Why Are Chep Pallets Blue?
CHEP uses blue as a pallet color coding aid as well as a marketing advantage. The blue color makes pallet identification easier. It helps facilitate inventory audits in customer warehouses, for example, or in spotting its pallets from a distance at processing plants or distribution centers.

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Similarly one may ask, what does a blue pallet mean?

Red pallets: pool PECO (The Pallet Exchange Company from the USA) Blue pallets: pool CHEP (Commonwealth Handling Equipment Pool from Australia)

Beside above, how much does a blue CHEP pallet cost? Currently, there are 20,000 to 30,000 active receiving locations in North America. How much then does participation cost? While the cost may vary based on the amount of pallets you use and how long you hang on to a pallet, CHEP estimates the price at between $4.75 to $6.00 per trip.

Furthermore, why are CHEP pallets better?

Pooling Advantages The advantage of a pooling system to the manufacturers and distributors is that they use quality pallet and container products without the initial outlay of buying them. CHEP or any other pool is able to meet any seasonal increases in pallet demand.

How do CHEP pallets work?

CHEP is simple You order the number of pallets you need via our online portal. We deliver them to you anywhere in Germany within 60 hours. You are only responsible for the pallets while they are in your hands. You load the pallets with your products and send them to your customers.

Related Question Answers

Are blue pallets toxic?

The EPA lists methyl bromide as "highly acute toxic"! Methyl bromide has not been used since 2005 in most countries. But, as there are still old pallets in circulation, we reiter our advice to not use MB pallets in any of your projects! Pallets marked with the letters DB only are chemical-free and safe to use.

Does pallet wood rot?

A durable wood has the ability to resist decay in wet outdoor ground contact and a perishable wood species has the least resistance to decay. Because most wood pallets and packaging are expected to last only a couple of years, they are constructed of the least durable species available (the most perishable).
Robert Thorne

Robert Thorne

Automotive & Future Transportation Editor

Robert Thorne covers electric vehicle innovations, autonomous driving systems, global mobility trends, and automotive engineering developments.