The average steel pallet

The need to eliminate the waste, cost, and inefficiency of wood pallets has been
obvious for some time, and several companies have attempted to introduce
alternative products in plastic, aluminum and steel. We believe that our steel
and galvanized steel pallet will offer the following advantages over other
products in the market:

o     An APL steel pallet will be able to take on a static load of up to
65,000 pounds. Alternative materials like plastic and aluminum can
hold about 20,000 pounds per load.

o     Our steel pallets will be more environmentally friendly as they are
reusable. Plastic and aluminum can be recycled, but because plastic
or aluminum pallets are not as durable as steel, they must be
recycled more often. While wood pallets can be recycled into wood
particles, it is generally not feasible to do so. It is too
dangerous to burn wood pieces from pallets made from hardwoods in
wood stoves because they burn at temperatures that can warp or even
melt residential wood stoves. Any pallets, especially those made
from hardwoods, that are dumped in landfills can take 20 years or
more to decompose.

o     Our steel pallets last long enough to deliver enough repeated


uses to substantially lower average costs. The average steel pallet
has an expected life of 5 years. Single or limited-use pallets are
inherently more expensive than re-useable pallets. Reusable pallets
made of steel can be substantially more cost effective over time
than any other alternative.