Layout
The best layout our engine found puts 8 with the 1219 mm side along the length and 1 turned with the 1016 mm side along the length. That covers 80.4% of the floor.
The same 9 pallets still fit after leaving 100 mm of length and 50 mm of width free for handling, so this layout has room to spare.
Floor and door
The 20 ft dry container has 13.9 m² of floor (149 sq ft) inside. In the same box an EPAL 1 takes 11 positions against 9 for the 48 × 40, so the 48 × 40 pallets cover 11.1 m² against 10.6 m² for EPAL 1.
The door opening is 2,340 mm wide, so the 48 × 40, carried narrow side first, clears it by 1,324 mm.
Inputs
| Inside length × width | 5,898 × 2,352 mm |
|---|---|
| Inside height | 2,391 mm |
| Door opening, width × height | 2,340 × 2,280 mm |
| Guideline payload | 21,720 kg |
| 48 × 40 footprint | 1,219 × 1,016 mm |
| Equipment source | Leman USA Inc.. US road/rail-limited guideline payload |
Height and weight
EPAL does not publish a height or weight for this pallet, so we cannot compute stacks of empties.
If all 9 clearance positions are filled in one layer, the guideline payload allows on average 2,413 kg of goods per pallet.
Other pallets in the same 20' dry
| Pallet | Floor positions | With clearance |
|---|---|---|
| EPAL 1 | 11 | 11 |
| EPAL 2 | 9 | 9 |
| EPAL 3 | 9 | 9 |
| EPAL 6 | 25 | 25 |
| EPAL 7 | 25 | 25 |
| CP3 | 10 | 10 |
| CP4 | 8 | 8 |
| CP5 | 15 | 15 |
How this is computed
The engine tries every split of the deck into rows of pallets placed one way and rows placed the other way, along the length and across the width, and keeps the arrangement with the most pallets. It does not overhang, mix in other pallet sizes or allow for bulging goods. The methodology page explains each step, and the load planner runs the same code on your own dimensions.