40 x 24 half plastic pallets, by the trailer
40 x 24 half
- Inches
- 40.0 x 24.0
- Millimetres
- 1,016 x 610
- Deck area
- 6.67 sq ft
- Typical use
- Display bases in narrow aisles
- Region
- Europe
A 40 x 24 in half pallet, 1000 x 600 mm, is the European half. The dossier lists display bases in narrow aisles in Europe as its use.
It has 62.5 percent of the area of a full 1200 x 800 mm Euro pallet, and it is sized for a narrow European aisle rather than for a trailer.
Where the 40 x 24 half is used
Display bases built for a European retail aisle, and any North American retailer that takes imported product already on them.
The footprint, worked out
The 40 x 24 half figures below are arithmetic on the footprint (40.0 by 24.0 in), not a maker's claim. Inches convert to millimetres at 25.4, deck area is length times width, and the comparison is against the 48 x 40 GMA at 1,920 sq in.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Nominal length x width, inches | 40.0 x 24.0 |
| Length x width, mm | 1,016 x 610 |
| Deck area | 960 sq in (6.67 sq ft) |
| Area against a 48 x 40 | 50.0 percent |
| Corner to corner | 46.6 in |
| Long side over short side | 1.67 |
At 960 sq in it has the same area as the 48 x 20 half pallet, in a different shape. Laid side by side along their 40 in edges, two 40 x 24 pallets make exactly one 48 x 40 rectangle.
Next to its closest footprints
| Footprint | Deck area | Compared with this one |
|---|---|---|
| 48 x 20 half | 960 sq in | 100.0 percent of this footprint |
| 36 x 36 | 1,296 sq in | 135.0 percent of this footprint |
| 24 x 20 quarter | 480 sq in | 50.0 percent of this footprint |
| 48 x 32 Euro | 1,536 sq in | 160.0 percent of this footprint |
Shape, not area, decides whether a half pallet fits a bay.
What to settle before the order
- The width of the aisle where it will stand, in cm.
- Whether European partners need it to stack on a full 1200 x 800.
- Which side of the 40 in length faces the shopper.
- The load rating of the model, stated per deck.
- Colour and any moulded logo.
Ask the maker for the length and width of the deck, as the nominal size can differ from the real one.
All sixteen footprints against the 40 x 24 half
The table sets every other footprint on this site against the 40 x 24 half, whose deck is 960 sq in. A figure under 100 percent means the other deck is smaller. The last column is the plain difference in area, which is what a lift truck driver would call extra or missing deck.
| Footprint | Deck area, sq in | Against the 40 x 24 half | Difference, sq in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 x 40 | 1,920 | 200.0% | +960 |
| 48 x 48 | 2,304 | 240.0% | +1,344 |
| 48 x 45 | 2,160 | 225.0% | +1,200 |
| 45 x 45 | 2,025 | 210.9% | +1,065 |
| 43 x 43 | 1,849 | 192.6% | +889 |
| 42 x 42 | 1,764 | 183.8% | +804 |
| 40 x 40 | 1,600 | 166.7% | +640 |
| 36 x 36 | 1,296 | 135.0% | +336 |
| 48 x 32 Euro | 1,536 | 160.0% | +576 |
| 1200 x 1000 mm | 1,860 | 193.8% | +900 |
| 1200 x 1200 mm | 2,232 | 232.5% | +1,272 |
| 1100 x 1100 mm | 1,876 | 195.4% | +916 |
| 56 x 44 | 2,464 | 256.7% | +1,504 |
| 48 x 20 half | 960 | 100.0% | +0 |
| 24 x 20 quarter | 480 | 50.0% | -480 |
Measure this on your own dock
Measure the aisle where the display will stand. At 24 in the deck is narrow, and the 40 in side is the one that runs along the shelf. Ask the retailer which edge faces the aisle before you choose a model, since a handle or a lip can sit on one side only.
Specifying a 40 x 24 half pallet
The 40 x 24 in half is closer to square than the 48 x 20, and it is sized in millimetres first: 1000 x 600. It belongs to the European display family named in the dossier. Before ordering, check whether the destination aisle takes the 600 mm side facing the shopper.
- Long side 40 in, or 1000 mm.
- Short side 24 in, or 600 mm.
- Placed along their 40 in sides, two of them make a 48 in by 40 in rectangle.
From request to trailer
- Send the ship-to. A delivery ZIP, a footprint and a quantity, in pallets or in trailers. If you do not know a rating, describe the load.
- We match a model. We pick a maker and model whose published static, dynamic and racking load fit the load, and say so when only one maker fits.
- You get a count. The quote carries the maker's own per-trailer figure where one is published, and says plainly where none is.
- Papers and delivery. For food or pharma we attach the resin and colourant documents. A standing supply repeats the same line on every order.
What a complete request carries
- The footprint, in inches or millimetres, and whether it is fixed by a rack bay or a container.
- How many pallets, or how many 53 ft trailers.
- The ratings the load needs: static for the stack, dynamic for the move, racking only if the pallet sits on beams.
- Food, pharma, chemical, automotive, warehouse or export use, which sets the papers.
- One load now, or a standing supply with the same line on every order.
- Where it goes and when, and anything marked on the pallet: colour, logo, RFID tag.
Terms on this page
- PP
- Polypropylene. More rigid than HDPE and better with heat and harsh chemicals; used where rack stiffness matters.
- Lip
- Raised edge on the deck, or an optional soft lip, that keeps the load in place.
- Euro pallet
- 800 x 1200 mm footprint.
- Nestable
- Empty pallets stack inside one another, cutting empty storage space by up to 75 percent.
- Cruciform base
- Bottom with a cross-shaped member as well as a perimeter, for strength and automated handling.
- Closed loop
- Pallets that travel between known sites and come back, so they are never lost to a downstream user.
- Stackable
- Loaded pallets can sit on top of each other, up to the static rating.
- Nest ratio
- How many empty pallets fit in the height of one.
- Fork pocket
- Opening in the pallet where the forks go.
- Open deck
- Top deck with gaps between slats or ribs; lighter and drains.
Questions at the dock
What is a 1000 x 600 mm pallet?
A European half pallet, 40 x 24 in.
What is it used for?
Display bases in narrow aisles, per the dossier.
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Last reviewed 2026-11-12.