The term unit load refers to the size of an assemblage into which a number of individual items are combined for ease of storage and handling,[1] for example a pallet load represents a unit load which can be moved easily with a pallet jack or forklift truck, or a container load represents a unit for shipping purposes. A unit load can be packed tightly into a warehouse rack, intermodal container, truck or boxcars, yet can be easily broken apart at a distribution point, usually a distribution center, wholesaler, or retail store for sale to consumers or for use.[2]
- ^ Design Criteria for Ammunition Unit Loads, U.S. DOD, Dept of the Navy, Naval Sea Systems Command, 8 April 1970, MIL-STD-1660, archived from the original on 24 November 2007, retrieved 2008-01-01
- ^ Laundrie (1986), "Unitizing Goods on Pallets and Slipsheets, FPL-GTR-52" (PDF), US Forest Products Laboratory, retrieved 7 April 2020