[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":291},["ShallowReactive",2],{"page:\u002Findustries\u002Fclosed-loop-manufacturers":3},{"tier":4,"sections":5,"faq":185,"sources":186,"related":202,"plate":243,"form":244,"scene":243,"path":245,"crumb":246,"ruler":247,"answer":248,"title":249,"h1":249,"description":250,"type":251,"schema":252,"reviewed":254,"crumbs":255,"jsonld":261},3,[6,45,57,69,116,150,155],{"h2":7,"blocks":8},"The return leg, priced in trailers",[9,12],{"t":10,"text":11},"p","Plastics, parts and component plants often ship to one customer and take the pallets back. The loaded trip pays for itself; the empty trip has to be counted. The per-trailer figures makers print make that arithmetic possible.",{"t":13,"head":14,"rows":22,"caption":44},"table",[15,16,17,18,19,20,21],"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)",[23,28,32,38],[24,25,26,26,26,26,27],"2,500","3","2","5",[29,27,27,30,27,25,31],"6,000","4","12",[33,34,34,35,34,36,37],"12,000","10","7","6","23",[39,40,40,41,40,42,43],"24,000","20","14","11","45","Trailers = pallets ÷ the maker's per-trailer figure, rounded up. An example of arithmetic, not a quote.",{"h2":46,"blocks":47},"What to weigh against the saving",[48,55],{"t":49,"items":50},"ul",[51,52,53,54],"Rating: the best nesters are the lightest and carry the least.","Racking: standard-duty nestables list no racking load.","Handling: stacks of empties have a height limit for safety.","Customer: some loops fix the model.",{"t":10,"text":56},"Rehrig Pacific's heavy-duty nestable carries 10,000 lb static and 3,500 lb dynamic and still nests at 2.55 in. For many loops it is the pallet that clears the rating and the return.",{"h2":58,"blocks":59},"Counting the loop",[60,67],{"t":61,"items":62},"ol",[63,64,65,66],"Count pallets returned per week.","Take a maker's per-trailer figure for the model.","Divide and round up.","Compare the nestable with a stackable or rackable.",{"t":10,"text":68},"The [calculator](\u002Fnest-calculator) does it with a click; the [nest ratio guide](\u002Fguides\u002Fnest-ratio-explained) shows where the numbers come from.",{"h2":70,"blocks":71},"How tall the empties stand",[72,74],{"t":10,"text":73},"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":13,"head":75,"rows":80,"caption":115},[76,77,78,79],"Pallets in the stack","Nested height, in","Un-nested height, in","Saved, in",[81,85,90,95,100,105,110],[27,82,83,84],"16.70","32.5","15.80",[86,87,88,89],"9","26.90","58.5","31.60",[91,92,93,94],"13","37.10","84.5","47.40",[96,97,98,99],"17","47.30","110.5","63.20",[101,102,103,104],"21","57.50","136.5","79.00",[106,107,108,109],"25","67.70","162.5","94.80",[111,112,113,114],"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":117,"blocks":118},"A stack worked out",[119,121],{"t":10,"text":120},"Take a stackable rated 30,000 lb static. The bottom pallet carries the pallets above it, so with each loaded pallet weighing 3,958 lb it can hold 7 above, a stack of 8. With 8,000 lb per pallet it can hold 3 above. This is a ceiling on a flat floor for a still stack, not a promise for a stack that moves or waits.",{"t":13,"head":122,"rows":127,"caption":149},[123,124,125,126],"Loaded pallet, lb","Pallets above the bottom","Stack height","Load on the bottom pallet, lb",[128,132,135,138,141,144,147],[129,35,130,131],"3,958","8","27,706",[133,36,35,134],"4,465","26,790",[136,36,35,137],"4,972","29,832",[139,27,36,140],"5,479","27,395",[142,27,36,143],"5,986","29,930",[145,30,27,146],"6,993","27,972",[148,25,30,39],"8,000","Example for an assumed 30,000 lb static rating; use the maker's figure for the exact model.",{"h2":151,"blocks":152},"What a closed loop depends on",[153],{"t":10,"text":154},"A loop works when pallets come back in the numbers they left, so the quiet cost is shrinkage: the ones that never return. Track them by count at each hand-off, and the nest figure becomes a statement about stack height at your own dock rather than only about trailers.",{"h2":156,"blocks":157},"Words on this page",[158],{"t":159,"rows":160},"dl",[161,164,167,170,173,176,179,182],[162,163],"GMA pallet","The 48 by 40 inch North American standard, named for the Grocery Manufacturers Association that popularised it.",[165,166],"Closed loop","A route where pallets return to the sender after delivery, so the empty trip is a standing cost.",[168,169],"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.",[171,172],"Stretch wrap","Elastic film wound around a loaded pallet to hold the load together.",[174,175],"Nest increment","The extra height each additional empty pallet adds to a nested stack, measured in inches. 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It is lower than static because motion adds shock.",[183,184],"Dunnage","Loose material used to support or secure cargo inside a trailer or container.",[],[187,190,193,196,199],{"label":188,"url":189},"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":191,"url":192},"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":194,"url":195},"PHS Plastic, nestable plastic pallets","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.phsinc.com\u002Fpallet\u002Fplastic-pallets\u002Fnestable\u002F",{"label":197,"url":198},"Nelson Company, 48 x 40 x 4.8 in nestable, stackable, rackable pallet","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nelsoncompany.com\u002Fpallet.cfm?Pallet=296",{"label":200,"url":201},"Rehrig Pacific, 40 x 48 rackable pallet","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.rehrigpacific.com\u002Fsupply-chain\u002Fproducts-and-solutions\u002F40-x-48-rackable-pallet",[203,207,211,215,219,223,227,231,235,239],{"path":204,"title":205,"blurb":206},"\u002Fnestable","Nestable Plastic Pallets by Footprint","Nestable plastic pallets sorted by footprint, rating and pallets per stack, with the empty-trailer count worked out.",{"path":208,"title":209,"blurb":210},"\u002Fnest-calculator","Nest calculator","Pick a footprint and style, enter stacks, and see how many nestable pallets fit an empty 53 ft trailer against loaded ones.",{"path":212,"title":213,"blurb":214},"\u002Fguides\u002Fhow-many-nestable-pallets-fit-on-a-truck","How many fit a truck","On a 53 ft trailer, makers print 1,200 to 2,340 nestable 48 x 40 pallets. 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