True 4-way entry, on block pallets, admits both forklifts and pallet jacks from every side. Partial 4-way, on notched stringer pallets, admits forklifts from every side but jacks only from the ends.
Receivers' rules often ask for 4-way access; Walmart's WFS pallet guide does, for example. Check whether the receiver means forklift or jack access.
See also
- Notched stringer (partial 4-way)
- A stringer with cut-outs that let forklift forks enter from the side of the pallet.
- Block pallet
- A pallet whose deck rests on blocks rather than on continuous stringers.
- GMA pallet
- Trade shorthand for a 48×40 inch wood stringer pallet of the kind specified for grocery shipping.