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# What Types of Pallets Are There?

There are two main kinds of pallets: stringer and block pallets. 

**Stringer pallets** have three longer pieces of wood (a “stringer”) to support the sides and middle of the parallel boards of wood. These are generally 2-way pallets, because a forklift can only pick them up two different ways.  

The parallel pieces of wood for **block pallets** are supported by blocks of wood on the sides and middles of each edge. Block pallets, more commonly known as 4-way pallets since they are the same orientation no matter which way they are carried, are generally used for heavier shipments, because they provide more support for the platform.

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