Grades and builds
- Pallet grades, read off the stack: A, B, C, combo and core.
- Combo and remanufactured pallets: what a rebuild is.
- Block or stringer: how to tell and which to pick.
- Two-way or four-way entry: what the forks can do.
Size, weight and load
- The GMA pallet, measured: 48 x 40 in full.
- How much weight a pallet can hold: static against dynamic.
- How much a wood pallet weighs: ranges, not promises.
Export and stamps
- How to read the HT stamp: line by line.
- ISPM 15 for export from Utah: when a load needs it.
Winter, value and disposal
- Pallets, snow and mould: storing a yard stack.
- What a used pallet is worth: what moves the number.
- How to get rid of pallets: the sensible route.
How these are written
Facts that rest on a standard, a trade body or a measured spec link their source and carry a reviewed date. Where sources disagree, as they do on pallet weight, the guide shows the range and says so. Nothing here is a price.
For a pallet recommendation, the stack finder asks four questions and shows a stack. For the request, go to the quote form. The sizes hub draws every footprint at one scale.
Which guide first
Start with the question that blocks your next step. A buyer comparing offers wants grades and size. A shipper heading for a port wants the export rule and the stamp. Someone facing a full back lot wants the route out, then the worth guide.
- Reading a stack: grades, block or stringer, entry, combo.
- Numbers: weight, load capacity, the GMA footprint.
- Rules: ISPM 15 and the stamp that proves it.
- Handling: winter storage, worth, and getting rid of a pile.
Each guide ends in the same place, a short request that carries what you learned. None of them replaces a racking engineer or a customs broker; they exist so the request you send is specific enough to answer.
Do the guides give prices?
No. A price depends on the size, grade, count, distance and timing of a pile, so the guides explain what moves a number instead of stating one.
Are the figures safe for engineering decisions?
No. Published weights and load ratings vary between sources. Use them to ask better questions and have a qualified person decide anything involving safety.
Which guide is shortest?
The stringer and block comparison. It takes a minute to read and settles most arguments on a dock.