{
  "id": "pallets-per-trailer",
  "title": "Pallets per trailer",
  "description": "How many 48 × 40 in pallets carriers and brokers say fit in 53 ft and 48 ft dry vans, by loading pattern.",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "page": "https://palletdimensions.com/pallets-per-trailer/",
  "columns": [
    {
      "key": "layout",
      "label": "Loaded"
    },
    {
      "key": "count",
      "label": "Pallets",
      "numeric": true
    }
  ],
  "rows": [
    {
      "equipment": "53 ft dry van",
      "pallet": "48x40",
      "layout": "Straight, one layer",
      "count": [
        26,
        26
      ],
      "sources": [
        "ats-pallets",
        "ntg-pallets",
        "mercer-pallets",
        "chr-truckload-guide",
        "hale-dryvan"
      ],
      "verified": true,
      "note": "13 rows of two, the 40 in sides across the trailer."
    },
    {
      "equipment": "53 ft dry van",
      "pallet": "48x40",
      "layout": "Pinwheeled, one layer",
      "count": [
        28,
        28
      ],
      "sources": [
        "ats-pallets",
        "ntg-pallets",
        "hale-pinwheel"
      ],
      "verified": true,
      "note": "One pallet straight and one turned in each row."
    },
    {
      "equipment": "53 ft dry van",
      "pallet": "48x40",
      "layout": "Turned, one layer",
      "count": [
        30,
        30
      ],
      "sources": [
        "ats-pallets",
        "ntg-pallets",
        "freightsidekick-trailers"
      ],
      "verified": true,
      "note": "15 rows of two, the 48 in sides across. Needs at least 96 in of clear width."
    },
    {
      "equipment": "53 ft dry van",
      "pallet": "48x40",
      "layout": "Straight, double-stacked",
      "count": [
        52,
        52
      ],
      "sources": [
        "ntg-pallets",
        "mercer-pallets",
        "hale-dryvan"
      ],
      "verified": true,
      "note": "Only if the freight stacks and the weight allows."
    },
    {
      "equipment": "48 ft dry van",
      "pallet": "48x40",
      "layout": "Straight, one layer",
      "count": [
        24,
        24
      ],
      "sources": [
        "ntg-pallets",
        "mercer-pallets",
        "hale-dryvan"
      ],
      "verified": true,
      "note": "Twelve 48 in rows need 576 in of floor. On a 47 ft 5 in to 47 ft 6 in floor only 11 fit, so plan on 22 unless your pallets run short."
    },
    {
      "equipment": "48 ft dry van",
      "pallet": "48x40",
      "layout": "Straight, double-stacked",
      "count": [
        48,
        48
      ],
      "sources": [
        "ntg-pallets",
        "mercer-pallets"
      ],
      "verified": true
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "ats-pallets",
      "title": "How many pallets fit in a trailer",
      "publisher": "Anderson Trucking Service",
      "url": "https://www.atsinc.com/blog/how-many-pallets-fit-in-trailer-explained",
      "kind": "carrier",
      "official": false,
      "checked": "2026-11-14"
    },
    {
      "id": "ntg-pallets",
      "title": "Standard pallet size",
      "publisher": "NTG",
      "url": "https://ntgfreight.com/resources/standard-pallet-size/",
      "kind": "logistics-provider",
      "official": false,
      "checked": "2026-11-14"
    },
    {
      "id": "mercer-pallets",
      "title": "How many pallets fit in a truck",
      "publisher": "Mercer Transportation",
      "url": "https://mercer-trans.com/2026/01/14/how-many-pallets-fit-in-a-truck/",
      "kind": "carrier",
      "official": false,
      "checked": "2026-11-14"
    },
    {
      "id": "chr-truckload-guide",
      "title": "Truckload equipment guide",
      "publisher": "C.H. Robinson",
      "url": "https://www.chrobinson.com/es-US/-/media/ChRobinson/documents/Truckload%20Equipment%20Guide.pdf",
      "kind": "logistics-provider",
      "official": false,
      "checked": "2026-11-14",
      "note": "Its appendix rows read as unlabelled runs of numbers; which figure is which column was worked out, not printed."
    },
    {
      "id": "hale-dryvan",
      "title": "Dry van dimensions and capacities",
      "publisher": "Hale Trailer",
      "url": "https://haletrailer.com/blog/dry-van-dimensions-capacities/",
      "kind": "vendor",
      "official": false,
      "checked": "2026-11-14",
      "note": "Trailer dealer and lessor."
    },
    {
      "id": "hale-pinwheel",
      "title": "Pinwheel pallet loading",
      "publisher": "Hale Trailer",
      "url": "https://haletrailer.com/blog/pinwheel-pallet-loading/",
      "kind": "vendor",
      "official": false,
      "checked": "2026-11-14"
    },
    {
      "id": "freightsidekick-trailers",
      "title": "Trailer guide",
      "publisher": "Freight Sidekick",
      "url": "https://freightsidekick.com/resources/trailer-guide",
      "kind": "logistics-provider",
      "official": false,
      "checked": "2026-11-14"
    }
  ]
}