A shock-absorbing rest for pallets has an upper or loading panel (1) which is spring-mounted by means of spring devices (3) and is designed in such a way that it only needs to be placed on a pallet. The spring devices are supported on a lower panel (2) which rests on the pallet. The rest engages with laterally arranged panels (9) or side walls (6) over the side edges of the pallet beyond a certain depth, thus ensuring stable guiding of the rest on the pallet. <IMAGE>
