PECO Pallet Alternative
Red Pallet Rental vs Buying - 2026 Cost Analysis

PECO Pallet (now part of EXL Pallet Solutions) operates the red pallet rental pool as a direct competitor to CHEP's blue pallets. PECO markets itself as a lower-cost alternative to CHEP for retail supply chains. But for operations that don't need a closed-loop retail pallet pool, buying owned GMA white pallets typically delivers significantly lower total costs than either CHEP or PECO rental.

PECO vs CHEP vs Owned GMA Pallets

Pallet Lumber & Sawmill Operations

Stamped kiln-dried pallet lumber, bulk warehouse stock, dimensional yard inventory, raw softwood logs, and sawmill operations - the supply chain behind every custom and standard pallet we ship.

PECO's competitive advantage over CHEP is primarily price - their rental fees tend to run market rate/trip lower. But both models share the fundamental inefficiency of pallet rental: loss fees, damage charges, invoice reconciliation, and pool management overhead. Operations that own their pallets eliminate all of these costs entirely.