Wood Pallets

By Staff -- Logistics Management, 4/1/1999

Shippers and carriers have been paying higher prices for wood pallets and skids over the last three years. Yet thanks to falling lumber prices, the cost of manufacturing pallets actually has decreased significantly. Buyers of wood pallets should start negotiating for better deals, even though strong demand for wood pallets, especially from freight forwarders, makes it harder for the buyer to prevail.

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