Layout
The best layout our engine found puts 11 with the 1219 mm side along the length and 13 turned with the 1016 mm side along the length. That covers 93.3% of the floor.
The same 24 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 45 ft high cube container has 31.9 m² of floor (343 sq ft) inside. In the same box an EPAL 1 takes 27 positions against 24 for the 48 × 40, so the 48 × 40 pallets cover 29.7 m² against 25.9 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 | 13,544 × 2,352 mm |
|---|---|
| Inside height | 2,698 mm |
| Door opening, width × height | 2,340 × 2,585 mm |
| Guideline payload | 25,680 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 24 clearance positions are filled in one layer, the guideline payload allows on average 1,070 kg of goods per pallet.
Other pallets in the same 45' HC
| Pallet | Floor positions | With clearance |
|---|---|---|
| EPAL 1 | 27 | 27 |
| EPAL 2 | 24 | 24 |
| EPAL 3 | 24 | 24 |
| EPAL 6 | 60 | 60 |
| EPAL 7 | 60 | 60 |
| CP3 | 22 | 22 |
| CP4 | 20 | 20 |
| CP5 | 35 | 35 |
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.