Abstract: A pallet having a front, a back and two sides; each of said sides having a fork entry opening, open at both ends of the pallet and along the length of each side; each opening having a stepped upper surface comprising a lower portion for engagement by an upper surface of a fork to lift the pallet and an outer upper portion extending from the inner portion to the side spaced upwardly from the inner portion. The pallet can be used with pallet trucks that have a wider inter-fork distance wider than the width of the pallet to permit adjacent intimate abuttment of similar pallets in a series to provide maximum use of shop floor space and pallet platform stocking area.