Common Plastic Pallet Sizes

5/4/2023

The standard pallet size in North America is 48x40 and has been for decades. I detailed uses for the 48x40 along with nearly 40 other pallet dimensions in my previous post, Industry Standard Pallet Sizes: A Complete List.

As a follow-up, I am specifically shining a light on plastic pallets and six (6) sizes commonly sold in the US. This post is part 5 of a 10-post series on plastic pallets 101. (Part 4 explains capacity ratings.)

ISO (International Organization for Standardization) approves specific plastic pallet sizes for making global trade easier. These sizes include the North American 48x40 and the Asian 43x43.

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Kirk Henin link

9/1/2024 04:51:35 pm

We are looking for the following:
Plastic nesting pallets.

46" x 21" for use on Racking with support decking.
500 pound capacity
We will be moving these using a forklift

We ship full pallets from our production facility to our warehouse facility.
We ship empty pallets from our warehouse back to production facility.
The requirement is for nesting pallets, so we can densely stack for shipping empty pallets.
We currently use wood pallets and they are cycled back and forth many times.
The ideal item would be a plastic pallet that will nest to reduce shipping costs and can hold up for many repeat cycles.
The pallets should be 4 way accessible with forks.
We are stacking cartons of various sizes, such as 5" x 13", 6-1/2" x 21", 13" x 20".
We pack the pallets with one size carton, so one pallet might container all cartons 5" x 13" or all cartons 13" x 20".
The openings on the top of the pallet have to be small enough that the 5" x 13" cartons will sit flat on the pallet.

Initially we would try a minimum quantity to make sure they are durable and work for our application. If they prove out, we would purchase between 200 and 400 pieces.

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