For pallet recyclers, the first machines a company invests in may be a dismantler and a trim saw. Dismantling machines and trim saws can help a company to reclaim and recycle lumber from used pallets. The...
Ervin Supplies Pallet Trailers Ervin Equipment Inc., a multi-state dealer in semi-trailer fleets, supplies trailers to the pallet and container industry. The company has a large inventory of Wabash plate vans manufactured in the 1990s...
Wood-Mizer Products, a leading manufacturer of portable band sawmills, will mark its 25th anniversary in 2007 with a 17-stop promotional tour across the U.S. and Canada. At each stop, Wood-Mizer will offer sawmill demonstrations, educational workshops,...
Just a few years ago Wal-Mart put RFID on the front burner of business concerns. The winds of change were blowing in the direction of identifying inventory flows. While RFID did not develop as quickly as Wal-Mart and...
(Editor’s Note: This Virginia Tech column is related to the one carried in the February 2006 issue of the Pallet Enterprise. To keep this material as simple as possible and still get the results through to our readers,...
When I’m not moonlighting as a writer for Pallet Enterprise, my day job includes managing a grocery distribution center pallet program. It goes without saying that it is a much smaller component of my responsibility than it used...
Over the last few years increased phytosanitary concern and oversight of wood packaging material (WPM) has irrevocably changed the face of international shipping. While obtaining properly treated and marked packaging is keeping shippers busy, domestic seaports are reporting...
ADAIRSVILLE, Georgia — Bo’s Pallets Inc. is a showcase for equipment and technology to recycle pallets and carefully track and monitor operations. Greg Bowen, owner and president of Bo’s Pallets, has developed a sophisticated automated system to repair...
CONYERS, Georgia — Timber Products Inspection Inc. (TP), a testing and consulting company with expertise in all phases of the wood products industry, was founded in 1969. Although TP was not involved in wood packaging materials until 1990, pallets became...
The federal Form I-9 seems like a simple, one-page form, but it causes confusion for many large and small employers alike. Keeping up with the data, checking for errors, interfacing with government check services, identifying forms that need...