Layout
The best layout our engine found puts 13 with the 1000 mm side along the length and 11 turned with the 1200 mm side along the length. That covers 90.4% 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 EPAL 3, so the EPAL 3 pallets cover 28.8 m² against 25.9 m² for EPAL 1.
The door opening is 2,340 mm wide, so the EPAL 3, carried narrow side first, clears it by 1,340 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 |
| EPAL 3 footprint | 1,000 × 1,200 mm |
| Equipment source | Leman USA Inc.. US road/rail-limited guideline payload |
Height and weight
Empty EPAL 3 pallets are 144 mm high. The lower of the inside height (2,698 mm) and the door height (2,585 mm) is 2,585 mm, so 17 fit in one stack and 408 across the 24 clearance positions, weighing about 12,240 kg, which is within the 25,680 kg guideline payload.
For loaded pallets stacked two high, each unit including its pallet can be at most 1,292 mm tall, which leaves 1,148 mm for goods on each EPAL 3.
If all 24 clearance positions are filled in one layer, the guideline payload allows on average 1,040 kg of goods per pallet, after the pallet's own 30 kg.
Other pallets in the same 45' HC
| Pallet | Floor positions | With clearance |
|---|---|---|
| EPAL 1 | 27 | 27 |
| EPAL 2 | 24 | 24 |
| EPAL 6 | 60 | 60 |
| EPAL 7 | 60 | 60 |
| CP3 | 22 | 22 |
| CP4 | 20 | 20 |
| CP5 | 35 | 35 |
| 48 × 40 | 24 | 24 |
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.