Dolly pallet assembly

A pallet comprising a unitary pallet body extending from a front lateral beam to a rear lateral beam with the at least the front and rear lateral beams defining a bottom support surface of the pallet body, and the pallet body defining at least two channels therein, each channel including side walls and a channel bottom surface with at least a portion thereof spaced a first height relative to the pallet body bottom surface, and an entry into each channel defined by the pallet body, each entry including a ramped surface defined by the front lateral beam such that the ramped surface slopes from a front edge of the front lateral beam at a second height relative to the pallet body bottom support surface to a third height relative to the pallet body bottom support surface adjacent the channel bottom surface, wherein the second height is less than the first and third heights, wherein at least two fork-lift tine openings are defined across the body, each of the at least two fork-lift tine openings defining a tine contact surface which is below the first height,

• wherein the lateral beams, ramped surface, and pallet body remains fixed in location and orientation throughout the entire operation of the pallet.