Truck & container load calculator
How many pallets fit the vehicle — floor spots, tiers, payload and utilisation, computed in your browser with a downloadable load plan.
Result
- Floor spots
- 34
- Tiers
- 1
- Pallets per vehicle
- 34
- Floor area used
- 96.8 %
- Stack height
- 1800 mm
- Payload used
- 23,800 kg
- Payload utilisation
- 99.2 %
- Limited by
- Space and payload
Two-block loading · mixed orientation
Alternative arrangements
- Two-block loading — 34 floor spots
- Four-block loading — 34 floor spots
- Column loading — 34 floor spots
Geometry and mass only. This is not a load-securing (EN 12195), axle-load-distribution or dangerous-goods calculation, and it models no door clearance or working tolerance — which is why a 13.6 m trailer is quoted as 33 pallets in practice where raw geometry allows 34. Verify every load plan against your own securing and axle-load requirements.
How the numbers are produced
The loading floor is treated as a region and the loaded pallet as a rectangle. The same solver that packs cases onto a deck enumerates column, two-block and four-block arrangements in both pallet orientations and reports the best floor count, with the arrangement named.
A second tier is added only when twice the loaded height fits the interior height and you have marked the unit stackable. The payload limit is then applied on top, so the result tells you whether space or mass is the binding constraint — the distinction that decides whether you ship air or ship iron.
Container and trailer presets use published interior dimensions and typical payloads. Override any of them: real vehicles vary by operator, and the solver does not care where the numbers come from.
Questions
How many EUR pallets fit in a 40 ft container?
Twenty-five, loaded in a single tier. The solver reaches that from geometry alone: a 12,032 × 2,352 mm floor against a 1,200 × 800 mm footprint, best arrangement being a two-block split. A 20 ft container takes eleven on the same basis.
Why does a 13.6 m trailer show 34 and not the usual 33?
Both numbers are real. Raw geometry allows 34 when pallets are turned crosswise; the industry quotes 33 because loading needs working clearance and because the three-across lengthwise arrangement is easier to secure. This tool reports geometry, so it shows 34 and tells you the arrangement.
Does it handle double-stacking?
Yes. Tick "double-stackable" and a second tier is added whenever twice the loaded height fits the interior height. The payload limit is still applied afterwards, so a light, tall product stacks and a dense one does not.
Is this a load-securing calculation?
No. It computes floor arrangement, tiers, mass and utilisation. Load securing under EN 12195, axle-load distribution and dangerous-goods rules are separate obligations and remain yours.
How do I get from cases to pallets?
Use the pallet pattern calculator first: it turns a case size into cases per layer and a loaded pallet height. Feed that height and the resulting gross weight into this tool to get pallets per vehicle.
Cases → pallets → vehicle
This tool starts where the pallet pattern calculator stops. Compute a layer pattern first to get loaded height and gross weight, then bring both here. The gap between the two results — cases you could ship versus cases you do ship — is the number worth arguing about.