A base for a cargo container including a bottom plate, a top plate, risers, and a bracket. The top plate has a top surface that faces away from the bottom plate. The risers interconnect the top plate and the bottom plate. The bracket extends between the top plate and the bottom plate and is configured to maintain a distance between the top plate and the bottom plate. The bracket is replaceable from the base without access to the top surface of the top plate.

A method of assembling a pallet using a machine includes folding a first portion of a pallet support column to define a vertical support structure. The method further includes folding a second portion of the pallet support column to engage the vertical support structure. The method further includes gluing at least a portion of the second portion to the first portion. The method further includes coupling the pallet support column to at least one of a bottom member or a top member of the pallet.

A method of assembling a pallet using a machine includes folding a first portion of a pallet support column to define a vertical support structure. The method further includes folding a second portion of the pallet support column to engage the vertical support structure. The method further includes gluing at least a portion of the second portion to the first portion. The method further includes coupling the pallet support column to at least one of a bottom member or a top member of the pallet.

A carrier platform, particularly a pallet for supporting a household appliance, has multiple parallel and spaced-apart support structures and one or more upper plate parts that extend in a depth direction and connect the support structures to each other. The support structures have a couple of spaced-apart planar lower plate parts parallel to the ground. Reinforcement support parts are disposed in a space between the lower plate parts of the support structures and separated from each other at the mutual end sides in a width direction of the carrier platform. The support structures have an intermediate support part disposed in the space between the lower plate parts and between two of the reinforcement support parts.