Distribution fag, here.

May be late to the party, but can tell you these things for certain:

1) The pallets are CHEP pallets. They are never sold only rented. They are generally used for loads greater than 2000 lbs. This supports the idea that, whatever the load is, is heavy.

2) Strapping tape has been used under stretch wrap. This is an extraordinary step which confirms the boxes are very heavy and subject to high shifting risk.

3) The load has been placed on a "lipped" slip sheet on top of the CHEP pallet. This tends to indicate either a) the load is subject to damage from PIT forks and needs extra protection around the base, b) the load needs extra protection from shifting due to its weight, or c) both.

4) The load consists of a 6-tier TI-HI and has a face of 12 cartons. Because it rests on a standard North American sized pallet (3' x 4',) we know the carton's face is 18" wide (2 wide x 6 high.)

5) The cartons appear to be 12 or 13 inches tall. Each pallet appears to be 60 cubic feet.

6) Because the facing is a "tower stack" and the layers are not alternated, we know the depth must be evenly divided by 4 feet (i.e., 4 x 12" cartons, 3 x 18" cartons, 2 x 24" cartons.)

>>1283072

Light boxes would require neither strapping tape or a CHEP pallet. Stretch wrap, properly applied, has very significant holding power on its own. Not only is there strapping tape used, but there is a TON of strapping tape. No doubt these cartons are very heavy.

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>>1283128

CHEP pallets generally hold more than 1800 lbs. But lets say 2k for simplicity. I have never seen more than 5000 lbs on a single CHEP pallet, nor would I attempt to load mre than 4500 lbs on one. This means the layers must be between 333 lbs and 833 lbs. They could not be gold. A pallet of gold wouldn't (and couldn't for practical reasons,) be more than 30 cubic feet. This is twice that, whatever it is.

>>1283217

Twisting the stretch wrap is called "butterflying" and it has a much different "bow tie" appearance. That is for sure strapping tape. You are right about CHEP pallets sometimes being used for lighter loads. In fact, sometimes the are used for very light loads because the higher clearance the afford reduces the risk of getting your forks stuck in the pallet. In this case, however, the combination of factors (including the extreme professionalism of the wrap job) convinces me it is of significant weight.

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>>1283234

I see nothing to indicate this is a refrigerated unit. There is not necessarily any difference between the appearance of a refer unit and a non refer. Having seen many thousands of both, I cannot even tell you for certain if this is a trailer or a shipping container. I can only tell you it is not a "modern" cargo trailer–it has no rails or ducts. This is probably a container.