used with skid) is a wooden, plastic, or metal platform consisting of an upper and lower deck. 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[&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-green\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freightera.com\/blog\/freight-terms-glossary\/pallet\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":342,"featured_media":1949,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"glossary-categories":[],"glossary-tags":[],"glossary-languages":[],"class_list":["post-870","glossary","type-glossary","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"post_title":"Pallet","post_content":"<img class=\"alignleft wp-image-1949 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freightera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Pallet.jpg\" alt=\"Pallet skid freight definition and illustration\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" \/>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Pallet:<\/b><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Pallet:\\r\\n\\r\\nA pallet (often interchangeably used with skid) is a wooden, plastic, or metal platform consisting of an upper and lower deck. Each deck is comprised of three or four stringers that connect several deck boards on which cargo is stored. \\r\\n\\r\\nPallets are the most common, and the most cost-effective packaging solution for freight transportation. \\r\\n&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:3009,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;9&quot;:0,&quot;10&quot;:1,&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;14&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0}}\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freightera.com\/freight\/pallet-shipping\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pallet <\/a>(often interchangeably used with skid) is a wooden, plastic, or metal platform consisting of an upper and lower deck. 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