Difference Between Skid and Pallet Compare the Difference Between Similar Terms
Wondering what's the difference between a skid and a pallet? Forklifts can access the skids from either side, but pallet jacks cannot. This is because the pallet jack arm is fixed at a certain height and width, and the forklift arm can be adjusted to the ground and left and right
Pallets can be accessed from any of the four sides by a forklift or pallet jack. This is because all four side and center rails are open to allow access to the pallet jack stationary arm.
Why does this matter?
Over the years, many in the shipping industry have used either label to refer to pallets and skids. But the use of pallet jacks is expected to continue to grow as more and more less-than-truckload shipping operations are shifting from all forklifts to a mix of forklifts and pallet jacks due to constraints such as labor shortages and insufficient training. Combine that with the high capacity utilization of LTL trucks on the market today, and suddenly it matters if you're transporting pallets that can be loaded on pallet jacks, or skids that can only be loaded in one direction. This ultimately translates into your shipping costs.
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