{
  "id": "trailer-vans",
  "title": "Dry van and reefer trailer dimensions",
  "description": "Inside length, width and height, door opening, cubic capacity and typical legal payload of 53 ft and 48 ft dry vans and the 53 ft reefer, as makers and carriers state them.",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "page": "https://palletdimensions.com/trailer-dimensions/",
  "columns": [
    {
      "key": "length",
      "label": "Inside length",
      "unit": "ft-in"
    },
    {
      "key": "width",
      "label": "Inside width",
      "unit": "in",
      "numeric": true
    },
    {
      "key": "height",
      "label": "Inside height",
      "unit": "in",
      "numeric": true
    },
    {
      "key": "door",
      "label": "Door, W × H",
      "unit": "in",
      "numeric": true
    },
    {
      "key": "cube",
      "label": "Capacity",
      "unit": "ft³",
      "numeric": true
    },
    {
      "key": "payload",
      "label": "Typical payload",
      "unit": "lb",
      "numeric": true
    }
  ],
  "rows": [
    {
      "id": "dry-van-53",
      "name": "53 ft dry van",
      "insideLengthIn": [
        629,
        630
      ],
      "insideWidthIn": [
        98.5,
        101.5
      ],
      "insideHeightIn": [
        108,
        111.25
      ],
      "doorWidthIn": [
        98,
        99
      ],
      "doorHeightIn": [
        108,
        110.5
      ],
      "cubicFt": [
        3800,
        4070
      ],
      "payloadLb": [
        44000,
        44000
      ],
      "calc": {
        "lengthIn": 630,
        "widthIn": 98.5,
        "heightIn": 108,
        "payloadLb": 44000
      },
      "sources": [
        "hyundai-dryvan-composite",
        "hyundai-dryvan-brochure",
        "hyundai-53-buildsheet",
        "wabash-duraplate",
        "wabash-duraplate-hd",
        "utility-dryvan-specs",
        "utility-4000dx-composite",
        "penske-dryvan",
        "freightsidekick-trailers",
        "hale-dryvan",
        "chr-truckload-guide"
      ],
      "verified": true,
      "note": "Makers rate payload near 55,000 lb structurally; the 80,000 lb gross limit holds most loads to about 44,000 lb."
    },
    {
      "id": "dry-van-48",
      "name": "48 ft dry van",
      "insideLengthIn": [
        569,
        570
      ],
      "insideWidthIn": [
        98,
        101
      ],
      "insideHeightIn": [
        108,
        110
      ],
      "doorWidthIn": [
        98,
        98.3
      ],
      "doorHeightIn": [
        110,
        110
      ],
      "payloadLb": [
        45000,
        45000
      ],
      "calc": {
        "lengthIn": 569,
        "widthIn": 98,
        "heightIn": 108,
        "payloadLb": 45000
      },
      "sources": [
        "hyundai-48-buildsheet",
        "penske-dryvan",
        "hale-dryvan",
        "chr-truckload-guide"
      ],
      "verified": true
    },
    {
      "id": "reefer-53",
      "name": "53 ft reefer",
      "insideLengthIn": [
        618,
        626
      ],
      "insideWidthIn": [
        96,
        97.5
      ],
      "insideHeightIn": [
        103,
        108
      ],
      "cubicFt": [
        3700,
        3722
      ],
      "calc": {
        "lengthIn": 618,
        "widthIn": 96,
        "heightIn": 103,
        "payloadLb": 43500
      },
      "sources": [
        "hyundai-thermotech",
        "hyundai-reefer-brochure",
        "utility-reefer-specs",
        "greatdane-everest",
        "penske-reefer",
        "freightsidekick-trailers",
        "chr-truckload-guide"
      ],
      "verified": true,
      "note": "Insulated walls make it about 4 in narrower inside than a dry van. Makers put an empty reefer near 12,000 lb, so it carries less than a dry van."
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "hyundai-dryvan-composite",
      "title": "Composite dry van",
      "publisher": "Hyundai Translead",
      "url": "https://www.hyundaitranslead.com/product/dry-van/composite/",
      "kind": "manufacturer",
      "official": true,
      "checked": "2026-11-14"
    },
    {
      "id": "hyundai-dryvan-brochure",
      "title": "Dry van brochure",
      "publisher": "Hyundai Translead",
      "url": "https://hyundaitranslead.com/wpht/wp-content/uploads/HyundaiTranslead_DryVan_Brochure.pdf",
      "kind": "manufacturer",
      "official": true,
      "checked": "2026-11-14"
    },
    {
      "id": "hyundai-53-buildsheet",
      "title": "53 ft HyCube dry van build sheet",
      "publisher": "Hyundai Translead (sheet hosted by Hale Trailer)",
      "url": "https://trailerimages.haletrailer.com/inv/docs/series/031750-031756-1.pdf",
      "kind": "manufacturer",
      "official": true,
      "checked": "2026-11-14",
      "note": "Factory build sheet on a dealer’s server, not the maker’s own site."
    },
    {
      "id": "wabash-duraplate",
      "title": "DuraPlate dry van product sheet",
      "publisher": "Wabash",
      "url": "https://onewabash.com/docs/default-source/wabash-trailer-downloads/van-trailers-product-sheets/Dry-van-duraplate-cell-core-tech.pdf",
      "kind": "manufacturer",
      "official": true,
      "checked": "2026-11-14"
    },
    {
      "id": "wabash-duraplate-hd",
      "title": "DuraPlate HD dry van product sheet",
      "publisher": "Wabash",
      "url": "https://onewabash.com/docs/default-source/wabash-trailer-downloads/van-trailers-product-sheets/Dry-van-duraplate-hd-cell-core-tech.pdf",
      "kind": "manufacturer",
      "official": true,
      "checked": "2026-11-14"
    },
    {
      "id": "utility-dryvan-specs",
      "title": "Dry van specifications",
      "publisher": "Utility Trailer",
      "url": "https://www.utilitytrailer.com/dry-vans/specifications/",
      "kind": "manufacturer",
      "official": true,
      "checked": "2026-11-14",
      "note": "The spec table lists several models; model headers did not survive reading, so some values may belong to one model."
    },
    {
      "id": "utility-4000dx-composite",
      "title": "4000D-X Composite 100 features",
      "publisher": "Utility Trailer",
      "url": "https://www.utilitytrailer.com/wp-content/uploads/Utility-4000D-X-Composite-100-Features.pdf",
      "kind": "manufacturer",
      "official": true,
      "checked": "2026-11-14"
    },
    {
      "id": "penske-dryvan",
      "title": "48 and 53 ft dry van trailers",
      "publisher": "Penske Truck Rental",
      "url": "https://www.pensketruckrental.com/commercial-truck-rental/commercial-trucks/semi-trailers/48-and-53-foot-dry-van-trailers/",
      "kind": "carrier",
      "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"
    },
    {
      "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": "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": "hyundai-48-buildsheet",
      "title": "48 ft dry van build sheet",
      "publisher": "Hyundai Translead (sheet hosted by Hale Trailer)",
      "url": "https://trailerimages.haletrailer.com/inv/docs/series/400001-400020-1.pdf",
      "kind": "manufacturer",
      "official": true,
      "checked": "2026-11-14",
      "note": "Factory build sheet on a dealer’s server, not the maker’s own site."
    },
    {
      "id": "hyundai-thermotech",
      "title": "HT ThermoTech refrigerated van",
      "publisher": "Hyundai Translead",
      "url": "https://www.hyundaitranslead.com/product/refrigerated/thermotech/",
      "kind": "manufacturer",
      "official": true,
      "checked": "2026-11-14"
    },
    {
      "id": "hyundai-reefer-brochure",
      "title": "Refrigerated van brochure",
      "publisher": "Hyundai Translead (hosted by CT Power)",
      "url": "https://ctpower.com/uploads/pdfs/Hyundai_Translead_Refrigerated_Van_Brochure.pdf",
      "kind": "manufacturer",
      "official": true,
      "checked": "2026-11-14"
    },
    {
      "id": "utility-reefer-specs",
      "title": "Reefer specifications (3000R)",
      "publisher": "Utility Trailer",
      "url": "https://www.utilitytrailer.com/reefers/specifications",
      "kind": "manufacturer",
      "official": true,
      "checked": "2026-11-14"
    },
    {
      "id": "greatdane-everest",
      "title": "Everest reefer brochure",
      "publisher": "Great Dane",
      "url": "https://greatdane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Everest_Brochure_Digital.pdf",
      "kind": "manufacturer",
      "official": true,
      "checked": "2026-11-14"
    },
    {
      "id": "penske-reefer",
      "title": "53 ft refrigerated trailer",
      "publisher": "Penske Truck Rental",
      "url": "https://www.pensketruckrental.com/commercial-truck-rental/commercial-trucks/semi-trailers/53-foot-refrigerated-trailer/",
      "kind": "carrier",
      "official": false,
      "checked": "2026-11-14"
    }
  ]
}