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Our own trailers, which is why the dates hold
Flatbeds, curtain-sides and drop trailers running the Front Range daily, plus LTL consolidation for the loads that do not fill a truck.
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RePallet Co. operates its own trailer fleet out of Denver, hauling pallets and reclaimed timber across Colorado and neighbouring states. Equipment includes flatbeds, curtain-sides, dry vans and drop trailers left on customer sites.
Because the same trailer that delivers your order collects your cores, most customers pay for one leg instead of two. Denver-metro scheduling is two to four business days; Front Range routes run weekly.
Equipment and what each is for
| Equipment | Typical pallet count | Best for | Access needed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53' dry van | 560 – 620 stacked | Clean, weather-sensitive loads; long hauls | Dock or leveller |
| 48' flatbed | 440 – 520 banded | Fast forklift loading, mixed heights | Ground-level forklift |
| 53' curtain-side | 540 – 600 | Side loading where a dock is unavailable | Hard standing, forklift |
| Drop trailer (on site) | Filled at your pace | Continuous generators | Parking space and a swap plan |
| Moffett-equipped flatbed | 380 – 420 | Sites with no forklift | Firm ground |
| LTL consolidation | 40 – 180 | Small loads on shared routes | Any |
If you are unsure, tell us what is on your site rather than what equipment you think you need. Dispatch would rather choose the trailer than have to send a second one.
Backhaul pairing, and why it lowers your price
A trailer that delivers 500 pallets to Greeley and returns empty has burned 130 miles of diesel for nothing. Pairing that delivery with a core collection on the same run is the single largest lever we have on both cost and emissions — and it is the main reason we serve a tight geography rather than chasing lanes nationwide.
If your site can both receive and generate pallets, say so when you enquire. Pairing usually takes a meaningful bite out of the freight line, and it is invisible to customers who never mention it.
Loading standards
Pallets are awkward freight: light, tall, and prone to walking around a trailer if they are not restrained. Our drivers work to a fixed loading standard, and we photograph every truckload before the doors close.
- Stacked in columns of 14 – 15 for 48x40, squared and aligned
- Banded in lots of 20 or 25 on request, poly or steel strapping
- Shrink wrap available for weather-exposed flatbed runs
- Load bars or straps every third column on dry vans
- Photographs of the loaded trailer attached to the paperwork
- Weight verified on the yard scale before departure
Lane planning and what we will not quote
We run a tight geography on purpose. Route pairing — a delivery that also collects — is the largest single lever on both cost and emissions, and it only works with density. Here is where that leaves us.
| Lane | Coverage | Equipment | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver metro | Daily | All | Paired on most runs |
| Front Range (Pueblo – Fort Collins) | Weekly consolidated | All | Scheduled windows |
| Western Slope | By arrangement | Truckload | Project basis; I-70 weather dependent |
| Southern Wyoming | By arrangement | Truckload | Regular for larger customers |
| Western Nebraska | By arrangement | Truckload | Consolidated where possible |
| Northern New Mexico | By arrangement | Truckload | Consolidated where possible |
| Eastern Utah | By arrangement | Truckload | Project basis |
| Beyond that | Brokered | Third-party carrier | We say so explicitly on the quote |
Securement, weights and the boring safety detail
Pallet freight looks benign and behaves badly. It is light, tall, and prone to walking around a trailer if it is not restrained. Our drivers work to a fixed standard.
- Stacked in columns of 14 – 15 for 48x40, squared and aligned front to back.
- Banded in lots of 20 or 25 on request, poly or steel strapping.
- Load bars or straps every third column on dry vans.
- Edge protection under strapping on flatbed runs so banding does not cut deck boards.
- Shrink wrap available on weather-exposed flatbed runs.
- Weighed empty on arrival and loaded before departure — a true tare for that combination, not a plate figure.
- Photographed before the doors close, five images attached to the batch reference.
- Axle distribution checked rather than gross weight alone.
The weight trap
A dry 48x40 hardwood pallet weighs about 34 lb; the same pallet after a wet October can run 47 lb. Six hundred of them is the difference between 20,400 lb and 28,200 lb. Euro pallets are worse — at 55 lb each, 500 units is 27,500 lb in a trailer that still looks half empty.
We weigh twice rather than relying on estimates. It takes six minutes and it has kept a number of customers out of a scale-house conversation. The longer version is on the journal.
Emissions, and how we account for them
Freight is the part of our footprint we control most directly and the part most easily fudged. We report net rather than gross, which is to say our own diesel is subtracted from the savings we claim.
| Two separate trips | One paired run | |
|---|---|---|
| Total miles | 296 | 148 |
| Empty miles | 148 | 0 |
| Diesel | ≈48 gal | ≈24 gal |
| CO₂ | ≈490 kg | ≈245 kg |
| Freight legs billed | 2 | 1 |
| Driver hours | ≈6.5 | ≈3.6 |
If your site both receives and generates pallets, say so in your first email. It is invisible to us otherwise and it is usually worth a meaningful share of the freight component on your quote.
Questions people actually ask
Do you haul anything other than pallets?
How far do you run?
Can I collect from the yard myself?
What about deliveries to sites without a forklift?
Do you charge fuel surcharges?
Do you carry insurance for goods in transit?
Can you deliver to a residential address?
What are your hours for collections and deliveries?
Do you charge waiting time?
Can I track a delivery?
Let's keep your pallets in the loop
Whether you have 40 broken cores behind the dock or need 4,000 Grade A pallets a month, the conversation starts the same way.