Layout
The best layout our engine found puts 8 turned with the 1300 mm side along the length. That covers 82.5% of the floor.
The same 8 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 8 for the CP4, so the CP4 pallets cover 11.4 m² against 10.6 m² for EPAL 1.
The door opening is 2,340 mm wide, so the CP4, carried narrow side first, clears it by 1,240 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 |
| CP4 footprint | 1,100 × 1,300 mm |
| Equipment source | Leman USA Inc.. US road/rail-limited guideline payload |
Height and weight
Empty CP4 pallets are 138 mm high. The lower of the inside height (2,391 mm) and the door height (2,280 mm) is 2,280 mm, so 16 fit in one stack and 128 across the 8 clearance positions, weighing about not published, which is over the 21,720 kg guideline payload.
For loaded pallets stacked two high, each unit including its pallet can be at most 1,140 mm tall, which leaves 1,002 mm for goods on each CP4.
If all 8 clearance positions are filled in one layer, the guideline payload allows on average 2,715 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 |
| CP5 | 15 | 15 |
| 48 × 40 | 9 | 9 |
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.