Layout
The best layout our engine found puts 26 turned with the 1016 mm side along the length. That covers 95.3% of the floor.
Leaving 100 mm of length and 50 mm of width free for handling costs 2 positions: the clearance layout puts 11 with the 1219 mm side along the length and 13 turned with the 1016 mm side along the length.
Floor and door
The EU 13.6 m curtainsider (Euroliner) has 33.8 m² of floor (364 sq ft) inside. In the same box an EPAL 1 takes 34 positions against 26 for the 48 × 40, so the 48 × 40 pallets cover 32.2 m² against 32.6 m² for EPAL 1.
The door opening is 2,480 mm wide, so the 48 × 40, carried narrow side first, clears it by 1,464 mm.
Inputs
| Inside length × width | 13,620 × 2,480 mm |
|---|---|
| Inside height | 2,650 mm |
| Door opening, width × height | 2,480 × 2,750 mm |
| Guideline payload | not published by the source |
| 48 × 40 footprint | 1,219 × 1,016 mm |
| Equipment source | DP World. source lists gross 39,000–41,000 kg and tare 6,880–7,100 kg, not a payload |
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 EU 13.6 m
| Pallet | Floor positions | With clearance |
|---|---|---|
| EPAL 1 | 34 | 33 |
| EPAL 2 | 26 | 26 |
| EPAL 3 | 26 | 26 |
| EPAL 6 | 68 | 67 |
| EPAL 7 | 68 | 67 |
| CP3 | 22 | 22 |
| CP4 | 22 | 22 |
| 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.