Abstract: A pallet for transporting and storing cylindrical articles whose major axes lie parallel to the support surface, comprising a deck with two integral side-walls and two end walls of trapezoidal cross-sectional shape, each of said end-walls having a surface sloping upwardly and outwardly of the axis of the article to provide for its support. At least one, or optionally both, of said end-walls are releasably detachable from the upper surface of the deck and attachable to the side of the deck so that the end-wall member serves as a ramp along whose sloping surface the cylindrical article may be rolled as it is loaded onto or unloaded from the pallet.