Calculator
Pooled pallets are rented per trip; white-wood pallets are bought and owned. This finds the rental cost where one beats the other.
Break-even rental cost
$7.75
per pallet per trip. A pool quote under this beats buying.
White-wood, per month
$9,300
$7.75 per trip
Pooling, per month
Enter a rental cost
What this leaves out
Pool contracts can include fees this calculator rolls into one number, and buying has costs that are hard to price, like sorting and storing empties. Some of your customers may also require one or the other. More in the guide: pooled vs. white-wood pallets.