[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":271},["ShallowReactive",2],{"page:\u002Findustries\u002Fautomotive":3},{"tier":4,"sections":5,"faq":166,"sources":167,"related":183,"plate":224,"form":225,"scene":224,"path":226,"crumb":227,"ruler":228,"answer":229,"title":230,"h1":230,"description":229,"type":231,"schema":232,"reviewed":234,"crumbs":235,"jsonld":241},3,[6,14,45,55,91,136],{"h2":7,"blocks":8},"Closed loops and containers",[9,12],{"t":10,"text":11},"p","Assembly plants and their suppliers ship parts in returnable containers on a fixed route. The container sets the pallet footprint: 48 x 45 in matches heavy-duty auto parts bulk containers. The pallet comes back empty, so the return leg is a cost to be counted.",{"t":10,"text":13},"Auto buyers pick the footprint from the container and the rating from the heaviest part that rides the pallet. The dynamic rating matters most: parts travel on forklifts and conveyors all day.",{"h2":15,"blocks":16},"The empty return",[17,19],{"t":10,"text":18},"A loop that returns 3,000 pallets a week needs different trailers for different styles. Here is the arithmetic with the maker figures on file for 48 x 40 in; the 48 x 45 in pallet, being larger, will hold fewer, and the maker's own figure should replace these.",{"t":20,"head":21,"rows":27,"caption":44},"table",[22,23,24,25,26],"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)","Rackable (540 per trailer)",[28,33,38],[29,30,30,31,32],"3,000","3","2","6",[34,35,32,36,37],"7,500","7","5","14",[39,40,41,42,43],"15,000","13","12","9","28","Trailers = pallets ÷ the maker's per-trailer figure, rounded up. An example of arithmetic, not a quote.",{"h2":46,"blocks":47},"Questions to put to a maker",[48],{"t":49,"items":50},"ul",[51,52,53,54],"Dynamic load for the heaviest part, with the part on its feet or in a bin.","Static load, if the bins stack in storage.","Per-trailer figures at 48 x 45 in.","Whether the customer specifies the model or just the size.",{"h2":56,"blocks":57},"A stack worked out",[58,60],{"t":10,"text":59},"Take a stackable rated 12,000 lb static. The bottom pallet carries the pallets above it, so with each loaded pallet weighing 1,675 lb it can hold 7 above, a stack of 8. With 5,717 lb per pallet it can hold 2 above. This is a ceiling on a flat floor for a still stack, not a promise for a stack that moves or waits.",{"t":20,"head":61,"rows":66,"caption":90},[62,63,64,65],"Loaded pallet, lb","Pallets above the bottom","Stack height","Load on the bottom pallet, lb",[67,71,74,78,81,84,87],[68,35,69,70],"1,675","8","11,725",[72,36,32,73],"2,182","10,910",[75,76,36,77],"2,689","4","10,756",[79,30,76,80],"3,196","9,588",[82,30,76,83],"3,703","11,109",[85,31,30,86],"4,710","9,420",[88,31,30,89],"5,717","11,434","Example for an assumed 12,000 lb static rating; use the maker's figure for the exact model.",{"h2":92,"blocks":93},"How tall the empties stand",[94,96],{"t":10,"text":95},"Stack height is the other half of the return leg. For the Rehrig Pacific heavy-duty nestable, a stack of 5 stands 16.70 in and a stack of 29 stands 77.90 in, against 188.5 in un-nested.",{"t":20,"head":97,"rows":102,"caption":135},[98,99,100,101],"Pallets in the stack","Nested height, in","Un-nested height, in","Saved, in",[103,107,111,115,120,125,130],[36,104,105,106],"16.70","32.5","15.80",[42,108,109,110],"26.90","58.5","31.60",[40,112,113,114],"37.10","84.5","47.40",[116,117,118,119],"17","47.30","110.5","63.20",[121,122,123,124],"21","57.50","136.5","79.00",[126,127,128,129],"25","67.70","162.5","94.80",[131,132,133,134],"29","77.90","188.5","110.60","Rehrig Pacific heavy-duty nestable: 6.5 in tall, 2.55 in nest increment. Height = 6.5 + (n - 1) x 2.55.",{"h2":137,"blocks":138},"Words on this page",[139],{"t":140,"rows":141},"dl",[142,145,148,151,154,157,160,163],[143,144],"Racking load","The weight a pallet holds when it rests on two rack beams with an open gap between them. It is usually the lowest rating and only exists for pallets built for racks.",[146,147],"Recycled content","The share of a pallet moulded from reground plastic. Makers print it as a range, often by colour.",[149,150],"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.",[152,153],"HDPE","High-density polyethylene, a tough resin used in many plastic pallets, valued for strength against its weight.",[155,156],"Footprint","The length and width of a pallet deck. It is chosen to fit the container, the drum, the bag or the receiving rack.",[158,159],"Cube utilisation","How well loaded freight fills the volume of a trailer or container. Taller or wider-than-floor pallets waste cube.",[161,162],"Nest increment","The extra height each additional empty pallet adds to a nested stack, measured in inches. A small increment means a short stack.",[164,165],"Static load","The weight a pallet holds while standing still on a flat floor, spread evenly across the deck. It is the highest of the three ratings.",[],[168,171,174,177,180],{"label":169,"url":170},"Container Exchanger, plastic pallet dimensions","https:\u002F\u002Fblog.containerexchanger.com\u002Fplastic-pallet-dimensions\u002F",{"label":172,"url":173},"Rehrig Pacific, 40 x 48 heavy-duty nestable pallet","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.rehrigpacific.com\u002Fsupply-chain\u002Fproducts-and-solutions\u002F40-x-48-heavy-duty-nestable-pallet",{"label":175,"url":176},"Rehrig Pacific, 40 x 48 standard-duty nestable pallet","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.rehrigpacific.com\u002Fsupply-chain\u002Fproducts-and-solutions\u002F40-x-48-standard-duty-nestable-pallet",{"label":178,"url":179},"Nelson Company, 48 x 40 x 4.8 in nestable, stackable, rackable pallet","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nelsoncompany.com\u002Fpallet.cfm?Pallet=296",{"label":181,"url":182},"BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025","https:\u002F\u002Fdata.bls.gov\u002Fcew\u002Fdata\u002Fapi\u002F2025\u002Fa\u002Findustry\u002F493.csv",[184,188,192,196,200,204,208,212,216,220],{"path":185,"title":186,"blurb":187},"\u002Fnestable\u002Ffootprints\u002F48x45","48 x 45 in","A 48 x 45 in nestable covers 15.00 sq ft, 112.5 percent of a standard 48 x 40 in pallet, and is the choice for north American automotive plants.",{"path":189,"title":190,"blurb":191},"\u002Findustries\u002Fclosed-loop-manufacturers","Closed-loop manufacturers","A closed loop returns every pallet empty, so the return leg is a standing cost. Nesting cuts it: the same 6,000 pallets take 5 trailers nested and 12.",{"path":193,"title":194,"blurb":195},"\u002Fheavy-duty","Heavy duty","Heavy duty plastic pallets sorted by static, dynamic and racking load, with the style trade-off for each band.",{"path":197,"title":198,"blurb":199},"\u002Findustries","Industries","Which pallet style food and beverage, pharma, automotive, chemical, export and warehouse buyers ask about.",{"path":201,"title":202,"blurb":203},"\u002Findustries\u002Ffood-and-beverage","Food and beverage","Food and beverage buyers want a pallet they can wash, with paper they can show an auditor. FDA does not approve pallet models, so ask the maker for resin and.",{"path":205,"title":206,"blurb":207},"\u002Findustries\u002Fpharmaceutical-and-healthcare","Pharma and healthcare","Pharma and healthcare buyers care about a clean surface and a paper trail. 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