Wholesale plastic pallets, sized by the trailer
New plastic pallets, sourced by the trailer for your dock. Give us the ship-to ZIP and the footprint. We will size the load.
An example route. The supply point is set when we match a maker to your load; type a ZIP and the route redraws to your state.
- Supply point: where the maker ships from, set per load
- Your dock: the ship-to ZIP you give us
- Lane: the route the load takes, priced as a delivered load
Fill a trailer
A 53 ft dry van takes 30 stack positions of 48 x 40 pallets in one dealer's turned pattern. What goes in each stack is set by the model. The published count for empty nestables runs from 1,200 to 1,800 per trailer; a rackable is 540; a lightweight export nestable is 2,340. Pick a model below.
30 stack positions, the turned pattern one dealer gives for 48 x 40 pallets on a 53 ft dry van. Pick a model to see its published count per trailer.
1,260 per trailer
Rehrig Pacific, 40 x 48 standard-duty nestable
10,000 lb static, 3,000 lb dynamic. 2.50 in nest increment. No rack rating on this spec. One maker's example, not a promise for your order.
Read the spec plate
Every plastic pallet has three ratings, and they are not the same number. Static is highest. Dynamic is lower. Racking is usually lowest, and only some designs carry one at all. Tap a rating.
Example figures from one maker's 48 x 40 rackable pallet: 10,000 lb static, 4,000 lb dynamic, 2,000 lb edge rack. Read your own model's sheet before you order.
2,000 lb
Weight on a pallet that bridges an open rack span. It is usually the lowest rating, and only designs made for racking carry one, so check this one first.
Read the full explanation in static, dynamic and racking load.
Who orders by the trailer
Food and beverage
Food and beverage docks start with paper, not price. FDA does not approve pallet models, so the buyer asks for the resin and colourant documents, and whether the product touches the pallet. Beverage lines stack tall: PHS lists a 56 x 44 beverage pallet at 30,000 lb static.
Pharma and healthcare
A pharma dock keeps the same pallet and the same papers on every reorder. A used pallet listed as pharma and food safe is still not approved for direct food contact, so read each listing word by word.
Automotive
The 48 x 45 matches heavy-duty auto parts bulk containers in North American plants, and closed-loop programmes order it in uniform lots. State the footprint and the three ratings, not a general enquiry.
Warehouse and distribution
A warehouse reads racking load first. Only pallets designed for unsupported racking carry a racking rating, and a fire listing matters where sprinklers were designed for wood.
Export
Plastic is exempt from ISPM 15, so an exporter can skip wood treatment. Light one-way designs trade rating and life for price, and the 48 x 32 Euro footprint is often required for shipments into Europe.
A supplier, not a moulder
We source new plastic pallets from the makers. We do not mould them. That lets us put makers side by side and match a footprint and a rating to the job, and it means we describe a pallet by the maker's own published figures.
Before a first truck, ask any supplier:
- Which model, and what are its static, dynamic and racking ratings?
- What resin, virgin or recycled, and what colourant?
- How many go on a 53 ft trailer, and is that the maker's published figure?
- Is there a fire listing, FM 4996 or UL 2335, if your sprinklers need one?
- Which entry, and does the pallet carry another company's mark?
The long version is on the supplier or manufacturer guide and the manufacturers page.
One load or a standing supply
One load
Give the ship-to ZIP, the footprint, the number of pallets or trailers and the ratings. We come back with a model, a count and what moves it.
A standing supply
A food plant, a bottler or an auto line repeats the same pallet. We write the model, resin, colour and marks once, and attach the papers, so each reorder matches the last.
Start either path with the load quote, or read about bulk plastic pallets.
Custom and export
Makers offer colours, hot-stamped logos on all four sides, RFID compatibility and recycled content. Rehrig Pacific lists up to 30 percent black and up to 10 percent colour recycled content in its heavy-duty nestable. Plastic skips ISPM 15 for export, which is why light one-way pallets exist.
See custom plastic pallets, RFID and custom options and one-way plastic pallets.
Lanes we ship to
We write loads for ship-to addresses in all fifty states. These ten have the most private warehousing and storage jobs (BLS QCEW 2025). The count shows where freight concentrates, not how many pallets a state buys.
- California236,923 warehousing jobs
- Texas175,579 warehousing jobs
- Pennsylvania123,481 warehousing jobs
- Florida105,401 warehousing jobs
- Ohio98,354 warehousing jobs
- Georgia84,730 warehousing jobs
- Illinois80,071 warehousing jobs
- New Jersey76,152 warehousing jobs
- Indiana67,506 warehousing jobs
- New York55,371 warehousing jobs
Metro markets in the dossier: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, Inland Empire, Fresno, Stockton-Lodi, San Francisco-Oakland, Salinas, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Houston-The Woodlands, Laredo, San Antonio-New Braunfels, Austin-Round Rock, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, Savannah. All fifty states.
Questions at the dock
Where can I buy plastic pallets in bulk?
From a supplier that writes the load by footprint, ratings and trailer count. Send a ship-to ZIP and a footprint; see bulk plastic pallets.
How many plastic pallets fit on a 53 ft truck?
It depends on the model. Published figures for empty 48 x 40 pallets run from 540 for a rackable to 2,340 for a lightweight nestable. Use the truckload planner.
Are plastic pallets exempt from ISPM 15?
Yes. Steel, aluminium, plastic and engineered-wood pallets are exempt; wood must be heat treated. See ISPM 15 and plastic.
Can plastic pallets be used for food?
Often, with paper. FDA does not approve pallet models; ask for resin and colourant documents. See food safe plastic pallets.
What is the difference between static, dynamic and racking load?
Static is the load at rest, dynamic the load in motion and racking the load across an open rack span. Racking is usually the lowest. See the ratings guide.
What size is a standard plastic pallet?
The 48 x 40 in GMA footprint is the North American default. See all sixteen footprints.
Ask for a load quote
We answer with the count that fits your footprint, and say where no maker publishes one.