Lindsey Shean-Snowden is national accounts manager for Valley Pallet, which is made up of 12 company-owned facilities with coverage stretching over half of the United States. Valley Pallet offers a broad range of wood and packaging products and solutions, including...

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In last month’s article, we covered trucker apps for bypassing weigh stations and inspection sites and apps for finding service and repair on the road. For April, we’re going to look at some apps designed to help truckers navigate the...

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If you are thinking of buying a pallet company, it can very beneficial to learn from a few people who have recently navigated this process. Whether you already own a pallet business and are thinking of expanding through acquisition or...

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The housing market is enjoying a boom time, and home values are soaring, too. U.S. housing gained $2.5 trillion in value last year, according to Zillow, an Internet realtor service. That’s the biggest jump since 2005. Homebuilder company Toll Brothers...

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Some pallet companies are facing steep increases when they renew their property and casualty insurance while still others are scrambling to find an insurer to protect them. The challenge is more pronounced for pallet recyclers. Pallet companies are being squeezed...

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When the controller of a California business received an email from the CEO requesting an immediate wire transfer to a vendor, the transaction seemed routine. Only after the money was sent was it discovered that the vendor was not due...

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If you have ever thought that you are too small or not ideal to apply for government assistance, think again. Dominick Davi, co-owner of Greenway Products and Services, discovered just how helpful government assistance can be as the pallet company...

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Blame it on the construction industry. Pallet design options have historically been more limited in the West than in the East due to the western reliance on lumber sized to meet the needs of home-builders. Weaver Wood is one company...

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When Pal-Serv was looking to improve its grinding operations, the pallet company carefully researched the market before making a decision. Ultimately, the Dallas-based pallet provider decided to go with low-RPM machines from Cresswood Shredding Machinery. They were installed through Cresswood’s...

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The next big thing in pallets has been right around the corner for the last 30 years. I have seen just about every design and concept you can imagine. No matter the technology behind the pallet, it is the logistics...

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