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Pallet Sizes & Standards
What the numbers on a pallet specification mean: the standard footprints in Canada, the United States and Europe, how a pallet is built and described, and what it weighs.
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Skid vs pallet: the same thing, until you look underneath
Skid vs pallet: a skid is a pallet with no bottom deck. Why the bottom was added, who says which word, and which of our plastic pallets are skids.
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Standard pallet sizes in Canada and the US, with a chart of every footprint
Standard pallet sizes in Canada and the US, from the 48 × 40 GMA to ISO 6780 and the Euro pallet, drawn to scale with every figure sourced.
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