48x45 Drum Pallet – Plastic, Spill Lip Options, 3,000 lb
48x45 Plastic Drum Pallet – Choose Your Level of Spill Containment A drum pallet sized for four drums, with a lip if you want one. 48 by 45 gives four 55-gallon drums room to sit fully inside the footprint instead of overhanging. Choose a flat deck, a one-inch partial lip, or a full perimeter lip that holds a minor leak on the pallet instead of on your floor. 3,000 lb dynamic, 20,000 lb static, six runners underneath, 50 lb. Molded in the USA from 100% recycled plastic. Key Features: Sized for four 55-gallon drums with no overhang Three lip options – flat, 1″ partial, or 1″ full perimeter 3,000 lb dynamic capacity – four full drums run roughly 1,800 lb 20,000 lb static capacity Six full-length runners – four-way entry Plastic will not rot, rust, or absorb what it spills on Washes down completely – no soaked-in residue ISPM-15 exempt – no treatment needed for export 100% recycled plastic, made in the USA 50 lb structural build for repeat service Specifications Specification Detail Dimensions 48″ L × 45″ W Height 6″ no lip / 7″ with lip Weight 50 lb Dynamic capacity 3,000 lb Static capacity 20,000 lb Rack capacity Not rack rated – see FAQ Entry 4-way Base 6 full-length runners Lip options None, 1″ partial, 1″ full perimeter Material 100% recycled polyethylene Color Black ISPM-15 Exempt – no treatment required Pallets per stack 18 Pallets per 53′ truckload 468 Origin Made in USA Best for: 55-gallon drum storage and transport • Chemical and lubricant handling • Minor leak and drip containment • Wash-down environments • Replacing wood drum pallets Order any quantity – one pallet or a full truckload. Freight is quoted to your ZIP code; send the quantity and destination and we will price it delivered. Compare with other Dwixt plastic pallets Not sure this is the right one? Here is when to choose something else: 45x45 Nestable – a cheap nestable option for four-drum loads 48x48 Heavy Duty – more room around the drums on a 48-inch square 48x40 IBC Tote Pallet – for IBC totes rather than drums, with valve access 48x40 Rackable 6-Runner – the only 48x40 in the range with a published rack rating, from 1,000 lb up to 3,000 lb with steel rods Or browse the full plastic pallet range. Frequently Asked Questions Which lip should I choose? It depends on what you are containing. The flat no-lip deck is a straightforward drum pallet and the easiest to load and sweep. The one-inch partial lip catches drips and runs around the drum bases without fully enclosing the deck. The full perimeter lip runs the whole way round and will hold a small volume of liquid on the pallet rather than letting it reach the floor. If you handle anything that would be a problem on concrete, take the full lip. Is a lipped pallet the same as a spill containment pallet? No, and this is an important distinction. A one-inch lip catches drips and minor leaks. A spill containment pallet or spill deck is a different product entirely, with a deep sump underneath sized to hold a meaningful percentage of the drum volume, and it is what EPA and SPCC secondary containment rules are written around. If you need to meet a containment regulation, buy a rated spill pallet. This is a drum pallet that happens to catch drips. How many drums fit on a 48x45 pallet? Four 55-gallon drums in a two-by-two arrangement. Each drum is roughly 23 inches across, so four need about 46 inches square – which is exactly why this size exists. On a standard 48x40 the outer drums hang over the 40-inch edge, where they get knocked in racking and refused by some carriers. Four full drums of water weigh around 1,800 lb, comfortably inside the 3,000 lb rating. Can a drum pallet go in pallet racking? No. This pallet carries no rack rating in any lip configuration. The 20,000 lb static figure applies on a solid floor. Drums in racking need a rack-rated pallet or, more commonly, wire mesh decking in the bay so the deck carries the load and catches anything that falls through. Why plastic instead of a wood drum pallet? Because of what drums leak. Wood absorbs oil, solvent and chemical residue and keeps it – which makes the pallet a disposal problem and a contamination risk, and it cannot be properly cleaned. Plastic does not absorb anything, washes off completely, and will not rot when it sits in a damp yard. For anything wet or chemical, that is the whole argument.
No lip, 1" partial lip, 1" full containment lip