because i am going to the dentist thursday, nervous, asking millions of question on yahoo.
A box is a cardboard carton that you ship things in. You can ship a box (assuming it's not a humongous box) through US Postal Service UPS, Fed Ex etc. A pallet is a wooden frame that you can load boxes on top of. It is designed with slats on the top and bottom with an opening to fit something called a pallet jack or a fork lift inside the opening so you can easily move the pallet and whatever's on top of it.
Plastic pallets are a newer type of pallet that come with their own set of advantages and disadvantages compared to the wooden variety. Heavy duty plastic pallets can be reused many more times than wooden pallets, and their structural integrity remains strong over their lifetime. These types of pallets are also lightweight, at about 70% the weight of wooden pallets, allowing shippers to reduce shipping costs. Their lightweight, nail free design also poses less risk of injury to the warehouse workers who handle them. Plastic pallets are designed to interlock with each other, enabling easy stacking.
