Probably a careless inspection of a group of dishonest production and repair businesses has caused the domestic market to be flooded with cheap, poor quality, and falsified pallets. These can also be dangerous, for example, due to a non-guaranteed loading capacity. According to representatives of manufacturing and repair businesses, the Czech Railways (České dráhy) were were in danger of losing their function as a technical supervisor. And maybe that’s why the Railways decided to act. This May, they have commissioned ZZV-Zemědělské zásobování a výkup, a.s., to ensure the exercise of duties and rights of the so-called technical supervisor related to the guarantee of quality manufacturing
and repair of pallets designated by EUR and ČD trademarks according to the UIC standards. However, because the situation of pallet management is chaotic even at a European level, an interesting further development can be expected.