Operating professional palletized goods with pallets that enter rack shelving without risk of lateral fall, withstand pressure washing without rotting, and clear export customs without a phytosanitary certificate requires a structural plastic pallet with three parallel runners calibrated for beam support. This 3-runner plastic pallet—also called a runner pallet, parallel-runner platform, or plastic stringer pallet—is manufactured by Cargobo from monoblock injected HDPE, in American (120×100 cm) and European (120×80 cm) formats, designed for professional logistics operations, warehouses with selective racks, inter-island export, and environments with hygiene requirements.
Key benefits
- Three parallel runners for racks: the continuous stringer geometry distributes weight over the longitudinal beams of the rack, a condition that block pallets do not guarantee and which is critical for high-bay storage without risk of lateral fall.
- Monoblock HDPE without joints: single-piece injection eliminates weak points that wooden pallets present at nails and edges, producing a structure that withstands forklift impacts without fragmentation.
- Non-porous surface hygiene: inert plastic does not absorb moisture, does not generate mold or fungi, and allows washing with pressurized water, steam, or industrial disinfectant, a key condition for the food, pharmaceutical, and chemical industries.
- Exempt from ISPM-15 standard for export: being non-wood, it does not require fumigation, heat treatment, or a phytosanitary certificate for international transit, which eliminates customs delays and treatment costs.
- Constant tare weight for freight: plastic does not absorb ambient moisture, which keeps the tare stable between batches and allows for precise calculation of air freight where weight is a critical cost factor.
Typical applications and uses
- Storage on selective and push-back rack shelving with longitudinal beam support.
- Food, pharmaceutical, and chemical industries with HACCP/GMP standards that require a washable surface.
- Export to the USA, Europe, and markets that apply ISPM-15 standards against wood pests.
- Refrigerated chambers and cold rooms where wood swells with condensation and becomes unsanitary.
Quality and durability
An economical 3-runner pallet fails in two ways: the runner geometry is irregular or of variable thickness (which causes instability in the rack and increases the risk of load falling) and the HDPE is low-quality recycled material (which becomes brittle after the first cold room cycle). Cargobo works with virgin HDPE and controlled monoblock injection, which differentiates a professional operational platform from a generic pallet that breaks at the first encounter with an export truck.
Four key differentiators. Hygiene: HDPE does not absorb humidity or host fungi, pests or bacteria — all of which do thrive in wood. Durability: it withstands multiple cycles of intensive use, while a wooden pallet splinters within months. Export: exempt from ISPM-15, avoiding fumigation and phytosanitary certificate. Constant tare weight: it does not change with ambient humidity, which stabilizes air freight calculations. The higher initial investment is recovered through usage cycles and avoided costs.
Yes — the 3-skid design is built specifically for selective racking: the parallel skids rest on the longitudinal beams and distribute weight evenly, avoiding the lateral sagging typical of block pallets. Rack capacity varies with the configuration (rack type, American vs European format) and the load distribution. For heavy loads it's worth verifying static and dynamic capacity in the data sheet before fully loading.
HDPE is impermeable, does not rot or swell with humidity, and tolerates cold rooms, condensation, pressure water and ambient exposure without problem. For outdoor use, it's worth avoiding prolonged exposure to direct Caribbean sun for years, since UV radiation degrades the plastic surface over time (pigmented models resist longer than white or natural ones). For permanent outdoor storage, cover with a roof or tarp, or use the model with UV-stable pigmentation.
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| Dimensions | 120 x 100 x 6 cm (48 x 40 x 6 in) |
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| Color | Blue |
| Static load | 4000 kg (8818 lb) |
| Dynamic load | 1500 kg (3307 lb) |
| Rack load | 1000 kg (2205 lb) |
| Materials | Virgin plastic |
| Entry type | 4 way |
| Weight | 14.3 kg (31.5 lb) |
| UV protection | Yes (high) |
| Pallet: Width | 120.0 cm (47.24 in) |
|---|---|
| Pallet: Height | 15.0 cm (5.91 in) |
| Pallet: Depth | 100.0 cm (39.37 in) |
| Pallet: Weight | 17.3 kg |
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