Are crates or pallets better in WARDOGS?

They do different jobs. Pallets feed a FOB — $400 each, 1,800 supplies. Crates are sell-from containers for the front line ($150–$800 by size and armor) that pay a deploy reward plus content sales. A full Ural of large crates measures roughly $3,050 and 22,500 XP per completed run.

How much supply is a pallet in WARDOGS?

1,800 supplies per pallet — confirmed both by community measurement and the item database (September 2026). All four pallet types (build, ammo, fuel, mechanical) carry the same 1,800 and cost $400.

Do crates give supply to a FOB in WARDOGS?

No — crates carry no FOB supply. They are deployable shops: fill them with ammo, meds and grenades, deploy at the front, and earn from the deploy reward (about $500 for a small crate in a zone) plus selling contents to other players. FOB supply comes from pallets.

What is the best cargo for a Ural in WARDOGS?

Pallets if the base is building (1,800 supplies each, $400); large crates if you are running a front-line shop (35 slots, $300, Driver level 16). A full Ural of large crates measured $3,050 and 22,500 XP per completed round trip.

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WARDOGS Pallets vs Crates — Which Loads More Money?

Season 2 (Oct 15) · cargo values official in the S2 notes; run economics community-measured, re-verification in progress

Short answer: they are two different tools, not two flavors of the same box. Pallets feed a base: $400 each, 1,800 supplies, drive them to a FOB. Crates feed players: portable shops you fill with ammo and meds, deploy at the front, and earn a deploy reward plus whatever the contents sell for. A full Ural of large crates measures ≈ $3,050 and 22,500 XP per run — that's retail income, not FOB supply.

The Quick Answer

Cargo	Price	Supply	Slots	Job	Data status
Pallet (build/ammo/fuel/mech)	$400	1,800	36	FOB supply runs	✓ community + database agree
Small crate	$150	—	24	Front-line retail, light loads	database (patch-synced)
Large crate	$300	—	35	Front-line retail, max stock (Driver Lvl 16)	database (patch-synced)
Small / large armored crate	$500 / $800	—	24 / 35	Retail under fire (Pilot Lvl 2 / 15)	database (patch-synced)

Crates carry no FOB supply — the supply column is pallets-only by design. What a crate earns depends on what you fill it with and who buys it; the deploy reward alone is about $500 for a small crate delivered inside a zone. Run your own numbers in the profit calculator; the XP side of these runs is in the driver leveling guide.

The Math Behind a $3,050 Ural Run

The measurement that started the argument, from a public match ledger (September 2026):

Vehicle: Ural — $5,000, unlocks at Driver level 3 (see the vehicles list)
Cargo capacity: 4,500, filled completely with large crates of ammo and supplies
Route: load at base → sell/deliver at the front → return (the round trip bonus is part of the payout)
Result: ≈ $3,050 cash + 22,500 XP per run

Stack two or three clean runs in a session and logistics out-earns most infantry play with a fraction of the risk — no gunfights required. The catch is the truck itself: it's a $5,000 asset, and a Ural lost to an ambush or artillery erases the next run's profit.

Patch 0.1.2 (Sept 30, 2026): pallets deposited into a FOB outside the zone now pay reduced rewards. Runs measured to a Control Zone FOB — like the ledger above — are unaffected. The same patch capped vehicle fly-through rewards and scaled buildable-destruction rewards with build progress (anti-exploit pass; abusers face resets and permanent bans).

Which One For Your Run?

Base is building → pallets. Walls, bunkers and emplacements burn build supply; the ammo, fuel and mechanical pallets refill the FOB's other meters (build priorities in the FOB guide). All four cost $400 and carry 1,800.
Front line is fighting → crates. Infantry buy ammo, bandages and grenades mid-fight. Fill a large crate with 5.56 and meds, deploy it in a zone, and the deploy reward plus sales beat what the empty crate cost you.
Under fire → armored crates. The $500/$800 armored versions shrug off bullets and explosions that pop plain crates (both unlock through Pilot levels).
Unsure → ask the FOB. A base drowning in supply pays you less attention than one raising a wall right now.

Rule of thumb: feeding a base → pallets; feeding players → crates; unsure → ask.

Cargo Tips That Work Either Way

Keep the same truck rolling (S2). The round-trip bonus is gone; consecutive-delivery streaks replaced it — pallets +$250/100 XP per drop in a row (max 10), return trips +$50/25 XP each. Chain deliveries in one vehicle instead of resetting.
Don't run logi solo into a hot map. Check the maps guide for the current Control Zone before choosing a route; artillery and ambush vehicles eat trucks.
Match cargo to the FOB's actual stock. A base drowning in supply pays you less attention than one building a wall right now.
Re-measure after every patch. These are community and database numbers, not official ones — one balance pass can move them.

Oct 18 caveat: an r/WarDogs data thread reports a post-launch hotfix cut streak XP efficiency, possibly making vehicle-reset loops optimal again — unverified, re-measure before betting a session on long chains.

Season 2 official numbers (Oct 15): pallet deploy pays $1,250 (was $2,500) + $250/100 XP per consecutive pallet up to 10 — a 10-pallet chain adds $2,500/1,000 XP on top of base payouts. Crate deploy: small $250 / large $500 (halved), but crate rewards now scale with the supplies inside. Full-cycle S1 ledger ($3,050/22,500 XP) remains as the reference until S2 cycles are re-measured in game.

FAQ

Are crates or pallets better in WARDOGS?: Different jobs: pallets supply a FOB (1,800 each, $400), crates sell at the front ($150–$800 by size and armor, deploy reward + content sales). A full Ural of large crates measures ≈ $3,050 + 22,500 XP per run.
How much supply is a pallet?: 1,800 per pallet — community-measured and database-confirmed (September 2026). All four pallet types carry the same amount and cost $400.
Do crates feed a FOB?: No. Crates carry no FOB supply — they're deployable shops. FOB supply comes from pallets; that's why bases ask drivers for pallets when building.
What's the best cargo for a Ural?: Pallets for base supply runs, large crates for front-line retail (Driver level 17 unlocks them in S2, moved from 16). Keep the same vehicle rolling — S2 streak bonuses reward consecutive deliveries, not resets.

Sources: r/WarDogs community measurements, September 2026 — "Large Crates are better than pallets" thread (supply values, $3,050/22,500 XP Ural run) and the Level 35 Driver thread (round trip bonus confirmed by a BULKHEAD developer); prices, slot counts and unlock levels cross-checked against the MetaForge WARDOGS item database (patch-synced, third-party). Figures are community-sourced, not official; re-verify after each patch. More income routes in the money guide.