Container Guide · Load calculation

Truck & curtainsider load calculation: loading metres and pallets

A curtainsider semi-trailer offers around 13.6 loading metres of load area (internal length approx. 1360 cm, width approx. 245 cm). Floor-loaded that is roughly 34 euro pallets or 26 industrial pallets in one tier.

What is a loading metre?

A loading metre (ldm) is one running metre of load area across the full width and height of the loading space. A curtainsider has around 13.6 ldm. The calculator shows the occupied loading metres live once you switch to road freight mode.

VehicleInternal lengthLoading metresEuro pallets (1 tier)
Curtainsider≈ 1360 cm13.6 ldm≈ 34

The button opens the calculator with a matching example load — freely adjustable there.

Related questions

No warranty: Loading metres and pallet counts are geometric guide values; what counts is the permitted axle load, weight distribution and load securing. All figures are geometric guide values and do not replace a check of axle load, centre of gravity or load securing.