Core business · Built in Kendallville
Stringer and block pallets in every standard size, assembled in our Kendallville shop for manufacturers, distributors, growers and warehouses across Northeast Indiana.
Shop floorSizes
These sizes cover most freight. Anything else is built to your dimensions.
| Size (in.) | Typical industry | Why it's used |
|---|---|---|
| 48×40 | Grocery, retail, general freight | The GMA standard. Most racking and trucks are designed around it. |
| 48×45 | Automotive parts | Extra depth for auto and industrial components. |
| 48×48 | Drums, totes, bulk bags | Square footprint for 55-gallon drums and IBC totes. |
| 45×45 | Drums, chemicals | Compact square footprint for drum handling. |
| 42×42 | Paint, telecom, chemicals | Common for paint and chemical cans. |
| 40×40 | Dairy | Fits dairy crates and cold storage. |
Construction
Three-stringer construction is the workhorse of US shipping. Cost-effective, easy to repair, and available notched for four-way forklift entry.
Nine blocks under the deck for true four-way entry. A good fit for pallet jacks, automated conveyors and closed-loop programs.
Thicker deck boards, extra stringers or hardwood for heavy machinery, steel and industrial loads.
Why Horizon
We handle the work from sawing logs into boards to assembling the pallet, with quality checks at each stage.
Soft or hardwood chosen for your load and handling, not whatever is cheapest that week.
Once we build your pallet, we can build it the same way on every reorder.
When your pallets wear out, we pick them up, repair them, or recycle the wood.
FAQ
The 48×40 inch GMA pallet is the standard for grocery and most general freight in the United States. We build it every week along with 48×45, 48×48, 45×45, 42×42 and 40×40.
Yes. We can build any size a company needs. Send us the length, width, load weight and how it will be handled and we will quote it.
Both. We choose soft or hardwood to match how the pallet will be used, including load weight, racking and how many trips it needs to make.
A stringer pallet rides on three long boards and usually allows two-way forklift entry, or four-way with notches. A block pallet sits on nine blocks and gives true four-way entry, which suits pallet jacks and automated lines.
Yes. We load and unload within roughly 100 miles of Kendallville. Beyond that we can load your truck at our yard.
Keep exploring
Send us your size, quantity and delivery address. We'll quote new, recycled or custom and tell you what's in stock now.