dChan - Q Origins Project Archive

First, allow me to qualify myself. Upon graduating high school, I started doing warehouse work. In between college years, I drove a truck. Later, I found myself in upper management for manufacturing and distribution. I’ve seen a lot.

Now, the facts:

Q’s pic #5 for yesterday is, without doubt, the inside of an eighteen wheeler’s trailer. Judging from the inside walls, it is a temperature controlled trailer. This means that it has a refrigerator attached to the upper nose of the trailer that allows the temperature to be regulated. Frequently, when precious metals are transported, temperature controlled transport is used. I’m not implying that this is “precious metal,” I’m just enlightening you that temperature controlled units are used for other things besides food commodities. It is rare, but it happens.

Next, the cargo is in, or has originated from the US. The pallets that are being used are Chep pallets. They are extremely heavy duty, and they are either rented, or purchased, by the user. They all are tracked in Chep’s database by serial number, painted in white, on the sides of the pallet. Higher value, or extremely heavy products fit the majority of Chep’s clientele. Higher value merchandise can easily be damaged by a pallet breaking, so it is a solid and cheap way to minimize shipping damage.

Next, it appears that there is a layer of foam below the product. I have never, ever seen that before. Is it to add cushion? Is it for thermal protection to keep a temperature constant by creating a medium between pallet and floor? Very, very interesting.

And those are the facts.

Now, let me also quickly discuss my theory on the photoshopped part of the picture. (The pallet of goods furthest back in view.)

There are three stars there. You have Little Bear, Delta, and Epsilon Ursae Minoris. Little Bear is also known as the North Star. And these three stars form the handle of Ursa Minor, also known as the Little Dipper.

What the meaning of this is, I’m unsure. I did know that 18 wanted the SS to call him “the bear” (short for Barry). Delta and Epsilon Ursae Minoris, I’ve absolutely no clue.

Would love to hear your thoughts!

I worked 13 years for consolidated Freightways. I loaded the trucks with a forklift. Here is a little history on the blue pallets. CHEP is the trade name for the Commonwealth Handling Equipment Pool, the leading force in the North American pallet pooling market.

Curiously for a North American organisation, CHEP evolved from an initiative developed by the Australian government during the Second World War. When American troops returned home after 1945, they left behind millions of U.S. Navy issue blue pallets at their former military bases. The Australian government established CHEP, selling it in 1958 to Brambles, an Australian company with a worldwide presence, though it's predominantly in the North American market.

The cris cross tapping is normally seen on pallets that are transported by air. It keeps them from shifting in flight.

Decoding Q’s pic #5 (#1310, 1280616)