[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":318},["ShallowReactive",2],{"page:\u002Fguides\u002Fwhy-standard-duty-nestables-are-not-rackable":3},{"tier":4,"sections":5,"faq":217,"sources":218,"related":228,"plate":268,"form":269,"scene":268,"path":270,"crumb":271,"ruler":272,"answer":273,"title":274,"h1":274,"description":275,"type":276,"schema":277,"reviewed":279,"crumbs":280,"jsonld":287},3,[6,33,40,53,95,137,171,180,187],{"h2":7,"blocks":8},"What the sheets say",[9,30],{"t":10,"head":11,"rows":16,"caption":29},"table",[12,13,14,15],"Rehrig Pacific model","Static","Dynamic","Racking",[17,22,25],[18,19,20,21],"40 x 48 standard-duty nestable","10,000 lb","3,000 lb","none listed",[23,19,24,21],"40 x 48 heavy-duty nestable","3,500 lb",[26,19,27,28],"40 x 48 rackable","4,000 lb","2,000 lb edge rack","Manufacturer pages, reviewed November 12, 2026.",{"t":31,"text":32},"p","All three show 10,000 lb static. Only one lists a racking load. A buyer who reads the first number sees three equal pallets; a buyer who reads the third column sees one that is fit for a rack and two that are not rated for one.",{"h2":34,"blocks":35},"Why the design differs",[36,38],{"t":31,"text":37},"A nestable has hollow legs and a deck shaped to let the next pallet sit inside the first. Those features save height and weight, and they remove the continuous rails a rack wants under the deck. The rackable carries more material, weighs 44.2 lb against 26.5 lb for the standard-duty, and gives up the nest: 540 on a trailer against 1,260.",{"t":31,"text":39},"That is 18 lb of extra pallet weight to buy a rating. For a rack-bound pallet the trade is right. For a floor-and-forklift loop it is a cost without a benefit.",{"h2":41,"blocks":42},"What to do if your pallets go on a rack",[43,49],{"t":44,"items":45},"ol",[46,47,48],"Ask the maker for a racking load for the exact model and the beam span.","If there is none, pick a model that prints one.","If you must use an unrated pallet, ask a rack engineer. Do not use the static number.",{"t":50,"title":51,"text":52},"note","The hazard","A pallet that sags on a rack can drop its load. The racking rating exists to prevent that.",{"h2":54,"blocks":55},"A beam load worked out",[56,58],{"t":31,"text":57},"Take a pallet with a 2,700 lb racking load. A loaded pallet of 806 lb uses 29.9 percent of it and leaves 1,894 lb; one of 2,424 lb is 276 lb under. Rack engineers also apply their own safety margins, so treat the figure as a ceiling.",{"t":10,"head":59,"rows":64,"caption":94},[60,61,62,63],"Loaded pallet, lb","Share of the racking load","Left over, lb","Within the rating?",[65,70,74,78,82,86,90],[66,67,68,69],"806","29.9 percent","1,894","yes",[71,72,73,69],"1,009","37.4 percent","1,691",[75,76,77,69],"1,212","44.9 percent","1,488",[79,80,81,69],"1,515","56.1 percent","1,185",[83,84,85,69],"1,818","67.3 percent","882",[87,88,89,69],"2,021","74.9 percent","679",[91,92,93,69],"2,424","89.8 percent","276","Example for an assumed 2,700 lb racking load; the maker's span and test method apply.",{"h2":96,"blocks":97},"A stack worked out",[98,100],{"t":31,"text":99},"Take a stackable rated 30,000 lb static. The bottom pallet carries the pallets above it, so with each loaded pallet weighing 2,503 lb it can hold 11 above, a stack of 12. With 6,545 lb per pallet it can hold 4 above. This is a ceiling on a flat floor for a still stack, not a promise for a stack that moves or waits.",{"t":10,"head":101,"rows":105,"caption":136},[60,102,103,104],"Pallets above the bottom","Stack height","Load on the bottom pallet, lb",[106,111,116,120,124,128,132],[107,108,109,110],"2,503","11","12","27,533",[112,113,114,115],"3,010","9","10","27,090",[117,118,113,119],"3,517","8","28,136",[121,122,118,123],"4,024","7","28,168",[125,126,122,127],"4,531","6","27,186",[129,130,126,131],"5,538","5","27,690",[133,134,130,135],"6,545","4","26,180","Example for an assumed 30,000 lb static rating; use the maker's figure for the exact model.",{"h2":138,"blocks":139},"Trailers for your volume",[140,142],{"t":31,"text":141},"Suppose 2,040 empty pallets come back in a month. At the maker figures on file that is 2 trailers of Rehrig Pacific heavy-duty nestables (1,200 each), 1 of PHS Plastic's EXP 100 (2,340 each) or 4 of a rackable (540 each). The table runs the same sum for 6 volumes, from 2,040 to 10,680.",{"t":10,"head":143,"rows":151,"caption":170},[144,145,146,147,148,149,150],"Pallets to return","Rehrig Pacific Heavy-duty nestable (1,200 per trailer)","Rehrig Pacific Standard-duty nestable (1,260 per trailer)","Nelson Company Nestable, stackable, rackable (1,800 per trailer)","PHS Plastic EXP 116 nestable (1,260 per trailer)","PHS Plastic EXP 100 nestable (2,340 per trailer)","Rackable (540 per trailer)",[152,156,159,161,164,167],[153,154,154,154,154,155,134],"2,040","2","1",[157,134,158,158,158,154,122],"3,760","3",[160,130,130,134,130,158,108],"5,490",[162,122,126,130,126,134,163],"7,220","14",[165,118,118,130,118,134,166],"8,950","17",[168,113,113,126,113,130,169],"10,680","20","Trailers = pallets ÷ the maker's per-trailer figure, rounded up. An example of arithmetic, not a quote.",{"h2":172,"blocks":173},"Questions to put to the maker",[174],{"t":175,"items":176},"ul",[177,178,179],"Is the pallets-per-trailer number for nested empties, or for loaded pallets?","Is there a version of the model with a lower nest increment, and what does it give up?","Where on the pallet is the model name moulded, so a returned stack can be matched to its sheet?",{"h2":181,"blocks":182},"From the dock",[183],{"t":175,"items":184},[185,186],"Hollow legs collect meltwater and grit; a rinse before nesting keeps stacks from sticking together.","A trailer loaded to the roof is limited by cube, not weight, which is why empties are priced by the trailer.",{"h2":188,"blocks":189},"Words on this page",[190],{"t":191,"rows":192},"dl",[193,196,199,202,205,208,211,214],[194,195],"Nest increment","The extra height each additional empty pallet adds to a nested stack, measured in inches. A small increment means a short stack.",[197,198],"Dynamic load","The weight a pallet holds while it is moved by a forklift, pallet jack or conveyor. It is lower than static because motion adds shock.",[200,201],"Stretch wrap","Elastic film wound around a loaded pallet to hold the load together.",[203,204],"Recycled content","The share of a pallet moulded from reground plastic. Makers print it as a range, often by colour.",[206,207],"Pallet pooling","A rental model where a company owns the pallets and moves them between customers, instead of each customer buying its own.",[209,210],"Nest ratio","How many empty pallets fit in the height of one: pallet height divided by nest increment.",[212,213],"GMA pallet","The 48 by 40 inch North American standard, named for the Grocery Manufacturers Association that popularised it.",[215,216],"Cube utilisation","How well loaded freight fills the volume of a trailer or container. 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