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Florida Pallet Supply • Updated July 2026
Quick answer: iGPS pallets are 48x40 plastic pallets that iGPS rents through a pooling program instead of selling. There is no public iGPS price list; pricing is set by contract, typically a per-trip charge plus fees for pallets that are lost or not returned. For closed-loop shippers, owned wood GMA pallets usually cost less after 2 to 3 trips.
iGPS (Intelligent Global Pooling Systems) rents lightweight plastic pallets as an alternative to wood GMA pallets. Their selling points - lighter weight, uniform dimensions, RFID tracking, and no splinter risk - are real advantages for specific applications. But for most Southeast manufacturing and distribution operations, the total cost of iGPS rental significantly exceeds buying quality wood GMA pallets.
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| Factor | iGPS Plastic Rental | Wood GMA (Owned) |
|---|---|---|
| Per-trip cost | $4 to $7 per trip (typical plastic pool rental) | $9 to $13 each, one-time (Grade A, owned) |
| Loss/damage fees | $45 to $90 per lost or non-returned plastic pallet | None (you own it) |
| Admin overhead | Pool management, invoicing, audits | None |
| Fire code (idle storage) | Group A plastic - higher sprinkler requirements | Standard wood requirements |
| Weight | Under 50 lb (iGPS, as reported by FreightWaves) | About 30-48 lb wood stringer GMA; about 55-75 lb wood block (Repackify, ParcelPath) |
| Uniformity | Consistent dimensions | Minor variation in recycled |
| Retailer acceptance | Limited - not all retailers accept | Universal GMA acceptance |
The short answer to "is iGPS cheaper" is: only for one-way shipments. In a disciplined closed loop where pallets return and get reused, an owned Grade A GMA wood pallet (roughly $9 to $13 each, one time) beats iGPS rental (roughly $4 to $7 per trip) after about 2 to 3 trips. The table below models the cumulative cost per pallet as trips accumulate. A wood GMA pallet typically survives 3 to 5 years and dozens of closed-loop cycles with periodic repair, so most reuse-heavy operations cross into owned-is-cheaper territory quickly.
| Closed-loop trips completed | iGPS plastic rental, cumulative ($4 to $7/trip) | Owned Grade A wood, cumulative ($9 to $13 one-time) | Lower-cost option |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 trip (or one-way) | $4 to $7 | $9 to $13 | iGPS rental |
| 2 trips | $8 to $14 | $10 to $15 | Roughly even (breakeven zone) |
| 3 trips | $12 to $21 | $10 to $16 | Owned wood |
| 5 trips | $20 to $35 | $11 to $18 | Owned wood |
| 10 trips | $40 to $70 | $14 to $23 | Owned wood |
| 20 trips | $80 to $140 | $19 to $33 | Owned wood |
Owned cumulative assumes the one-time purchase plus about $0.50 to $1 per return cycle for handling and occasional repair. Figures are typical industry ranges as of July 2026, not firm quotes; per-trip pool pricing and loss fees vary by contract, volume, and region. One-way or open-loop supply chains where pallets do not return favor rental or single-use; disciplined closed loops favor ownership.
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Submit a free quote now →Plastic pallets genuinely outperform wood in a narrow set of applications: FDA-regulated cleanroom environments requiring sanitizable pallet surfaces, cold chain operations where frozen condensation degrades wood faster, and automated sortation systems with tight dimensional tolerances. Outside these niches, owned wood GMA pallets deliver better total economics for the vast majority of operations.
iGPS pallets are all-plastic pallets built on the 48 x 40 inch GMA footprint, so they fit the same racking, conveyors and trailers as a standard wood GMA pallet. Each pallet carries embedded RFID tags so the pool operator can track it, and the plastic deck has no nails or splinters. That makes iGPS pallets attractive to pharmaceutical, food and automated distribution lanes where hygiene, uniform dimensions and tracking matter.
Like CHEP and PECO pallets, iGPS pallets stay the property of the pool operator. You pay to use them, they travel with your shipment to the receiver, and the pool recovers them afterward. You cannot buy, keep or resell an iGPS pallet the way you can an owned GMA pallet. If pooled pallets turn up in your stack, read which pallets are not yours to sell before calling a buyer.
Because iGPS rents rather than sells, "iGPS pallets price" really means the cost of a rental program. The bill usually has three parts: a charge each time a pallet is issued for a trip, fees for pallets that are lost or not returned to the pool, and the internal labor of tracking, reconciling and auditing pallet counts. The tables above use typical plastic pool ranges of about $4 to $7 per trip and $45 to $90 per lost pallet. Your actual iGPS rates come from your own contract and volume.
The alternative is buying wood GMA pallets once and reusing them. Grade A recycled GMA pallets run roughly $9 to $13 each, and you own them outright, with no loss fees or pool audits. For a full rental model that also covers CHEP and PECO, see our pallet rental vs purchase cost analysis. Florida Pallet Supply is an NWPCA member, ships more than 1 million pallets a year, and offers same-day dispatch from yards in Tampa, Orlando, Jacksonville, Miami and Lakeland. Request a quote for owned GMA pallets to compare against your iGPS invoice.
iGPS does not sell its pallets or publish a public price list. Pallets are rented through a pooling contract, usually billed as a charge per trip plus fees for pallets that are lost or not returned. Typical plastic pool pricing runs about $4 to $7 per trip and $45 to $90 per lost pallet, but your real rate depends on your contract and volume. Owned Grade A wood GMA pallets cost roughly $9 to $13 each, one time.
Not in the normal sense. iGPS pallets belong to the iGPS pool and are issued to shippers for use, then recovered from receivers. That is why they should not be sold to pallet recyclers or kept as owned inventory. If you want pallets you own outright, buy new or recycled wood GMA pallets, which you can reuse, repair and later resell to a pallet buyer.
They are better for some jobs and worse for others. Plastic pool pallets suit sanitary food and pharmaceutical lanes, cold chain, and automated systems that need uniform dimensions and RFID tracking. For most open-loop shipping, retail distribution and general warehousing, owned wood GMA pallets are cheaper, universally accepted, and easy to repair. Run the breakeven table on this page with your own trip count before switching.
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