Layout
The best layout our engine found puts 9 with the 1219 mm side along the length and 11 turned with the 1016 mm side along the length. That covers 93.8% of the floor.
Leaving 100 mm of length and 50 mm of width free for handling costs 2 positions: the clearance layout puts 18 with the 1219 mm side along the length.
Floor and door
The 40 ft high cube reefer container has 26.4 m² of floor (284 sq ft) inside. In the same box an EPAL 1 takes 23 positions against 20 for the 48 × 40, so the 48 × 40 pallets cover 24.8 m² against 22.1 m² for EPAL 1.
The door opening is 2,290 mm wide, so the 48 × 40, carried narrow side first, clears it by 1,274 mm.
Inputs
| Inside length × width | 11,588 × 2,280 mm |
|---|---|
| Inside height | 2,537 mm |
| Door opening, width × height | 2,290 × 2,502 mm |
| Guideline payload | 30,560 kg |
| 48 × 40 footprint | 1,219 × 1,016 mm |
| Equipment source | SeaCube Containers. lessor payload, approximate |
Height and weight
EPAL does not publish a height or weight for this pallet, so we cannot compute stacks of empties.
If all 18 clearance positions are filled in one layer, the guideline payload allows on average 1,697 kg of goods per pallet.
Other pallets in the same 40' HC reefer
| Pallet | Floor positions | With clearance |
|---|---|---|
| EPAL 1 | 23 | 23 |
| EPAL 2 | 20 | 20 |
| EPAL 3 | 20 | 20 |
| EPAL 6 | 52 | 52 |
| EPAL 7 | 52 | 52 |
| CP3 | 20 | 10 |
| CP4 | 17 | 16 |
| CP5 | 30 | 25 |
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.