How much do pallets cost?

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  1. Florida Playboy

    Florida Playboy Road Train Member

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    Does anyone know what those pallet resale place give for a regular 40x48?
     
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  3. Chinatown

    Chinatown Road Train Member

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    Usually, from $2.00 to $4.00

    A few "off the wall" places even buy Chep pallets and repaint them; so I've heard.
     
  4. Allow Me.

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    ^^^^ correct. But they don't want busted up junk.
     
  5. 315wheelbase

    315wheelbase Heavy Load Member

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    if you want to sell them $2-$4, if you want to buy them expect to pay $8 up
     
  6. Dakota1358

    Dakota1358 Medium Load Member

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    I haven't had to buy pallets in years but last I remember they were $7 and up.Usually they'll buy them for $2-4.I really don't miss those days.
     
  7. browndawg

    browndawg Medium Load Member

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    Thinking of going in the pallet salvage business? LOL
     
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  8. Chinatown

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    24 pallets on the low side @ $2.00 = $48.00 which helps out on truck stop meals.
     
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  9. PackRatTDI

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    Old pallets around here get collected by recyclers from Juarez
     
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  10. browndawg

    browndawg Medium Load Member

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    Do that 5 times a day and that's a decent living.
     
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  11. Chinatown

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    When I pulled reefers, I always sold the pallets and pocketed the lumper money. $200 - $500 a week tax free cash. The company I worked for let all 6 of us doing the OTR portion of their contract do this. They used it as a benefit to keep us OTR and it worked. The other drivers ran local/regional and didn't have this benefit and didn't know we did.
     
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