Either a load comprising a full standard pallet (see pallet) and the goods placed on its platform or the goods comprising a full standard ISO container. The building up and carriage of unit loads enable great economy and convenience to be realised in the provision of material handling equipment from one industrial user to the next. See The Manufacturing Manager, Ch 18.
An assembly of cartons or cases into a convenient multiple for movement as a composite unit.
Packages loaded on a pallet, in a crate or any other way that enables them to be handled at one time as a unit.
A number of individual packages bonded, palletized or strapped together to form a single unit for more efficient handling by mechanical equipment.
One or more transport packages or other items held together by such means as a pallet, slip sheet, strapping, interlocking, glue, or plastic wrap making them suitable for transport, stacking or storage as a unit.
The strapping or banding together of a number of individual cargo containers in order to create a single unit.
A group of items which are assembled to form a larger packaging unit (e.g. on a pallet held together by a foil) to facilitate handling and loading.
A number of pieces of freight or cargo in a single box or container, or on a pallet held in place by a net, strapping, or similar device to make them suitable for transporting, stacking, or storage as a unit. It is also a single large item packaged for transporting, stacking, or storage.
A number of filled transport packages or other items that are held together by means such as a pallet, slip sheet, strapping, interlocking, glue, shrink wrap, stretch wrap or net wrap to make them suitable for transportation and storage as a unit. The term is also used to describe a single large item suitable packaged for transportation and storage.
Assembly of goods on a pallet for handling, moving, storing and stacking as a single entity
Various cargo carrying devices, or sizes of containers, which carry several smaller shipping packages, including the banding together of a number of individual packages on a pallet to create a single unit.