A pallet of thermoplastic material is provided, as well as a method of making said pallet. The optical disc reader may be a standard optical disc reader or an optical disc reader modified therefrom. A controller in the access network routs the inquiry to and returns a response from the DNS. The front cross-bar is mounted to the first and second side arms and is movable between a locked position, engaging the locking pin to prevent the locking pin from being moved out of the extended position, and an unlocked position, spaced away from the locking pin to allow movement of the locking pin out of the extended position toward the retracted position.