Pallet Loading Calculator — Container & Truck
Pick your pallet size and instantly see how many fit in a container or truck.
How many pallets fit?
Approximate pallet count for floor (single-row) loading.
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* Approximate; based on single-orientation grid packing and standard internal dimensions. Actual count varies by load height, weight limit and pallet overhang.
How many pallets fit in a container?
The number of pallets that fit in a container or truck depends on the pallet footprint, the vehicle’s internal width and length, the stack (layers) count and the load weight. The calculator above computes floor loading with standard internal dimensions; increase the stack layers to see the total.
Floor counts are based on standard loading plans (e.g. a 20’ container holds 11 of the 80×120 Euro pallet with mixed-orientation packing). Approximate internal dimensions: 20’ container 5.90×2.35 m; 40’ container 12.03×2.35 m; 13.6 m curtainsider 13.62×2.45 m. A 40’ HC container shares the same floor as a 40’; its difference is height, so simply increase the stack layers.
The right pallet size sets container efficiency
For example, the 114×114 cm pallet fits two side by side across the container width with minimal void; the 80×120 Euro pallet is optimised for European road and racking. Size choice directly affects freight cost. See our composite pallet page for all sizes and the pallet sizes guide for choosing.
Why does a light pallet matter in export?
In container and especially air freight, total weight is cost. Being about 10 kg lighter than a wooden euro pallet, the composite pallet saves freight for the same load; and needing no ISPM-15, it incurs no processing cost as an export pallet.