Layout
The best layout our engine found puts 26 with the 1000 mm side along the length. That covers 92.4% of the floor.
The same 26 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 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 EPAL 3, so the EPAL 3 pallets cover 31.2 m² against 32.6 m² for EPAL 1.
The door opening is 2,480 mm wide, so the EPAL 3, carried narrow side first, clears it by 1,480 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 |
| EPAL 3 footprint | 1,000 × 1,200 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
Empty EPAL 3 pallets are 144 mm high. The lower of the inside height (2,650 mm) and the door height (2,750 mm) is 2,650 mm, so 18 fit in one stack and 468 across the 26 clearance positions, weighing about 14,040 kg.
For loaded pallets stacked two high, each unit including its pallet can be at most 1,325 mm tall, which leaves 1,181 mm for goods on each EPAL 3.
Other pallets in the same EU 13.6 m
| Pallet | Floor positions | With clearance |
|---|---|---|
| EPAL 1 | 34 | 33 |
| EPAL 2 | 26 | 26 |
| EPAL 6 | 68 | 67 |
| EPAL 7 | 68 | 67 |
| CP3 | 22 | 22 |
| CP4 | 22 | 22 |
| CP5 | 35 | 35 |
| 48 × 40 | 26 | 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.