Pool Paletten
Explanation:
Here is an interesting site which gives all sorts of info about them - although they are mostly "Mietpaletten", that term is not I contend the one you require:
http://translate.google.de/translate?hl=de&langpair=en|de&u=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pallet
Basically, a number of pallet owners combine, agreeing to accept each others' pallets, and offer them to their customers on a "pool" basis for loading their goods. Then the "pool" pallet can move (with loads) from company A to B to C to D before it gets back to its owner - if indeed it ever does, as many pallets break after a certain number of uses. Of course, all the owners agree to supply a certain number of new pallets to the pool every so often, or the charges for new pallets are divided amongst them.
The railways (used to) have a pallet pool, and you'll often find pallets with their ownership brands - DB, PKP, SNCF, SBB/CFF/FFS, FS etc., though I THINK this pool has been abandoned. Largely due to developments in freight traffic handling. I believe the "Europool" is the biggest pool hereabouts - and might even be you subject.
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