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Sell rackable plastic pallets

A rackable pallet is rated to sit on rack beams and states a racking load. Its rating is the lowest of its three ratings, so a buyer wants to see it.

Last reviewed November 12, 2026

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Rackable: the drawn pallet to inspect

Rackable: the specs

Example weight (48x40): 44.2 lb
Example static / dynamic / edge rack: 10,000 lb / 4,000 lb / 2,000 lb
Material: Co-polymer polypropylene, high-pressure injection molded
Per 53 ft trailer: 540
Note: Built to sit on rack beams. Rack rating is the lowest of the three ratings.

How a buyer reads rackable pallets

A sample 48 x 40 rackable pallet is injection moulded co-polymer polypropylene, weighs 44.2 lb, and is rated at 10,000 lb static, 4,000 lb dynamic and 2,000 lb edge rack. It carries 540 per 53 ft trailer. The spread between 10,000 and 2,000 is the point: the pallet is only as good as its lowest rating.

Options on that model include a two-piece snap-lock design for quick repair, FDA-approved colours, RFID, and up to 15 percent black recycled content. If your rackable pallets have an RFID option fitted, check whether it is a tag with an owner; see RFID-tagged pallets.

Repaired rackable pallets are graded apart. Racking is one of the uses that asks for the maker's say.

Who has rackable pallets to sell

What to send with a rackable lot

The rack rating, if moulded or in your records
Which racks the pallets were used on
Photos of the beam-contact edges
Whether any have been repaired

Choose the style in the pile sorter and it will draw the stack as that style, then carry your answers into the form below.

SOLD

Rackable pallets that are whole, clean and unmarked.

RETURN

Rackable pallets carrying a pool name, logo or RFID tag.

SCRAP

Rackable pallets with cracked, burnt or crushed decks.

Can I put plastic pallets on racking?

Only pallets with a stated racking rating, and only within it. The rating is usually the lowest of the three, so read it.

Does a repair affect a racking rating?

A repair changes how a pallet is graded and may void its rating. Say if any pallets were welded or had a part swapped.

Words you will meet

Rackable: Rated to sit on rack beams, with a stated racking load.
Static load: Weight a pallet carries at rest, or the bottom pallet carries when stacked. The highest of the three ratings.
Racking load: Weight a pallet carries bridging an open span in unsupported racking. Often the lowest rating.
Edge rack: Resting on the rack beams by the pallet's edges only, with no support in the middle.
Runners: Bottom rails that touch the floor or rack and carry the load.
Nestable: Empty pallets stack inside one another, cutting empty storage space by up to 75 percent.
Stackable: Loaded pallets can sit on top of each other, up to the static rating.
RFID: Radio tag moulded or fixed into a pallet so it can be tracked.
Commodity classification: Sprinkler design class of stored goods; an unlisted plastic pallet can raise it.
Recycled-content pallet: A pallet moulded partly or wholly from post-industrial or post-consumer resin.
Dynamic load: Weight a pallet carries while moving on a forklift, pallet jack or conveyor.
Lip: Raised edge on the deck, or an optional soft lip, that keeps the load in place.
Captive pallet: A pallet owned and kept inside one company or loop.
One-way pallet: A cheaper pallet shipped with the load and not expected back.
UL 2335: UL fire-test standard for storage pallets, with an idle pallet test and a commodity storage test.
Creep: Slow bending of plastic under a heavy load held for a long time.

Who asks, and what they need

Warehouses with automated storage: Rackable pallets with a stated rack rating, cruciform base, consistent size for conveyors.
Distribution centres with surplus pallets: Sell or recycle excess lots, mixed makers and colours, broken pallets.
Automotive plants and suppliers: 48 x 45 pallets that match bulk containers; closed-loop reuse; heavy dynamic and static loads.

What the sources say

Rehrig Pacific's rackable pallet has a two-piece snap-lock design for quick repair and options for FDA-approved colours, RFID and up to 15 percent black recycled content. (rehrigpacific.com)
Rehrig Pacific's 40 x 48 rackable pallet is high-pressure injection molded co-polymer polypropylene, with 540 per 53 ft trailer. (rehrigpacific.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)
Nelson Company defines dynamic capacity as the load a pallet carries in motion, always below static; static as the load at rest and the bottom pallet's limit in a stack; racking as the load across an open rack span, often the lowest and given only for pallets designed for it. (nelsoncompany.com)
Static capacity is the highest of the three ratings; racking is often the lowest; dynamic is always lower than static. (nelsoncompany.com)
A Nelson 48 x 40 x 4.8 in nestable, stackable, rackable polypropylene pallet weighs 18.0 lb with ratings of 10,500 lb static, 3,100 lb dynamic and 2,700 lb racking, and is listed as ISPM 15 exempt. (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)
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)
Rehrig Pacific offers the standard-duty nestable with recycled content of up to 90 percent in black, and describes it as 100 percent recyclable. (rehrigpacific.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)
Plastic pallets are made by injection molding, structural foam molding, thermoforming, compression molding, rotational molding and profile extrusion. (en.wikipedia.org)
Rehrig Pacific's heavy-duty nestable can be made with post-consumer or post-industrial recycled material, up to 30 percent in black and up to 10 percent in colour, and is RFID compatible. (rehrigpacific.com)
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)

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