00 Plastic pallets, listed by the load they carry.
Plastic pallets for sale, new and used, shipped across the US
Plastic pallets, listed by the load they carry. We list new and graded used HDPE and PP pallets by footprint, deck and the maker's dynamic, static and racked ratings, and quote each line delivered: send footprint, type, quantity and delivery ZIP.
- New and used HDPE and PP pallets
- Listed by load dynamic, static, racked
- Shipped US-wide truckload or LTL
01 Types
Shop by type
Each pallet type is a different answer to one question: what does the pallet have to survive? A nestable saves trailer space on the way back. A rackable spans beams. A stackable sits under other loads on the floor. Food-grade and pharmaceutical models wash or wipe clean, export models keep wood packaging rules out of the shipment, and drum pallets hold steel or poly drums in place.
Every type page lists its construction, the range of loads makers publish for it, the footprints it is usually molded in, and the jobs it should not be given. Ratings on those pages always point back to the maker's sheet for the exact model, because two models of one type can be rated very differently.
02 Sizes
Shop by footprint
Footprint comes first when a pallet has to fit a system that already exists: a rack bay, a conveyor, a trailer pattern, a customer's dock. The 48x40 is the US grocery and general distribution size. The 48x45 belongs to automotive parts, the 40x40 to dairy, the 42x42 to telecom and paint, and the 48x48 and 44x44 to drums and chemicals.
Export loads often need a metric footprint instead: 1200x1000, 1200x800 or 1100x1100, chosen to suit the container or the receiving country. Each size page gives the dimensions in inches and millimetres, who uses it, and how it lays out on a trailer or container floor.
03 Loads
Read a load rating
A maker's sheet gives three numbers, and each one describes a different situation. Dynamic load is the weight the pallet carries while moving on forks or a pallet jack. Static load is the weight it carries sitting flat on the floor, often with other loaded pallets stacked on top; it is usually the highest figure. Racked load is the weight it carries spanning two rack beams with no support underneath, and it is usually the lowest.
Racked load is the number to check if the pallet will span two beams; the static rating doesn't tell you that. Many nestables have no racked figure at all.
04 Used
Used and graded
Used pallet grades aren't standardized between sellers, so we wrote our own and apply them the same way every time. The date clock molded on the underside shows the month and year each pallet was made.
| Grade | What it means |
|---|---|
| Grade A | Whole deck, runners or legs intact, no repairs, clean enough for its next use; rackable only if the model was rack-rated |
| Grade B | Structurally sound, with scuffs, old labels, faded color or minor surface wear; not for racking unless checked |
| Mixed lots | Assorted makers, models and colors, sorted only by footprint and sold by the load |
05 Industries
Industries we supply
Most buyers move to plastic for a reason the pallet has to meet. Dairies and bakeries take wood out of washdown rooms. Meat and poultry plants need decks that can be cleaned between shifts. Pharmaceutical and medical device distributors want surfaces they can wipe. Exporters want to skip heat treatment and the IPPC mark. Automotive suppliers and bottlers run returnable loops where one pallet makes many trips, and cold storage warehouses need resin that stays tough below freezing.
Grocery distribution centers lean on 48x40 rackables, sometimes tagged with RFID for pooled fleets. Chemical and coatings shippers carry drums and IBC totes on square footprints. Fresh produce packers want ventilated decks that drain after hydro-cooling and survive a wet cooler floor.
06 States
Delivery by state
Large orders ship as full truckloads on a 53-foot dry van, which is how most plastic pallets move. Nestables ship far denser than stackable or rackable models; one published heavy-duty nestable 40x48 loads 1,200 to a trailer. Smaller orders travel LTL, sharing a truck with other freight, which costs more per pallet.
Each quote is a delivered price to your ZIP. The state pages cover the interstates, ports, metros and industries that shape how pallets reach each state.
07 Sell
Sell your plastic pallets
Surplus, worn and cracked pallets still have value. Whole ones are bought as pallets; broken HDPE and PP is bought as regrind, valued by weight. Send the count, footprint, resin if you know it, condition and pickup ZIP, and the offer comes back by email.
Pooled pallets marked with another owner's name go back to that owner, and pallets soaked in oil or chemicals can't be ground, so say what a lot carried.
08 Guides
Guides and FAQ
The guides go deeper than a product page can: how to read racked load, when HDPE beats polypropylene, whether nestable or rackable fits your trailer and rack, where plastic wins over wood and where it doesn't, and how ISPM 15 applies to export. The FAQ gives the short answers.
- How to read a plastic pallet's load ratings
- HDPE vs polypropylene pallets
- Plastic pallets vs wood pallets
- ISPM 15 and plastic pallets
- Nestable vs rackable pallets
- Plastic pallet manufacturers and processes
- How to read a used plastic pallet
- How many plastic pallets fit on a trailer
- Washing and sanitizing plastic pallets
- New or used plastic pallets
- Plastic pallet questions
- Plastic pallet cost and pricing
Questions buyers ask
Do you sell used plastic pallets?
Yes, graded A, B or as mixed lots, each defined in plain words. A used pallet is rackable only if its model was rack-rated and it meets Grade A.
Do plastic pallets need ISPM 15 for export?
No. ISPM 15 covers wood packaging, and USDA APHIS lists plastic pallets among the alternatives not subject to its wood packaging rules.
Are your pallets FDA approved?
No pallet is FDA approved; that isn't an FDA status. Food-contact resin rules sit in 21 CFR 177.1520, and a finished pallet's standing depends on its maker's documentation.
09 Quote
Request a quote
Have five things ready and the quote can name models in its first reply.
- Footprint, or the rack, conveyor or container it has to fit
- Deck: solid, open grid or lipped
- Heaviest load per pallet, and whether it sits in a rack
- Quantity, new or used
- Delivery ZIP