Article: Tests Find Wood Pallets Harbor Deadly Food Poisoning Bacteria.

Article: Tests Find Wood Pallets Harbor Deadly Food ...
U.S. Newswire;  October 12, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Wood pallets used to ship food in the Washington Metropolitan Area tested positive ... concerns about the risks wood pallets pose to the nation ... gathered samples from wood pallets located at markets and ...

Article: Comparative performance of new, repaired, and remanufactured 48- ...
Forest Products Journal;  December 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... selected because they are the most common wood pallets repaired and remanufactured in the United ... remanufactured, and Grade A GMA-type wood pallets performed similarly when tested for ... performance improvements of repaired wood pallets. ********** In 2001, an estimated ...

Article: SIC 2448 Wood Pallets and Skids
Encyclopedia of American Industries;      700+ words ...SIC 2448 WOOD PALLETS AND SKIDS This classification covers ... Manufacturing) The manufacture of wood pallets and skids is the largest segment of ... In 2000, about 429 million new wood pallets and skids were manufactured in the ...

Article: The Home Depot to Begin Using Environmentally Sound Alternative ...
PR Newswire;  April 13, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... sound alternative to conventional wood pallets. The system, operated by CHEP ... conventional "one-way" single-use wood pallets are currently discarded as waste after delivery, which makes wood pallets the seventh largest source of municipal ...

Article: Wood Pallets.
Logistics Management & Distribution Report;  April 30, 1999 ;     305 words ... ... been paying higher prices for wood pallets and skids over the last three ... decreased significantly. Buyers of wood pallets should start negotiating for ... even though strong demand for wood pallets, especially from freight forwarders ...

Article: PERFORMANCE OF PALLET PARTS RECOVERED FROM USED WOOD ...
Forest Products Journal;  February 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... wood species used to manufacture new wood pallets. These data have been used in the development ... computer-aided design procedure for wood pallets. PDS helps pallet designers develop ... performance of repaired and reassembled wood pallets. TEST MATERIALS AND METHODS Samples ...

Article: Wood pallets. (Carrier Costs and Demands Affecting ...
Logistics Management (Highlands Ranch, Co.);  June 1, 2002 ;     373 words ...Last time we wrote about wood pallets, we cautioned shippers who buy in bulk that prices would be ... inflation won't return anytime soon. For example, costs to make wood pallets have fallen 1.6% over the same 12-month period. Source ...