The 48x40 GMA Pallet: North America’s Standard, Explained
The 48x40 GMA pallet measures 48 inches long by 40 inches wide, weighs roughly 33–48 lb, and typically carries about 2,5…
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Plain-English guides, honest comparisons, and practical how-tos from people who handle hundreds of thousands of pallets. Answer-first, jargon-light, genuinely useful.
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Wood vs Plastic Pallets: An Honest Comparison
Wood pallets are cheaper, repairable, recyclable, and best for open or one-way supply chains; recycled wood is the lowes…
Read →ISPM-15 & Heat Treatment: The Export Pallet Rulebook
ISPM-15 is the international standard requiring wood packaging used in export to be treated so it cannot carry pests. Th…
Read →The Sustainability Case for Recycled Pallets
Recycled pallets are one of the highest-leverage, lowest-effort sustainability moves in logistics. Each recycled pallet …
Read →How Pallet Recycling Works, Step by Step
Pallet recycling follows five steps: collection from your site, sorting by size and condition, repair of fixable units w…
Read →7 Ways to Cut Your Pallet Costs Without Cutting Corners
You can cut pallet costs 30–60% without sacrificing reliability by switching to recycled stock, matching the grade to th…
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What is The Grain?
It is Evergrain’s library of plain-English pallet guides — grades explained, the 48x40 GMA standard, wood versus plastic, ISPM-15 heat treatment, and practical ways to cut pallet spend. Every guide is answer-first and jargon-light.
How is this different from the Evergrain blog?
Resources are evergreen reference guides you come back to when you need a specification or a decision framework. The blog covers shorter, more topical pieces on market conditions, industry trends, and sustainability.
Which guide should I read first?
If you buy pallets, start with pallet grades explained, then the 48x40 GMA guide. If you ship internationally, read the ISPM-15 heat treatment guide. If you are weighing materials, read wood versus plastic pallets.
Who writes these guides?
The Evergrain team — the same people who inspect, repair, grade, and haul hundreds of thousands of pallets a year. The advice reflects what actually happens on a dock, not what a spec sheet says should happen.
Can Evergrain help me apply what a guide recommends?
Yes. Send us your sizes, volumes, load weights, and routes, and we will translate the guidance into a concrete spec and price. We reply by email, usually the same business day.
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