{
  "id": "pallet-weight-by-material",
  "title": "Empty weight of a 48 × 40 pallet, by material",
  "description": "The range of empty weights makers and references give for a 48 × 40 in pallet in each material.",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "page": "https://palletdimensions.com/pallet-weight/",
  "columns": [
    {
      "key": "lb",
      "label": "Empty weight",
      "unit": "lb",
      "numeric": true
    },
    {
      "key": "kg",
      "label": "Empty weight",
      "unit": "kg",
      "numeric": true
    },
    {
      "key": "note",
      "label": "What moves it"
    }
  ],
  "rows": [
    {
      "material": "Wood, stringer (GMA)",
      "lowLb": 30,
      "highLb": 59,
      "sources": [
        "nwpca-pds-example",
        "interlake-gma",
        "wikipedia-pallet",
        "kamps-weight",
        "nelson-gma-spec",
        "csa-sizes"
      ],
      "verified": true,
      "note": "Lumber species and moisture: a new pallet of green lumber sits at the top, a dried one in service near the bottom."
    },
    {
      "material": "Wood, block",
      "lowLb": 55,
      "highLb": 68,
      "sources": [
        "peco-spec-es",
        "kamps-weight",
        "interlake-gma"
      ],
      "verified": true,
      "note": "Softwood. Kamps lists a hardwood 9-block at 123 lb."
    },
    {
      "material": "Plastic, nestable",
      "lowLb": 12,
      "highLb": 18,
      "sources": [
        "nelson-cp4840",
        "nelson-gl4840",
        "nelson-npp4840"
      ],
      "verified": true,
      "note": "Light, one-way or export pallets that nest when empty."
    },
    {
      "material": "Plastic, rackable or pooled",
      "lowLb": 30,
      "highLb": 54,
      "sources": [
        "orbis-p3",
        "orbis-rcko",
        "rehrig-gma",
        "igps-spec"
      ],
      "verified": true,
      "note": "Heavier decks and reinforcement for racking."
    },
    {
      "material": "Presswood (moulded wood fibre)",
      "lowLb": 34,
      "highLb": 39,
      "sources": [
        "nelson-presswood",
        "uline-presswood"
      ],
      "verified": true,
      "note": "Nestable; sold mostly for export."
    },
    {
      "material": "Aluminium",
      "lowLb": 46,
      "highLb": 51,
      "sources": [
        "uline-aluminum",
        "globalind-aluminum"
      ],
      "verified": true
    },
    {
      "material": "Steel, galvanized",
      "lowLb": 65,
      "highLb": 76,
      "sources": [
        "globalind-steel",
        "webstaurant-steel"
      ],
      "verified": true,
      "note": "Both listings are the same Vestil model and disagree by 11 lb."
    }
  ],
  "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": "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": "wikipedia-pallet",
      "title": "Pallet",
      "publisher": "Wikipedia",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pallet",
      "kind": "reference",
      "official": false,
      "checked": "2026-11-14",
      "note": "Its line that a GMA pallet holds “up to 460 pounds” is a typo and is not used."
    },
    {
      "id": "kamps-weight",
      "title": "Understanding pallet weight",
      "publisher": "Kamps Pallets",
      "url": "https://www.kampspallets.com/understanding-pallet-weight-how-much-does-a-pallet-weigh/",
      "kind": "manufacturer",
      "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": "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": "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": "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-gl4840",
      "title": "GL-4840-N-ExNest plastic pallet specification",
      "publisher": "Nelson Company",
      "url": "https://www.nelsoncompany.com/pallet.cfm?Pallet=187&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": "orbis-p3",
      "title": "40 × 48 P3 pallet",
      "publisher": "ORBIS",
      "url": "https://www.orbiscorporation.com/en-us/products/plastic-pallets/stackable/40-x-48-p3-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": "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": "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": "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": "uline-presswood",
      "title": "Pressed wood pallet, 48 × 40 in (H-1032)",
      "publisher": "Uline",
      "url": "https://www.uline.com/Product/Detail/H-1032/Pallets/Pressed-Wood-Pallet-48-x-40",
      "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"
    },
    {
      "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": "globalind-steel",
      "title": "Galvanized steel open-deck pallet 40 × 48 in (Vestil SPL-4048)",
      "publisher": "Global Industrial",
      "url": "https://www.globalindustrial.com/p/open-deck-pallet-galvanized-steel-40l-x-48w-8000-lb-floor-capacity-gray",
      "kind": "vendor",
      "official": false,
      "checked": "2026-11-14"
    },
    {
      "id": "webstaurant-steel",
      "title": "Vestil SPL-4048 galvanized steel pallet",
      "publisher": "WebstaurantStore",
      "url": "https://www.webstaurantstore.com/vestil-spl-4048-48-x-40-x-4-3-4-galvanized-steel-pallet-8-000-lb-capacity/736SPL4048.html",
      "kind": "vendor",
      "official": false,
      "checked": "2026-11-14"
    }
  ]
}