Both layouts
EPAL 1 covers 81.4% of the floor and 48 × 40 covers 93.3%. One EPAL 1 takes 0.96 m² and one 48 × 40 takes 1.24 m², so the count alone does not tell you which carries more goods: 27 × 0.96 = 25.9 m² against 24 × 1.24 = 29.7 m² of pallet deck.
Floor and door
The 45 ft high cube container has 31.9 m² of floor (343 sq ft) inside. Pallet decks cover 25.9 m² with EPAL 1 and 29.7 m² with 48 × 40, leaving 5.9 m² and 2.1 m² of gaps.
The door opening is 2,340 mm wide, so the EPAL 1, carried narrow side first, clears it by 1,540 mm and a 48 × 40 by 1,324 mm. The EPAL 1 layout puts 16 with the 800 mm side along the length and 11 turned with the 1200 mm side along the length; the 48 × 40 layout puts 11 with the 1219 mm side along the length and 13 turned with the 1016 mm side along the length.
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 |
| EPAL 1 footprint | 800 × 1,200 mm |
| 48 × 40 footprint | 1,219 × 1,016 mm |
| Equipment source | Leman USA Inc.. US road/rail-limited guideline payload |
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.