MMH Pallet Reader Survey: Usage on the Rise

At any given moment in time, there are nearly 2 billion pallets on the move across the United States. New, used, metal, plastic, corrugated, wood or wood composite, pallets are, quite literally, the foundation of the materials handling industry. For those outside of the materials handling industry, pallets might seem like a just basic commodity. [...]

MMH Pallet Survey Results: Wood Still Dominates at 84%

Modern Materials Handling has announced the results of their latest reader pallet survey. Not surprisingly, wood continues to dominate at 84% of usage, with plastic pallet usage at 8% and metal pallets at 2%. Looking back at an earlier MMH pallet survey in 2000, wood pallets accounted for 91% of pallets purchased, down from 97% [...]