Most people dismiss the pallet as a basic commodity. Yet whether it’s moving inventory through a warehouse or supporting a point of purchase (POP) display, the pallet impacts every stage of the supply chain—from production and storage to delivery and retail presentation.
In this article, we’ll show how choosing a pressed wood pallet can help you maximize transit space and dramatically improve warehouse storage efficiency.
Why Does Warehouse Space Efficiency Matter?
Every inch of supply chain space is valuable. Whether in transit, in your warehouse, or on the retail floor, square footage is always at a premium. And when that valuable space is multiplied across months of production and hundreds of truckloads, the pallet you choose can drive significant savings.
Your goal is clear: produce and transport as much product as possible—without damaging shipments or slowing down workflows. Efficient pallet storage supports that goal by freeing up manufacturing and shipping space. Inefficient storage, on the other hand, leads to wasted space, under-utilized capacity, and higher handling costs.
That’s where Litco’s Inca Engineered Molded Wood™ pallets come in. Their uniform, nestable design helps
you maximize space and time where it matters most.
3 Ways Pressed Wood Pallets Can Improve Efficiency
1. In Transit
Some of the biggest gains from pressed wood pallets occur before they ever enter your facility. Litco’s Inca-brand Engineered Molded Wood™ pallets are 100% uniform in size and shape, and their nestable form allows pallets to stack tightly during transport.
Traditional GMA-style pallets can vary in board thickness, nail placement, and overall uniformity. These inconsistencies can slow down loading, complicate stacking, and reduce truckload efficiency.
Pressed wood pallets eliminate these problems entirely. Each pallet is molded to exact specifications, producing a consistent, precision-made unit every time. Their fully nestable profile creates enormous shipping advantages.
With pressed wood pallets, you can fit up to 4,200 pallets per truckload, compared to roughly 1,000 traditional wood or plastic pallets—more than a 4:1 space advantage.
Across a full year of inbound shipments, these savings lead to:
- Fewer trucks on the road
- Lower fuel consumption
- Reduced freight and driver costs
In short, choosing the right pallet generates measurable supply chain efficiencies before the pallets reach your facility.
2. In Your Warehouse
If you’re evaluating how to improve warehouse storage efficiency, pressed wood pallets offer one of the simplest, most immediate solutions. Litco’s Inca Engineered Molded Wood™ pallets are specifically designed to maximize warehouse space efficiency, helping you fit more inventory into the same footprint.
Traditional pallets—wood or plastic—cannot be stacked very high without losing stability. Pressed wood pallets, however, can be stacked up to 50 units high in an 8-foot vertical space thanks to their nestable design. This gives you more pallet storage with less floor space, instantly improving warehouse storage efficiency.
Pressed wood pallets offer true four-way entry, enabling faster access with forklifts, pallet jacks, or skid movers. They are also up to eight times stiffer than traditional GMA-style pallets.
A recent study in Results in Engineering confirms that warehouses achieve peak performance and the lowest handling costs when operating at 80–90% capacity. Below this range, unused or underused space creates inefficiencies. Above it, congestion and workflow delays rise.
Pressed wood pallets help maintain the ideal range by enabling denser stacking, faster access, and more consistent load handling.
Because pressed wood pallets are uniform, employees no longer need to compensate for crooked boards or uneven pallet heights.
And finally, pressed wood pallets are up to 33% lighter than comparable hardwood pallets while maintaining exceptional strength. For teams using point of purchase displays, this means lighter loads and fewer concerns about cracked or splintered boards damaging your display-ready cargo.
3. In Retail
The same space-saving advantages continue all the way to retail environments.
When POP displays arrive assembled on pressed wood pallets, stores gain:
- Less backroom clutter
- Faster shelf resets
- More usable retail floor space
- Shorter labor cycles
Their lighter weight also makes store-level movement easier and safer.
Reduce Supply Chain And Warehouse Disruptions
Litco is known for consistent pallet quality. With pressed wood pallets, neither you nor your customers need to worry about pallet condition, alignment issues, storage accessibility, or added weight.
As pressure on capacity utilization increases, the efficiencies that pressed wood pallets offer will become critical for maintaining warehouse storage efficiency.
Learn More, Spend Less, Save Space
Litco’s Inca Engineered Molded Wood™ pallets offer much more than a temporary resting place for your point of purchase displays.
Scientifically and sustainably engineered, they’re designed to save you money, time, and valuable space — and Litco remains the only North American manufacturer producing them.
Our Inca Engineered Molded Wood™ pallets come in a variety of sizes, and are certified to handle loads from light to very heavy. You can find more detailed information about these pressed wood pallets here, or you could contact us directly with any questions. We love working one-on-one with clients like you to tailor the best product for your unique requirements.
