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Mixed Load Pallets

A mixed load combines pallet grades, and possibly sizes or styles, without the clean A/B sort of a combo; expect to sort it.

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About Mixed Load Pallets

A mixed pallet load is an unsorted or partly sorted lot of used pallets. It can hold any combination of Grade A, B and C, and often more than one footprint or construction: 48x40 stringer pallets alongside block pallets, odd sizes and heavy-duty pallets. Some pallets in the lot may need repair before use.

The difference from a combo load is the sort. A combo is one footprint with every pallet at Grade B or better. A mixed load carries no such guarantee, so the buyer does the sorting: pulling usable pallets by size and grade, and repairing, reselling or disposing of the rest.

That makes a mixed load a fit for pallet recyclers, repair yards and operations with the labor and yard space to sort. For a buyer who needs a fixed count of one size at a known grade, it is the wrong lot.

What to Look For When Buying

  • A listed breakdown of sizes and grades, or photos that show it
  • Share of pallets that need repair before use
  • Odd sizes or block pallets your equipment cannot handle
  • Whether broken pallets are included in the count

Ideal For

  • Pallet recyclers and repair yards sorting for resale
  • Operations with sorting labor and yard space
  • Buyers who need several sizes at once
  • Lumber recovery

Not Recommended For

  • Buyers who need a fixed count of one size and grade
  • Automated handling or retailer deliveries

Buying Tips

  • Ask what share of the count is 48x40 GMA
  • Judge the load on the usable pallets it contains, not the total count
  • Plan where rejected pallets will go before the truck arrives
  • Ask whether the seller will take back or haul away rejects

What buyers pay

$6.00estimate per unit

Estimate: fewer than 5 listings of this grade, so this figure is modeled from the producer price index, not read from listings. Pallet prices by grade and state

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