Pallets per truck calculator: 48' and 53' trailers

Calculator

Floor spots for loaded pallets, empty pallet counts and a weight check, for 48' and 53' dry vans.

Trailer

Pallet size (length x width, inches)

Inside dimensions vary by trailer. Defaults are common figures; check yours.

Inside length

Inside width

Inside height

Empty pallet height

Measure one of yours

Loaded pallet height

Product plus pallet

Loaded pallet weight

Max payload

Ask your carrier

My loaded pallets can be double-stacked

Floor spots

26 straight-loaded · 30 turned

Loaded pallets

single-stacked

Empty pallets (calculated)

630

21 per stack × 30 stacks

Typical broker full truck, empty 48x40

616 / 520

stringer / block, as Chesapeake Pallets (our sister company) ships them

A geometry estimate. Real loads depend on load securement, axle weights, product fragility and your carrier's rules.

Two different questions

Loaded pallets are limited by floor spots and weight. A 48x40 pallet loaded with the 48-inch side along the trailer takes more length than one turned sideways, which is why the turned count is higher.

Empty pallets are stacked, so the count depends on stack height and how the loader builds the stacks. Read the full guide: how many pallets fit on a truck.

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