Preparing Shipping Units (Pallets and Monotainers ... - Postes Canada
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Preparing Shipping Units (Pallets and Monotainers ... - Postes Canada
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Addressed Admail<br />
Non-machineable (LCP <strong>and</strong> NDG Presort)<br />
<strong>and</strong> Publications Mail<br />
Choosing the Right Container Solution<br />
<strong>Preparing</strong> <strong>Shipping</strong> <strong>Units</strong> (<strong>Pallets</strong><br />
<strong>and</strong> <strong>Monotainers</strong>)<br />
Labelling Containers <strong>and</strong> <strong>Shipping</strong> <strong>Units</strong><br />
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<strong>Preparing</strong> <strong>Shipping</strong> <strong>Units</strong> (<strong>Pallets</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Monotainers</strong>)<br />
<strong>Pallets</strong> (skids) <strong>and</strong> monotainers (monos) are used to carry:<br />
- Oversize brick-piled mail items, or<br />
- Mail prepared into lettertainers, flats tubs, cardboard lettertainers or<br />
cardboard boxes.<br />
Customersupplied<br />
wooden<br />
pallets<br />
The Container Options<br />
<strong>Canada</strong> Post-supplied plastic<br />
pallets <strong>and</strong> monotainers<br />
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<strong>Preparing</strong> <strong>Shipping</strong> <strong>Units</strong> (<strong>Pallets</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Monotainers</strong>)<br />
<strong>Canada</strong> Post-supplied Containers<br />
We provide you, our Customers, with various container types to<br />
carry mailings. (Free of charge <strong>and</strong> subject to availability.)<br />
Plastic pallets carry<br />
Oversize (O/S)<br />
brick-piled mail or<br />
To order contact:<br />
hardsided<br />
- a Regional Equipment<br />
containers<br />
Coordinator, or<br />
- the National Equipment<br />
Container Facility order desk:<br />
- phone 905.565.0480,<br />
- fax 905.564.6830 or<br />
- email necfteo@canadapost.ca<br />
<strong>Monotainers</strong> carry<br />
Oversize (O/S)<br />
brick-piled mail or<br />
hardsided<br />
containers<br />
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<strong>Preparing</strong> <strong>Shipping</strong> <strong>Units</strong> (<strong>Pallets</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Monotainers</strong>)<br />
Prior to Ordering Containers<br />
Determine<br />
- which containers you need, <strong>and</strong><br />
- how many containers you will need<br />
Consider<br />
- the size of your mail items,<br />
- the volume of your mailing,<br />
- how your mail will be sorted, <strong>and</strong><br />
- how much mail is needed to fill a container<br />
If you are using the NDG presort option, demonstration exercises are posted<br />
online at canadapost.ca/business/ndg<br />
If your are using the LCP option, a list of recognized SERP vendors is posted at<br />
canadapost.ca/am_list<br />
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<strong>Preparing</strong> <strong>Shipping</strong> <strong>Units</strong> (<strong>Pallets</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Monotainers</strong>)<br />
Use <strong>Pallets</strong> to Carry Brick-piled O/S Mail<br />
or Hardsided Containers<br />
Reduces the amount of h<strong>and</strong>ling <strong>and</strong> helps ensure all your mail<br />
arrives at its destination at the same time.<br />
<strong>Canada</strong> Post-supplied plastic pallet:<br />
– you must have an active <strong>Canada</strong> Post Agreement (for any service)<br />
– subject to availability<br />
– minimum order of 40 pallets<br />
Customer-supplied wooden pallet:<br />
─ must use block design pallet as noted in the<br />
Mail Preparation <strong>and</strong> Presortation Guides<br />
posted at canadapost.ca/mailpreparation<br />
─ not returned to customers<br />
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<strong>Preparing</strong> <strong>Shipping</strong> <strong>Units</strong> (<strong>Pallets</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Monotainers</strong>)<br />
- free of charge (subject to availability)<br />
-<br />
Benefits of <strong>Canada</strong> Post-supplied<br />
Plastic <strong>Pallets</strong><br />
address health <strong>and</strong> safety issues associated with<br />
wooden pallets (broken slats, splinters, protruding nails)<br />
- weigh only 9 kg<br />
- easily stacks for storage<br />
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<strong>Preparing</strong> <strong>Shipping</strong> <strong>Units</strong> (<strong>Pallets</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Monotainers</strong>)<br />
Pallet Fill Requirements for LCP <strong>and</strong> NDG Mailings<br />
Carrying brick-piled<br />
O/S mail:<br />
*Generally speaking:<br />
- Local pallets contain mail destined within the city of deposit, <strong>and</strong><br />
- Forward pallets contain mail destined anywhere other than the city of deposit.<br />
** Plastic pallet weighs 9 kg<br />
Minimum (excluding pallet) Maximum<br />
weight** height weight** height<br />
Local* 90 kg 150 mm 900 kg<br />
(including weight of<br />
the pallet – base <strong>and</strong><br />
Forward* 180 kg 300 mm<br />
cap)<br />
Carrying hardsided<br />
containers:<br />
1.5 meters<br />
(including height of<br />
the pallet – base<br />
<strong>and</strong> cap)<br />
Minimum / pallet Maximum / pallet Maximum weight**<br />
18 lettertainers, or<br />
12 flats tubs or 500 mm<br />
(excluding height of the<br />
pallet)<br />
48 lettertainers, or<br />
32 flats tubs, or<br />
1.5 meters (including<br />
height of the pallet )<br />
900 kg including mail<br />
<strong>and</strong> pallet<br />
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<strong>Preparing</strong> <strong>Shipping</strong> <strong>Units</strong> (<strong>Pallets</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Monotainers</strong>)<br />
Use <strong>Monotainers</strong> to Carry Brick-piled O/S Mail or<br />
Hardsided Containers<br />
<strong>Canada</strong> Post-supplied monotainer (mono):<br />
– large, collapsible, steel-frame container<br />
– weigh 97 kg<br />
– subject to availability<br />
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<strong>Preparing</strong> <strong>Shipping</strong> <strong>Units</strong> (<strong>Pallets</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Monotainers</strong>)<br />
Benefits of <strong>Canada</strong> Post-supplied<br />
Monotainer (Mono)<br />
- provided free of charge (subject to availability)<br />
- designed to be double-stacked<br />
- uses little storage space when collapsed<br />
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<strong>Preparing</strong> <strong>Shipping</strong> <strong>Units</strong> (<strong>Pallets</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Monotainers</strong>)<br />
Carrying brick-piled<br />
O/S mail:<br />
Destined within province of<br />
deposit<br />
Destined outside province<br />
of deposit<br />
Carrying hardsided<br />
containers:<br />
Destined within province of<br />
deposit<br />
Destined outside province<br />
of deposit<br />
* Mono weighs 97 kg<br />
Monotainer Fill Requirements<br />
Minimum height Maximum height Maximum weight<br />
50% of the height of<br />
the mono up to 25 mm below the<br />
75% of the height of<br />
the mono<br />
top of the mono<br />
900 kg including mail<br />
<strong>and</strong> mono*<br />
Minimum / mono Maximum Maximum weight<br />
18 lettertainers, or<br />
12 flats tubs<br />
27 lettertainers, or<br />
18 flats tubs<br />
36 lettertainers or 24 flats<br />
tubs, or up to 25 mm<br />
below the top of the mono<br />
900 kg including mail<br />
<strong>and</strong> mono*<br />
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<strong>Preparing</strong> <strong>Shipping</strong> <strong>Units</strong> (<strong>Pallets</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Monotainers</strong>)<br />
Brick-piling O/S Mail<br />
Brick-piling is the method of placing mail items onto pallets or into monotainers.<br />
Ensure the bundles:<br />
- are shrink-wrapped or double-strapped, <strong>and</strong><br />
- do not exceed the maximum bundle thickness of 200 mm (8 in).<br />
Prepare the pallets <strong>and</strong> monotainers<br />
- For pallets:<br />
-place pallet flat <strong>and</strong> line the bottom with<br />
cardboard to cover the holes <strong>and</strong> protect the mail<br />
- For monotainers:<br />
-place a cardboard liner on the bottom <strong>and</strong><br />
between each row<br />
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<strong>Preparing</strong> <strong>Shipping</strong> <strong>Units</strong> (<strong>Pallets</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Monotainers</strong>)<br />
Brick-piling O/S Mail<br />
Building rows onto pallets or into monotainers<br />
- begin the first row by placing bundles lengthwise starting in one<br />
corner building the row until you reach the opposite corner<br />
- cover the entire pallet or monotainer surface with bundles<br />
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<strong>Preparing</strong> <strong>Shipping</strong> <strong>Units</strong> (<strong>Pallets</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Monotainers</strong>)<br />
1st 2<br />
row<br />
nd row<br />
Brick-piling O/S Mail<br />
Building rows on pallets or in monotainers<br />
- build the second row by turning the bundles on a 90° angle covering<br />
the entire first row,<br />
- alternate each row to maintain an even surface <strong>and</strong> load stability,<br />
- add rows of bundles until you reach at least the minimum height<br />
requirement, or<br />
- continue adding rows until the maximum height or weight is reached<br />
1st 2<br />
row<br />
nd 3<br />
row<br />
rd 4<br />
row<br />
th row<br />
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<strong>Preparing</strong> <strong>Shipping</strong> <strong>Units</strong> (<strong>Pallets</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Monotainers</strong>)<br />
Building rows on pallets<br />
Brick-piling O/S Mail<br />
If the pallet is expected to exceed 500 mm in height<br />
- add a cardboard liner at the halfway mark,<br />
- place the row of bundles above the cardboard liner in the same<br />
direction as those below the cardboard liner<br />
For mail with spines<br />
- add a cardboard liner for each<br />
new row<br />
- alternate the facing of the<br />
spines by turning the bundles<br />
180 degrees<br />
Halfway<br />
mark<br />
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<strong>Preparing</strong> <strong>Shipping</strong> <strong>Units</strong> (<strong>Pallets</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Monotainers</strong>)<br />
Securing the pallets<br />
Brick-piling O/S Mail<br />
- Completed pallets must be capped with<br />
wood, sturdy paper or cardboard<br />
- Apply three layers of stretch wrap around<br />
both the pallet cap <strong>and</strong> bottom pallet<br />
- If mail items are irregular in shape, or have<br />
a slippery outer cover, apply four cross<br />
straps* encompassing both the pallet<br />
<strong>and</strong> pallet cap<br />
* Metal strapping is not permitted<br />
Cross straps<br />
Pallet<br />
cap<br />
Stretch<br />
wrap<br />
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<strong>Preparing</strong> <strong>Shipping</strong> <strong>Units</strong> (<strong>Pallets</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Monotainers</strong>)<br />
Stacking pallets<br />
-<br />
Save on Floor Space by Stacking<br />
Multiple pallets going to the same<br />
destination may be stacked on top of<br />
each other provided they are secured<br />
together with straps<br />
Stacking monotainers<br />
-<br />
Designed to be double stacked<br />
regardless of the destination<br />
Max. weight 900 kg<br />
Max. weight 900 kg<br />
each for total 1800 kg<br />
Height of two<br />
monos is 2.23 m<br />
Max. height<br />
1.5 m<br />
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Learn more.<br />
View another tutorial.<br />
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