The invention relates to the field of logistics, and discloses a logistics apparatus and a method for identifying empty/full state of the logistics apparatus, which efficiently and accurately realizes automatic recognition of empty and full state. The invention includes: a base and side plates at four sides; a foldable mechanism being provided between the base and each side plate so that the side plates can be folded toward the base; and a short-range wireless transmitter module and a short-range wireless receiver module being respectively disposed on the base and at least one side plate; the short-range wireless transmitter module is configured to transmit a wireless signal indicating the identification of the logistics apparatus; and an arbiter, configured to determine whether the short-range wireless receiver module can currently receive the identifier transmitted by the short-range wireless transmitting module, and if yes, outputting an electrical signal indicating an empty state, otherwise, outputting an electrical signal indicating a full state.

Certain embodiments of the present disclosure describe a pallet assembly having a support assembly and a stringer. The support assembly includes a deck and a plurality of blocks that extend from the deck. The deck and the blocks are unitarily formed to create a contiguous outer shell that defines a common internal space that is filled with a support material. The blocks include extension portions that correspond to openings defined in the stringer. The extensions are received in a corresponding opening to attach the stringer to the support assembly.

A reconfigurable pallet/dolly platform includes a top deck that includes a product support surface and an opposing underside. The underside includes pallet support leg attachment areas for receiving pallet support legs when configured as a pallet, and dolly wheel attachment areas for receiving dolly wheels when configured as a dolly. The product support surface includes pallet support leg receiving areas aligned with the pallet support leg attachment areas and configured to engage the pallet support legs from an identical platform stacked thereon when configured as a pallet. The product support surface also includes dolly wheel receiving areas aligned with the dolly wheel wells and configured to engage the dolly wheels from an identical platform stacked thereon when configured as a dolly. Each dolly wheel receiving area partially overlaps with one of the pallet support leg receiving areas.

A bulk material shipping container including a pallet, a compartment mounted on the pallet, a material unloading assembly, and a material loading assembly.

In a transport pallet (1) having an upper side (10), a lower side (11), and at least four side parts (12, 13, 14, 15) or side surfaces arranged between and/or adjacent to the upper side (10) and the lower side (11), the transport pallet (1) can be provided or is provided with at least one rechargeable energy store (2), wherein the at least one rechargeable energy store (2) is configured for supplying energy to at least one electrical or electronic component (9) of a transport vehicle (8), wherein the transport pallet (1) has at least one energy transfer device (4) for transferring energy from the at least one rechargeable energy store (2) to the at least one electrical or electronic component (9) of the transport vehicle (8) and/or from at least one energy source (6, 7) to the rechargeable energy store (2).

A pallet assembly includes a support assembly and a base assembly. The support assembly has a deck molded from a plastic shell material and male fittings that extend away from a lower surface of said deck. The base assembly includes a stringer that defines a plurality of openings which extend through the entirety of the stringer. A female fitting extends completely through each of the openings in the stringer so that the base of each of the female fittings is flush with or extends beyond the bottom surface of said stringer. Each of the male fittings corresponds to a female fitting, attaching said support assembly to said base assembly.

Described herein are units for transportation of cargo, and methods of using them. In some embodiments, the units are collapsible, stackable cargo units. In some embodiments, the cargo units include a generally rectangular base having a front, a rear and two sides, with forklift slots on its front, rear and each side. The cargo units may further include front and rear walls extending upward from the base. The cargo units may further include first and second side walls extending upward from the base between the front and rear walls. The first side wall may have a length greater than the second side wall. The cargo units may further include an integrated lid hingedly attached to one or more of the front, rear, and side walls.

The present application relates to a steel-pipe-embedded structure for a packaging and transportation box of a reel, and relates to a field of a pallet of the packaging and transportation box of the reel, which includes a pallet body embedded with a steel pipe and integrally formed with a steel pipe channel for receiving the steel pipe, in which both ends of the steel pipe channel are closed. In the present application, because the steel pipe can support the pallet body, a strength and a bearing capacity of the pallet body can be effectively improved. Further, a possibility of deformation caused by long term use is reduced, and an exposure of the steel pipe can be effectively avoided, so that a corrosion of the steel pipe is effectively reduced.

A hollow container or box formed from a roof, a first side (i.e., or first upper and lower sides), a second side (i.e., for second upper and lower sides), a rear side (i.e., or rear upper and lower sides), a door (i.e., or upper and lower door), and a base placing the container or box in a fully assembled position. Unique side and end access doors are provided. Each of the sides are releasably coupled or hingedly connected to one another and the adjacent sides are hingedly coupled to the base. Upon releasing the sides from one another and rotating each relative to one another in a particular order along various axis rotation, the container or box is transitioned from a fully assembled position into a flat, parallel orientation, fully collapsed position.

A platform including a top deck is configured to receive a pallet when stacked thereon. The top deck includes at least one integrally formed recessed support configured to receive a pallet support of the pallet. The at least one recessed support includes a perimeter recessed in the top deck and which defines a cavity configured to receive the pallet support.