Layout
The best layout our engine found puts 30 turned with the 1016 mm side along the length. That covers 98.8% of the floor.
Leaving 100 mm of length and 50 mm of width free for handling costs 4 positions: the clearance layout puts 12 with the 1219 mm side along the length and 14 turned with the 1016 mm side along the length.
Floor and door
The 53 ft domestic reefer container has 37.6 m² of floor (405 sq ft) inside. In the same box an EPAL 1 takes 38 positions against 30 for the 48 × 40, so the 48 × 40 pallets cover 37.2 m² against 36.5 m² for EPAL 1.
The door opening is 2,438 mm wide, so the 48 × 40, carried narrow side first, clears it by 1,422 mm.
Inputs
| Inside length × width | 15,265 × 2,464 mm |
|---|---|
| Inside height | 2,565 mm |
| Door opening, width × height | 2,438 × 2,591 mm |
| Guideline payload | not published by the source |
| 48 × 40 footprint | 1,219 × 1,016 mm |
| Equipment source | CN (Canadian National Railway). payload not published in source |
Height and weight
EPAL does not publish a height or weight for this pallet, so we cannot compute stacks of empties.
Other pallets in the same 53' reefer
| Pallet | Floor positions | With clearance |
|---|---|---|
| EPAL 1 | 38 | 37 |
| EPAL 2 | 30 | 30 |
| EPAL 3 | 30 | 30 |
| EPAL 6 | 76 | 75 |
| EPAL 7 | 76 | 75 |
| CP3 | 26 | 26 |
| CP4 | 24 | 24 |
| CP5 | 40 | 39 |
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.