What should happen to the pallets on your dock?
Dock check reads what arrives on your dock and what you need going out, then says plainly whether each pile is a sell, a clear or a buy.
BOX 01What is arriving on your dock
BOX 02What you need going out
BOX 03What the dock check reads
Assumptions: the reading uses only the size, count and condition you entered. It does not see the pallets, so a pile that looks clean on a form can still grade lower in person. No prices or timelines are assumed.
BOX 04How the dock check reads a pile
Each incoming pile is read on its condition. Clean means no repairs and whole boards, which is what a Grade A pallet is. Repaired means replaced deck boards, plates or plugs, which is Grade B. Broken pallets are cores: a recycler inspects them, repairs what it can and grinds the rest. Mixed piles hold more than one size or grade and are read as a mixed load.
A size counts as standard when it is one of the five footprints the Mid-South ships on: 48 x 40, 42 x 42, 48 x 48, 48 x 45 and 48 x 42. The 1200 x 800 mm Euro pallet and custom sizes are read as narrower markets, so the result asks for exact dimensions.
The outbound need is a buy unless your own incoming piles already match it. If you tick the overseas box, the reading adds that the wood needs the ISPM 15 heat-treatment mark, because a used pallet from the dock only works for export if it already carries it. Send this passes the biggest pile, or the need if you have no pile, to the request form.
FAQQuestions about the tool
Does Dock check give a price?
No. It sorts each pile into sell, clear or buy and explains the words, so the request you send says the right thing first.
What happens when I press Send this?
The request form opens below the result with the request type, size, condition and count filled in from what you entered. You add a name, an email address and a ZIP code and send it.
Can I read more than one pile?
Yes, up to three piles of incoming pallets plus one outbound need. A dock that gets 48 x 40s and 48 x 48s, for example, can enter each as its own pile.
What if my pallets are a size not on the list?
Choose custom size, then give the exact length and width in the request. Odd sizes have a narrower market, which is why the reading asks for dimensions.