{
  "id": "pallet-load-capacity",
  "title": "Load capacity of a 48 × 40 pallet",
  "description": "Static (floor), dynamic (forklift) and racked load ratings makers give for a 48 × 40 in pallet, by type. Ratings assume an evenly spread load.",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "page": "https://palletdimensions.com/pallet-weight/",
  "columns": [
    {
      "key": "static",
      "label": "Static, on the floor",
      "unit": "lb",
      "numeric": true
    },
    {
      "key": "dynamic",
      "label": "Dynamic, on a forklift",
      "unit": "lb",
      "numeric": true
    },
    {
      "key": "racked",
      "label": "Racked, edge-supported",
      "unit": "lb",
      "numeric": true
    }
  ],
  "rows": [
    {
      "type": "Wood stringer (GMA)",
      "staticLb": [
        2500,
        6000
      ],
      "dynamicLb": [
        2000,
        2800
      ],
      "rackedLb": [
        1558,
        2000
      ],
      "sources": [
        "nwpca-pds-example",
        "kamps-gma",
        "kamps-chart",
        "interlake-gma",
        "csa-sizes",
        "nelson-gma-spec"
      ],
      "verified": true,
      "note": "The 4,600 lb static figure repeated across the web matches Kamps’ design rating. The NWPCA example design rates 4,225 lb static, 2,504 lb dynamic and 1,558 lb racked across the length."
    },
    {
      "type": "Wood block, pooled (PECO, CHEP)",
      "dynamicLb": [
        2800,
        2800
      ],
      "rackedLb": [
        2800,
        2800
      ],
      "sources": [
        "peco-specs",
        "peco-spec-es",
        "chep-spec"
      ],
      "verified": true
    },
    {
      "type": "Plastic, rackable or pooled",
      "staticLb": [
        8400,
        30000
      ],
      "dynamicLb": [
        5000,
        5000
      ],
      "rackedLb": [
        2800,
        2800
      ],
      "sources": [
        "igps-spec",
        "rehrig-gma",
        "orbis-rcko"
      ],
      "verified": true
    },
    {
      "type": "Plastic, nestable",
      "staticLb": [
        3500,
        10500
      ],
      "sources": [
        "nelson-cp4840",
        "nelson-npp4840"
      ],
      "verified": true
    },
    {
      "type": "Presswood",
      "staticLb": [
        6000,
        7500
      ],
      "dynamicLb": [
        1500,
        2500
      ],
      "sources": [
        "nelson-presswood",
        "zoro-presswood",
        "pallet-enterprise-capacity"
      ],
      "verified": true
    },
    {
      "type": "Aluminium (two products)",
      "staticLb": [
        30000,
        30000
      ],
      "rackedLb": [
        5000,
        5000
      ],
      "sources": [
        "globalind-aluminum",
        "uline-aluminum"
      ],
      "verified": true
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "nwpca-pds-example",
      "title": "Pallet Design System specification, drawings and analysis (example printout)",
      "publisher": "Pallet Foundation / NWPCA",
      "url": "https://palletfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/PDS-Specification_Drawings_Analysis-EXAMPLE.pdf",
      "kind": "trade-association",
      "official": false,
      "checked": "2026-11-14",
      "note": "One example design run through NWPCA’s PDS software, not a published standard."
    },
    {
      "id": "kamps-gma",
      "title": "GMA pallet guidelines",
      "publisher": "Kamps Pallets",
      "url": "https://www.kampspallets.com/gma-pallet-guidelines/",
      "kind": "manufacturer",
      "official": false,
      "checked": "2026-11-14"
    },
    {
      "id": "kamps-chart",
      "title": "Pallet sizes take-away chart",
      "publisher": "Kamps Pallets",
      "url": "https://www.kampspallets.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Pallet-Sizes-Take-Away-Chart-2.pdf",
      "kind": "manufacturer",
      "official": false,
      "checked": "2026-11-14"
    },
    {
      "id": "interlake-gma",
      "title": "GMA pallet",
      "publisher": "Interlake Mecalux",
      "url": "https://www.interlakemecalux.com/blog/gma-pallet",
      "kind": "vendor",
      "official": false,
      "checked": "2026-11-14"
    },
    {
      "id": "csa-sizes",
      "title": "Standard pallet size and dimensions",
      "publisher": "CSA Transportation",
      "url": "https://www.csatransportation.com/standard-pallet-size-dimensions",
      "kind": "logistics-provider",
      "official": false,
      "checked": "2026-11-14"
    },
    {
      "id": "nelson-gma-spec",
      "title": "PWN-4840-GMA-S wood pallet specification",
      "publisher": "Nelson Company",
      "url": "https://www.nelsoncompany.com/pallet.cfm?Pallet=308",
      "kind": "manufacturer",
      "official": true,
      "checked": "2026-11-14"
    },
    {
      "id": "peco-specs",
      "title": "Pallet specifications",
      "publisher": "PECO Pallet",
      "url": "https://www.pecopallet.com/specifications/",
      "kind": "manufacturer",
      "official": true,
      "checked": "2026-11-14"
    },
    {
      "id": "peco-spec-es",
      "title": "Pallet spec sheet (Spanish edition)",
      "publisher": "PECO Pallet",
      "url": "https://www.pecopallet.com/pdf/PECO-SP_Pallet_Spec_Sheet_Spanish.pdf",
      "kind": "manufacturer",
      "official": true,
      "checked": "2026-11-14"
    },
    {
      "id": "chep-spec",
      "title": "CHEP North America 48 × 40 in pallet specification",
      "publisher": "CHEP (sheet hosted by Qimarox)",
      "url": "https://www.qimarox.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/CHEP-North-America-48-x-40-inches.pdf",
      "kind": "manufacturer",
      "official": true,
      "checked": "2026-11-14",
      "note": "chep.com itself refused automated reads; this is CHEP’s sheet on a third-party site."
    },
    {
      "id": "igps-spec",
      "title": "Pallet spec sheet",
      "publisher": "iGPS",
      "url": "https://igps.net/resources/pallet-spec-sheet/",
      "kind": "manufacturer",
      "official": true,
      "checked": "2026-11-14"
    },
    {
      "id": "rehrig-gma",
      "title": "40 × 48 GMA rackable 2800 pallet",
      "publisher": "Rehrig Pacific",
      "url": "https://www.rehrigpacific.com/direct-store-delivery/products-and-solutions/40-x-48-gma-rackable-2800-pallet",
      "kind": "manufacturer",
      "official": true,
      "checked": "2026-11-14"
    },
    {
      "id": "orbis-rcko",
      "title": "40 × 48 RCKO LD pallet",
      "publisher": "ORBIS",
      "url": "https://www.orbiscorporation.com/en-us/products/plastic-pallets/stackable/40-x-48-rcko-ld/",
      "kind": "manufacturer",
      "official": true,
      "checked": "2026-11-14"
    },
    {
      "id": "nelson-cp4840",
      "title": "CP-4840-N-100 plastic pallet specification",
      "publisher": "Nelson Company",
      "url": "https://www.nelsoncompany.com/pallet.cfm?Pallet=489&Desc=48x40+Plastic+Pallet",
      "kind": "manufacturer",
      "official": true,
      "checked": "2026-11-14"
    },
    {
      "id": "nelson-npp4840",
      "title": "NPP-4840-N-RackNest plastic pallet specification",
      "publisher": "Nelson Company",
      "url": "https://www.nelsoncompany.com/pallet.cfm?Pallet=296",
      "kind": "manufacturer",
      "official": true,
      "checked": "2026-11-14"
    },
    {
      "id": "nelson-presswood",
      "title": "PWN-4840-PRESS-N presswood pallet specification",
      "publisher": "Nelson Company",
      "url": "https://www.nelsoncompany.com/pallet.cfm?Pallet=313",
      "kind": "manufacturer",
      "official": true,
      "checked": "2026-11-14"
    },
    {
      "id": "zoro-presswood",
      "title": "Recycled pressed wood pallet 40 × 48 in (PWP-4840)",
      "publisher": "Zoro",
      "url": "https://www.zoro.com/zoro-select-recycled-pressed-wood-pallet-40-14-in-l-48-14-in-w-5-58-in-h-2-000-lb-dynamic-pwp-4840/i/G5676781",
      "kind": "vendor",
      "official": false,
      "checked": "2026-11-14"
    },
    {
      "id": "pallet-enterprise-capacity",
      "title": "The science behind pallet load capacity",
      "publisher": "Pallet Enterprise",
      "url": "https://palletenterprise.com/markets-in-transition-exploring-the-science-behind-pallet-load-capacitycan-your-pallet-handle-it/",
      "kind": "reference",
      "official": false,
      "checked": "2026-11-14"
    },
    {
      "id": "globalind-aluminum",
      "title": "Aluminum pallet 40 × 48 × 5¼ in, four-way (New Age)",
      "publisher": "Global Industrial",
      "url": "https://www.globalindustrial.com/p/aluminum-pallet-40x48x5-1-4-four-way",
      "kind": "vendor",
      "official": false,
      "checked": "2026-11-14"
    },
    {
      "id": "uline-aluminum",
      "title": "Aluminum pallet, 48 × 40 in (H-4062)",
      "publisher": "Uline",
      "url": "https://www.uline.com/Product/Detail/H-4062/Pallets/Aluminum-Pallet-48-x-40",
      "kind": "vendor",
      "official": false,
      "checked": "2026-11-14"
    }
  ]
}