WARNING: CHEP PALLETS ARE NOT FOR SALE…DO SO AT YOUR OWN RISK!
Warning: CHEP Pallets Not for Sale...do so at your own risk!
Pallet News and Analysis | More Than Pallets
The Pinellas Park Beacon – Tampa Bay Newspapers reports that on January 14, 2010 the owner of D & S Pallets and an employee were arrested for the selling of stolen equipment, namely CHEP pallets. (
Two arrested for pallet theftPinellas Park Beacon - Tampa Bay Newspapers) In an “undercover” operation with the sheriffs department, D & S Pallet sold CHEP pallets after allegedly refusing to return the pallets to a CHEP asset management representative or a Service Center. What are the lessons learned for the rest of us? First, obviously don’t sell CHEP pallets as CHEP never sells or gives up ownership of their assets. (stringer pallet sale excluded) An observation, you never hear of a company being charged with receiving ”stolen” CHEP pallets. If a pallet company sells CHEP pallets to a company, they are more than likely a CHEP customer and the Big Blue pallets will more than likely end up back into the CHEP supply chain. These days, it seems that Brambles is not in the mood for even the smallest infractions from white wood recyclers…with the constant attacks from iGPS on the wood pallet market. Word of wisdom…do not sell CHEP pallets….either return them…or refuse to collect at your core source.