Grades of 48x40

• 7 top and 5 bottom deck boards
• 100% hardwood lumber group III or IV
• 4 way entry
• 6″ wide top and bottom lead boards
• 4″ wide interior boards (top and bottom)
• 5/8″ minimum deck board thickness
• Lead boards flush with end of stringer
• 3.5″ maximum spacing between boards
• No blocks or companion stringers
• Must have good color
• No plates
• No corrugates
• No chipback
• No pine
• No painted pallets
• 9″ standard notches on stringers
• Pallets are clean and free of contaminants (bird or rodent droppings, insects, and spider webs
• Pallets shall have no loose or broken components

This pallet has GMA board configuration. It has no visible signs of repair. Bright wood color. Minimal damage to wood. Often indistinguishable from a new pallet. It is ideally suited for delivery to food and grocery customers. Sometimes referred to as a Sam’s Grade Pallet or a “food-grade” pallet. Up until several years ago, premium pallets were generally understood to have all hardwood materials. With the reduced supply of new pallets entering the available pallet pool in recent years due to the economic recession, it is extremely difficult to find enough completely hardwood premium pallets to satisfy the increasing demand for such pallets. Regardless of claims made, most loads of premium pallets will contain some pine materials.

• 4 way entry
• 7 top deck boards
• Standard 5 bottom board configuration
• Pine and plate acceptable
• 4″ or 6″ wide top and bottom lead boards
• 4″ wide interior boards (top and bottom)
• 1/2 runs stringer repairs allowed on each stringer
• No 6″ or short block repairs on stringer
• Stringer can have no missing wood, allow 1 finger chip-back (missing wood due to damage) on one stringer only.