[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":298},["ShallowReactive",2],{"page:\u002Findustries\u002Fwarehouses-with-racking":3},{"tier":4,"sections":5,"faq":195,"sources":196,"related":209,"plate":250,"form":251,"scene":250,"path":252,"crumb":253,"ruler":254,"answer":255,"title":256,"h1":256,"description":257,"type":258,"schema":259,"reviewed":261,"crumbs":262,"jsonld":268},3,[6,32,46,56,99,132,166],{"h2":7,"blocks":8},"Two jobs, two ratings",[9,29],{"t":10,"head":11,"rows":15,"caption":28},"table",[12,13,14],"Job","Rating","Where it is printed",[16,20,24],[17,18,19],"Pallet on beams","Racking load, at a stated span","Rehrig Pacific rackable: 2,000 lb edge rack; Nelson multi-use: 2,700 lb",[21,22,23],"Pallet block-stacked","Static load, the bottom pallet","Up to 30,000 lb on PHS Plastic stackables",[25,26,27],"Pallet moved by forklift","Dynamic load","2,500 to 5,000 lb across PHS Plastic 48 x 40 stackables","",{"t":30,"text":31},"p","Most warehouse demand is for general pallets in the common 48 x 40 in footprint, split between rack service and block stacking. A warehouse that does both needs two ratings, or one pallet whose lowest number clears both.",{"h2":33,"blocks":34},"The risk that racks add",[35,42],{"t":36,"items":37},"ul",[38,39,40,41],"A pallet with no racking rating on its sheet is not rated for beams.","Long loading adds creep; see [the creep guide](\u002Fguides\u002Fplastic-pallet-creep).","Plastic in a rack changes the sprinkler question; see [fire rated pallets](\u002Ffire-rated).","The rack has its own load rating, which limits the pallet.",{"t":43,"title":44,"text":45},"note","Not a substitute for an engineer","The pallet's racking figure is one input to a rack decision, not a sign-off.",{"h2":47,"blocks":48},"Questions for the maker",[49],{"t":50,"items":51},"ol",[52,53,54,55],"What span was the racking load rated at?","Is it for the 48 in or the 40 in side across the beams?","What happens to it after months loaded?","Does the pallet nest when empty, for the return?",{"h2":57,"blocks":58},"A beam load worked out",[59,61],{"t":30,"text":60},"Take a pallet with a 2,000 lb racking load. A loaded pallet of 1,722 lb uses 86.1 percent of it and leaves 278 lb; one of 3,340 lb is 1,340 lb over. Rack engineers also apply their own safety margins, so treat the figure as a ceiling.",{"t":10,"head":62,"rows":67,"caption":98},[63,64,65,66],"Loaded pallet, lb","Share of the racking load","Left over, lb","Within the rating?",[68,73,77,82,86,90,94],[69,70,71,72],"1,722","86.1 percent","278","yes",[74,75,76,72],"1,925","96.3 percent","75",[78,79,80,81],"2,128","106.4 percent","-128","no",[83,84,85,81],"2,431","121.5 percent","-431",[87,88,89,81],"2,734","136.7 percent","-734",[91,92,93,81],"2,937","146.8 percent","-937",[95,96,97,81],"3,340","167.0 percent","-1,340","Example for an assumed 2,000 lb racking load; the maker's span and test method apply.",{"h2":100,"blocks":101},"A stack worked out",[102,104],{"t":30,"text":103},"Take a stackable rated 8,000 lb static. The bottom pallet carries the pallets above it, so with each loaded pallet weighing 2,638 lb it can hold 3 above, a stack of 4. With 6,680 lb per pallet it can hold 1 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":105,"rows":109,"caption":131},[63,106,107,108],"Pallets above the bottom","Stack height","Load on the bottom pallet, lb",[110,115,119,122,125,127,129],[111,112,113,114],"2,638","3","4","7,914",[116,117,112,118],"3,145","2","6,290",[120,117,112,121],"3,652","7,304",[123,124,117,123],"4,159","1",[126,124,117,126],"4,666",[128,124,117,128],"5,673",[130,124,117,130],"6,680","Example for an assumed 8,000 lb static rating; use the maker's figure for the exact model.",{"h2":133,"blocks":134},"Trailers for your volume",[135,137],{"t":30,"text":136},"Suppose 1,400 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 3 of a rackable (540 each). The table runs the same sum for 6 volumes, from 1,400 to 7,330.",{"t":10,"head":138,"rows":146,"caption":165},[139,140,141,142,143,144,145],"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)",[147,149,152,155,158,162],[148,117,117,124,117,124,112],"1,400",[150,112,112,117,112,117,151],"2,580","5",[153,113,112,112,112,117,154],"3,770","7",[156,151,113,112,113,112,157],"4,960","10",[159,160,151,113,151,112,161],"6,150","6","12",[163,154,160,151,160,113,164],"7,330","14","Trailers = pallets ÷ the maker's per-trailer figure, rounded up. An example of arithmetic, not a quote.",{"h2":167,"blocks":168},"Words on this page",[169],{"t":170,"rows":171},"dl",[172,174,177,180,183,186,189,192],[26,173],"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.",[175,176],"HDPE","High-density polyethylene, a tough resin used in many plastic pallets, valued for strength against its weight.",[178,179],"GMA pallet","The 48 by 40 inch North American standard, named for the Grocery Manufacturers Association that popularised it.",[181,182],"Edge rack","A rack arrangement where the pallet rests on the edges of the beams. It is the common test case for a racking rating.",[184,185],"Footprint","The length and width of a pallet deck. It is chosen to fit the container, the drum, the bag or the receiving rack.",[187,188],"Stretch wrap","Elastic film wound around a loaded pallet to hold the load together.",[190,191],"Closed loop","A route where pallets return to the sender after delivery, so the empty trip is a standing cost.",[193,194],"Recycled content","The share of a pallet moulded from reground plastic. Makers print it as a range, often by colour.",[],[197,200,203,206],{"label":198,"url":199},"Rehrig Pacific, 40 x 48 rackable pallet","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.rehrigpacific.com\u002Fsupply-chain\u002Fproducts-and-solutions\u002F40-x-48-rackable-pallet",{"label":201,"url":202},"Nelson Company, 48 x 40 x 4.8 in nestable, stackable, rackable pallet","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nelsoncompany.com\u002Fpallet.cfm?Pallet=296",{"label":204,"url":205},"PHS Plastic, stackable plastic pallets","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.phsinc.com\u002Fpallet\u002Fplastic-pallets\u002Fstackable\u002F",{"label":207,"url":208},"ICC Building Safety Journal, cellulose or plastic","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.iccsafe.org\u002Fbuilding-safety-journal\u002Fbsj-technical\u002Fcellulose-or-plastic-its-not-just-about-shopping-bags\u002F",[210,214,218,222,226,230,234,238,242,246],{"path":211,"title":212,"blurb":213},"\u002Frackable","Rackable Plastic Pallets and Racking Load","Rackable plastic pallets carry a stated racking load across the beam gap. How to read it and which styles have one.",{"path":215,"title":216,"blurb":217},"\u002Frackable\u002Fbeam-span-guide","Beam span","Why a pallet that holds 10,000 lb at rest may hold far less across an open rack span, and what to measure first.",{"path":219,"title":220,"blurb":221},"\u002Fguides\u002Fwhy-standard-duty-nestables-are-not-rackable","Why nestables are not rackable","A standard-duty nestable is built for short empties and floor loads. Rehrig Pacific's 40 x 48 standard-duty and heavy-duty nestable pages list static and.",{"path":223,"title":224,"blurb":225},"\u002Findustries","Industries","Which pallet style food and beverage, pharma, automotive, chemical, export and warehouse buyers ask about.",{"path":227,"title":228,"blurb":229},"\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":231,"title":232,"blurb":233},"\u002Findustries\u002Fpharmaceutical-and-healthcare","Pharma and healthcare","Pharma and healthcare buyers care about a clean surface and a paper trail. Ask what the pallet is made of, how it is cleaned and what documents travel with.",{"path":235,"title":236,"blurb":237},"\u002Fwhere-we-ship\u002Fcorridors","Corridors","Twelve interstate corridors and the warehouse, food and auto industries along each.",{"path":239,"title":240,"blurb":241},"\u002Fstackable","Stackable","Stackable pallets in plastic: the bottom pallet carries the stack, so static rating decides. Footprints, models and trade-offs.",{"path":243,"title":244,"blurb":245},"\u002Fexport\u002Fplastic-export-pallets","Built light","Plastic export pallets built light on purpose, many nestable, with no wood treatment needed. 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