Sell 56 x 44 plastic pallets

56 x 44 at a glance

Footprint

56 x 44 in (1422 x 1118 mm)

Example (STK 285)

Dynamic 2,500 lb, static 30,000 lb

What a buyer reads in a 56 x 44 lot

A buyer reads a 56 x 44 lot as beverage stock. The footprint is wider than a GMA pallet, and the sample stackable model, STK 285, lists a 2,500 lb dynamic and a 30,000 lb static rating. A high static rating suits stacked cases of cans and bottles, so buyers want to see whether the decks have been crushed.

A uniform lot of one beverage footprint is among the easiest lots to describe: one size, one style, one count.

Who sells 56 x 44 pallets

• Food and beverageHow this industry's lot is read
• Retail and groceryHow this industry's lot is read

Send this with a 56 x 44 lot

• Whether the pallets are glass or can models
• Photos of the deck for crush marks
• The count, by stack
• The ZIP

Put the footprint, the count and the ZIP into the pile sorter first. It rules the lot sold, returned or scrapped, then hands the same answers to the form below.

Words you will meet

Static load

Weight a pallet carries at rest, or the bottom pallet carries when stacked. The highest of the three ratings.

Stackable

Loaded pallets can sit on top of each other, up to the static rating.

Dynamic load

Weight a pallet carries while moving on a forklift, pallet jack or conveyor.

Racking load

Weight a pallet carries bridging an open span in unsupported racking. Often the lowest rating.

Injection moulding

Pallet made by forcing molten resin into a mould at high pressure.

HDPE

High-density polyethylene, resin code 2. The most common resin in plastic pallets; tough and moisture resistant.

Nestable

Empty pallets stack inside one another, cutting empty storage space by up to 75 percent.

Nest increment

How much height each extra nested pallet adds to a stack.

Multi-trip pallet

A pallet designed to be returned and reused many times.

RFID

Radio tag moulded or fixed into a pallet so it can be tracked.

UL 2335

UL fire-test standard for storage pallets, with an idle pallet test and a commodity storage test.

Commodity classification

Sprinkler design class of stored goods; an unlisted plastic pallet can raise it.

Creep

Slow bending of plastic under a heavy load held for a long time.

Thermoforming

Heated plastic sheet formed over a mould; lighter pallets.

Profile extrusion

Pushing resin through a die to make long shapes that form pallet parts.

GMA pallet

The 48 x 40 in North American standard footprint.

Who asks, and what they need

Closed-loop and captive pallet users

Large uniform lots of one size and style; repair and replacement parts.

Plants changing packaging or pallet size

Retire a whole stock of one footprint at once; want it sold or ground up, not landfilled.

Automotive plants and suppliers

48 x 45 pallets that match bulk containers; closed-loop reuse; heavy dynamic and static loads.

What the sources say

• PHS lists 48 x 40 stackable plastic pallets with dynamic ratings of 2,500 to 5,000 lb and static ratings of 3,000 to 30,000 lb. (phsinc.com)
• PHS Plastic lists 19 nestable 48 x 40 and other-footprint models with dynamic ratings from 1,102 to 3,500 lb and static ratings from 2,204 to 15,000 lb, so 'nestable' spans light export pallets to heavy-duty stackers. (phsinc.com)
• PHS lists a 48 x 48 stackable pallet (STK 207) at 4,000 lb dynamic and 30,000 lb static. (phsinc.com)
• PHS lists a 56 x 44 beverage pallet (STK 285) at 2,500 lb dynamic and 30,000 lb static. (phsinc.com)
• PHS lists a 48 x 32 stackable pallet (STK 783) at 3,500 lb dynamic and 15,000 lb static. (phsinc.com)
• PHS lists its EXP 100 nestable (48 x 40 x 5.2 in) at 78 pallets per stack and 2,340 per truckload, and its EXP 116 (48 x 40 x 5.75 in, 15,000 lb static) at 40 per stack and 1,260 per truckload: a higher static rating comes with fewer pallets per stack. (phsinc.com)
• Rehrig Pacific's 40 x 48 heavy-duty nestable pallet is 48.25 x 40.25 x 6.5 in, weighs 28.5 lb, is rated 10,000 lb static and 3,500 lb dynamic, has a 2.55 in nest increment and 1,200 units per 53 ft trailer; the page lists no racking rating. (rehrigpacific.com)
• That Nelson model lists about 60 pallets per stack and 1,800 per truck. (nelsoncompany.com)
• Rehrig Pacific's 40 x 48 rackable pallet weighs 44.2 lb with a dynamic rating of 4,000 lb, static 10,000 lb and edge rack 2,000 lb. (rehrigpacific.com)
• Rehrig Pacific's 40 x 48 standard-duty nestable pallet weighs 26.5 lb with a static rating of 10,000 lb and dynamic 3,000 lb. (rehrigpacific.com)
• ISO 6780 lists 1016 x 1219 mm for North America, 1000 x 1200 mm for Europe and Asia and 800 x 1200 mm for Europe. (en.wikipedia.org)
• EPA's 2018 municipal solid waste data: plastics generation was 35.68 million tons, of which 3.09 million tons (8.7 percent) were recycled and 26.97 million tons landfilled; natural HDPE bottles were recycled at 29.3 percent. The page gives no pallet-specific or polypropylene figure. (epa.gov)
• Counties with the most private grocery and related product wholesale jobs (NAICS 4244) in 2025, BLS QCEW, counties with disclosed data only: Los Angeles County, California (36,194), Cook County, Illinois (23,404), Miami-Dade County, Florida (14,422), Harris County, Texas (14,172), Dallas County, Texas (12,337), Maricopa County, Arizona (9,996). (data.bls.gov)
• States where meat and poultry processing is the largest share of private jobs in 2025 (BLS QCEW): Nebraska (3.7%), Arkansas (3.1%), Iowa (2.6%), Delaware (2.4%), Mississippi (2.0%); the national share is 0.42%. (data.bls.gov)
• States where dairy product manufacturing is the largest share of private jobs in 2025 (BLS QCEW): Wisconsin (1.1%), Vermont (0.8%), Idaho (0.7%), South Dakota (0.4%), Iowa (0.3%); the national share is 0.13%. (data.bls.gov)
• A used Nelson 48 x 40 x 6.3 in HDPE one-piece pallet weighs 49 lb with 30,000 lb static, 5,000 lb dynamic and 2,200 lb racking ratings. (nelsoncompany.com)

• PHS Plastic: stackable pallets

Keep reading

• Sizes
• 48 x 40 (GMA)
• 48 x 32 Euro
• 48 x 48
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