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Pallet guides for Orlando docks
Nine short guides answer what Orlando docks ask about pallets: what the grades mean, how heat treatment works, how to stop mould in a Florida summer and what a standard pallet measures.
Grades and value
| Guide | Read it when |
|---|---|
| Pallet grades explained | You need to know whether A, B or C is right for the load |
| Remanufactured pallets | You are weighing combo against used or new |
| Free pallets in Orlando | Someone is offering pallets for nothing |
| What pallets are worth | You are about to sell a stack |
Wet weather and storage
| Guide | Read it when |
|---|---|
| Pallet mould in Florida's rainy season | A stack has gone dark or smells damp |
| Storing pallets outside | The yard is the only place they fit |
| Moisture content and the 20% line | You need to know when wet becomes a problem |
Export and dimensions
| Guide | Read it when |
|---|---|
| ISPM 15 and heat treatment | Freight is crossing a border |
| How to tell if a pallet is heat treated | You are looking at a stamp |
| GMA pallet dimensions | You need the numbers for a 48 x 40 |
How the guides are written
Each guide gives the answer in its first sentence, then the reasoning, then the sources. Where a figure comes from a source, the source is linked and dated. Where it does not, the guide says it is describing common practice and nothing more.
Which guide for which question
- A pile that has gone dark in August: the mould guide, then the moisture guide for the 20 percent line.
- A load for Hamburg or Toronto: the ISPM 15 guide, then the guide to reading the stamp.
- A quote that names a letter grade: the grades guide, then the grade sheet on a pallet you can hold.
- A neighbour offering a trailer of pallets for nothing: the free pallets guide.
- A spec sheet with a number nobody recognises: the GMA dimensions guide and the size table.
What is checked, and when
Every guide ends with its sources and the date it was last reviewed. Standards and rules move, so a guide can fall out of step with them. A page marked as reviewed in November 2026 reflects what the linked sources said then.
The guides by length of answer
| If you need | Read | Time |
|---|---|---|
| A number | GMA dimensions | One minute |
| A rule | ISPM 15 | Three minutes |
| A habit | Storing pallets outside | Three minutes |
When two guides disagree
Two sources sometimes give different figures for the same thing, such as the load rating of a standard pallet or the number that fit in a trailer. The guides show both and name the sources, and the later guides treat the figure as a range. A buyer making a purchase should use the conservative end: the lower rating, the smaller count, the longer drying time.
Three readers, three routes
A buyer new to pallets should start with the grades guide, move to the dimensions guide for the 48 x 40, and finish with the moisture guide, since those three decide what to ask for. A shipper preparing an export load needs the ISPM 15 guide and the stamp guide in that order, then the size table for the receiver's footprint. A yard manager with a damp back lot needs the storage guide first, the mould guide second and the moisture guide when a number is wanted.
What the guides leave out
The guides cover wood pallets. They say little about plastic, metal or paper pallets, rental pooling, racking design, forklift safety or the rules on disposal, because those topics need their own specialists and sources. Where a guide touches one, it says so and stops. Anyone with a question outside the wood-pallet trade is better served by the manufacturer or the regulator named in the sources.