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Hardwood Lumber Outlook: The changing hardwood lumber industry and its subsequent effect on the pallet industry. Read more

Hardwood Use in Pallet Industry: Research indicates that in 2006, 7.26 billion board feet (approximately 17.1 million m3) of new solid wood was utilized by the U.S. wood pallet and container manufacturing industry. During the same year, the study estimates that 5.09 billion board feet (approximately 12.0 million m3) were recovered mostly from used pallets for reuse and recycling. This paper reports the results of a series of studies, conducted over 14 years, on the use of wood by the U.S. wood pallet and container industry. Read more

Entrepreneurial Strategies and Future Outlooks for the Pallet Industry: This is the second article in a series discussing the results of a recent Penn State study aimed at understanding the factors that drive company performance in the wood packaging industry. This installment looks more closely at the overall strategies employed by companies in the pallet industry and how those strategies relate to performance. Read more

Knowledge and Performance in the Pallet Industry: Did you ever wonder why companies in the pallet industry can perform very differently, even though they sell nearly identical products and face very similar environmental conditions? Researchers from Penn State University take a look at various factors to help the industry better understand company performance. Read more

You'll Never Haul Anything More Expensive than Air: Backhauling, as it relates to trucking and logistics, is the return trip of a commercial truck that has transported freight to its destination and is returning over all or part of the same route it took to get there.Both freight brokers and motor carriers heavily rely on one another in backhauling, and in the highly competitive market place we have today, it is a true win-win opportunity for everyone. Read more

Transparency and Traceability in Wood Packaging: Consumers and other parties throughout the supply chain are increasingly asking for more information about the products they are purchasing. Many companies are responding to customer demands by providing an amazing array of information about their products. Read more

A Guide to Understanding and Protecting Your Rights When Dealing with Pallet Pools: Written by attorneys James A. Wilson and Janet P. Holt for NWPCA, this guide is intended to provide you, the pallet recycler, with information and resources to assist you in transacting business with pallet pools. Read morem

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