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Pallet 101 Info

Standard 48x40 GMAs

 GMA stands for the Grocery Manufacturers Association, who has set a standard for the industry, and is the most popular pallet.  Wooden pallets typically consist of three or four stringers that support several deck boards, on top of which goods are placed. In a pallet measurement, the first number is the stringer length and the second is the deck-board length. 


There are 2-way and 4-way pallets, which means the ability for a fork lift to grab the pallet.  The standard fork lift access side is the second dimension - as example the 40 side of a 48x40.  Two-way pallets are designed to be lifted by the deck boards. 


The standard 48″x40″ North American pallet, or GMA pallet has stringers of 48 inches and deck boards of 40 inches and was standardized by the Grocery Manufacturers Association. A standard wooden pallet (48 in × 40 in × 6 in) will weigh approximately 33 to 48 lb. Standard GMA pallets can hold up to 460 pounds. 


GMA pallets typically weigh 37 pounds (17 kg) and are 6 1⁄2 inches (170 mm) tall. Their deck boards measure 3 1⁄4 inches (83 mm) wide and 5⁄16 inches (7.9 mm) thick. Other dimensions of pallets have different weight capacities. 

Pallet Top Ten Sizes

Pallets come in many different sizes.  MSP Pallet Recycling can make pallets of any size for our customers.  

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