Of the top pallets used in North America, the most commonly used by far is the Grocery Manufacturers' Association (GMA) pallet, which accounts for 30% of all new wood pallets produced in the United States.[3] The ISO also recognizes the GMA pallet footprint as one of its six standard sizes.Dimensions, mm (W × L)Dimensions, in (W × L)Production RankIndustries Using1016 × 121940 × 481Grocery, many o...

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) sanctions six pallet dimensions, detailed in ISO Standard 6780: Flat pallets for intercontinental materials handling—Principal dimensions and tolerances:[2]Dimensions(W × L) millimetresDimensions(W × L) inchesWasted floor, ISO containerRegion most used in1016 × 121940.00 × 48.003.7% (20 pallets in 40 ft ISO)North America1000 × 120039.37 × 47...

Skids go back to Ancient Egypt and Ancient Mesopotamia at least as far back as the 1st millennium B.C.The development of the forklift and the needs of World War II logistics operations led to substantial use of pallets.References to the early modern pallets types are slim with a string of patents showing parts of the development. The earliest may be a U.S. patent on a skid from 1924 describing Hal...