tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179703832011-12-14T18:52:01.280-08:00What's a Pallet? You know that wooden thing almost everything gets shipped on....That's my business, I managed a pallet manufacturing company for six years and now I Own it...or ...it owns me! Life IS Good!Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902198860357356321noreply@blogger.comBlogger181100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17970383.post-60529360723767174812007-09-07T05:17:00.000-07:002007-09-07T05:40:57.465-07:00

Biomass plant in Carson City, Nevada planning on using pallets from landfill to provide power to it's correctional facility. (seems like a good idea)The inmates will be used to recover the material from the landfill (another good idea) however the "State" will have to provide workers to do it in the winter. (huh?) Is Nevada's winters so cold that the inmates cannot be in the elements, but the

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Being the owner of a small pallet manufacturing operation I wear many hats. Basically I am the CEO of every single facet of the business. I have been seeing all of these articles about how multitasking can rot your brain and cause stress. Along with these articles are suggestions like do one thing at a time until finished......like I would if I could.I have taken several time management

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NC pallet has been certified through TPI since 2004. They are great to work with and always provide excellent customer service to my export customers not just myself. They are always willing to go the extra mile to keep us informed of the ever changing laws regarding exporting wood packaging and crates.This article does a really good job explaining who they are and what they do.

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I got so excited when I started reading about the new Software in development for managing a Pallet Co. I took over ownership of a small custom pallet business and we are growing. My responsibilities are growing and you will hear me say daily "I wish there were 3 of me" anyway the excitement fizzled when I got to the cost. $20-30, 000. Obviously this is for the high end Pallet company. I will

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I get all kinds of requests from customers looking for quotes on pallets. Some know exactly what they need and how they are designed. Others just say "shipping wants a pallet this size". There are so many variables in Custom pallets ranging from stinger widths to how thick the deck boards are to be and what is the gap variance? This article from Pallet Enterprise does an excellent job in

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We have a customer that wants a fairly big sized pallet that is almost a solid top. This makes it hard for our employees to see the stringers to nail to. They have been utilizing a standard construction chalk line in order to nail straight and to secure the decking to the stringers.This morning they ran out of chalk and I happen to have the kid's sidewalk chalk in my office. I thought that would

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Today my driver tells me of a new innovative way to make sure your fork truck drivers don't have to break to snack. I guess they created a "chip bag holder". This fork truck driver never got off his forktruck, well except to go replace the empty bag of chips.Driving with one hand and munching with the other. NO joke

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Recycling has been great for the company. It has opened us up to a whole other market. What seems to come with recycling though is the odds and ends that I particulars cannot use. However, I know someone, somewhere can. Check out the surplus of pallets and pallet parts below.Are you looking for?Heavy duty pallet materialHardwood and Pine3x4x10' and 12'4x4x10' and 12'7/8 x 3 1/4 x RL1 1/4 x 3 1/4

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As we know most all jobs and life for that matter can cause bouts of stress induced depression. Maybe not "can't get off the couch or out the bed" type depression but just the normal visit of the blues. Alot of times this comes during this time of year when it is cold and dismal. Even in the mildest form depression or the blues can make it hard to motivate yourself to walk or excercise, but

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I hear that all the time. I am a 36 year old woman who has been working in what I call a man's industry now for about 7 years. I reflect back to my childhood when I was chasing after my father and uncle at the car lot. My father worked for Delco Remy but also had a small car lot on the side. If given a choice to clean my room or go to the junk Yard with my father...I chose my father. It didn't

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A lot of people have different opinions on how the increase of demand of lumber for Hardwood flooring will affect the Pallet industry.The pallet industry is pretty tough for a lot of reasons. When I first came into this type of business about 7 years ago, the last thing I ever had to worry about what having to pick up the phone and go through a series of lumber suppliers in order to find one that

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Hey everyone, guess what? I entered a small article on everydayhogwash.com and I was selected to be entered into the Weekly winners circle.Whoever gets the most votes wins $1,000.00. I could so use that. So I am asking each of you to logon and read my article and vote for ME. (Really I am begging) And if you could pass this along to others and perhaps ask them to vote as well, I would greatly

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I would bet I receive at least 3-4 phones calls a day from someone somewhere wanting me to make a donation to their organization. I hear repeatedly "your donation is a write-off you know". Well write offs only benefit companies who have a high profit, but when the bottom line is not that great one has to stay within budget. I try to support my local areas. Each year I donate to a local girls

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I am so excited! I have been actively trying to pursue retrieval and repair pallet jobs to encourage companies to recycle and save resources and money! Guess what. I have found a Native American based pallet brokerage company and with just one contact have managed to get 4 retrieval and repair jobs. The great news is that they are trucking most of them into me and once we sort them and repair

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Being a woman who supervises men (ages 18-32), I feel like I have to watch how I react or modify my reactions as to not be @itchy, or motherlike.....I try very hard to keep the environment light hearted and fun. This kind of work can be gruelling in itself. Cold in the winter and hot in the summer. Dust all year round. Mud in the rainy season, etc. We deal with heavy wood, stinky wood, and all

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Today I am venting about a long term issue with this business...or maybe any business. Employees. I was one for 16 years and even though sometimes things were not as I thought they should be, fair or not fair, I was alway appreciative of the job and new that my paycheck was compensation for my work and that if my boss said he needed me to do something, I did it. My gripe today is for those people

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This is a real gripe for just about anyone I know...gas prices...GRRRR Well when your in a business and you spend quite a lot of money on fuel to deliver your product it can become larger than GGRRRRR. For some time I have watched the diffence with the gas vs. diesel price and it fluctuates in opposite directions. If gas goes up, diesel down and vice versa. Right now in NC, IN the gas is down

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you would not believe how many company's pay to dump perfectly good pallets into a landfill. I have been tempted to try to work out something with the landfill to sort them out before they go in. Pallet companies who recycle, mine included almost cringe when they see dumpsters with pallets sticking out of them. That is like flushing dollar bills to us!When I got into this business I decided I

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