CHANGE YOUR PALLET HANDLING SYSTEMS - TOP 5 REASONS TO SLIPSHEET

1. Financial - The cost created in transporting goods on timber or wooden pallets is estimated to be more than 15% of the overall cost of freight. Removing these pallet handling costs from your transport structure allows you to immediately re-capture this cost. The reduction in freight cost is created through two key features of slipsheeting.

Firstly it gives you the option of increasing your volume per shipment by replacing the space previously consumed by the pallet with product.

Secondly it reduces the number of shipments you require to transport the goods.

2. Freight Reduction - By using slipsheets you increase volume per shipment by at least 5% per load. This means the 21st ( based on FCL’s) freight movement is no longer required as you have shipped the same volume in only 20 movements. This has numerous down the line effects in regards to administration, pallet handling, shipping costs and increased market competitiveness.

3. Pallet Reduction - Removing the pallet from your transportation cycle has a long term effect on your overall annual pallet handling cost – a cost saving you can keep. You will still be able to use pallets internally for racking goods, but you no longer need to ship them.

4. Environmental - Reducing the number of shipments to move the same volume has a direct effect on the carbon emissions you are responsible for. With transport being the largest generator of carbon, implementing a slipsheeting strategy directly reduces your carbon foot print.

5. Competitiveness - The landed cost of your product will be lower when using slipsheets as part of your logistics process. This allows your product to be more competitive in your markets and may even allow you to be competitive in new market segments.