Western Pallet Magazine February 2022 | Page 27

FEBRUARY 2022

Further Reading

Costly Freight Keeps Rising

The national average spot truckload rates for dry and refrigerated freight jumped to new highs in January, the eighth consecutive month of increases, DAT Freight & Analytics said. 

U.S. Companies Grapple With Surging Costs as Supply Chain Problems Persist

There are wider signs that bottlenecks and shortages in supply chains will start easing by the end of this year. The Port of Los Angeles just reported its busiest January in its history and the backlog of ships waiting to unload there is declining.

PepsiCo Uses Innovative Plastic Alternative in Pallets

The company says that it is using UBQ™ material, developed by the Israeli startup of the same name, to develop a sustainable pallet that uses a small proportion of unsorted household waste, including organics, in its composition. 

CHEP Pallet Theft in Spain

A transporter and a recycler were sentenced to prison terms and payment of compensation for the theft of CHEP pallets.

Paramount Pallet Acquires I.P.S.

Paramount Pallet, a 48forty Solutions Company and a leading Canadian provider of recycled pallets and services, has acquired Industrie de Palettes Standard (I.P.S.) inc. This is the first acquisition Paramount has completed.