Sources & method

Where every dimension comes from, how we choose one number when spec sheets disagree, and how the load plans are worked out.

Sources

Container dimensions and weights: Ocean Network Express (ONE), Maersk, Turkon Line, SeaCube Containers, DSV, DP World, Latin American Cargo, OEG, Tradecorp Indonesia — facts compiled from published spec sheets (ranges shown because units vary by manufacturer).

Pallet specifications: European Pallet Association (EPAL), CHEP, Loscam.

ISO 668 / ISO 6780 nominal values via Wikipedia ("Intermodal container", "Pallet"), CC BY-SA 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/.

EU road limits: Council Directive 96/53/EC, consolidated text 14.8.2019, © European Union, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/, reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.

US road limits: 23 CFR Part 658 (eCFR, current as of 2026-10-23), U.S. Government work, public domain.

Trailer specifications: Wabash National, Utility Trailer, Great Dane, Penske Truck Leasing, Hale Trailer, Röhlig, Schmitz Cargobull — facts only.

Load plans computed by PalletSpec (exact guillotine packing, zero clearance; practical count with 20 mm allowance per pallet side).

• Ocean Network Express (ONE) – Container Informationcarrier spec pageOcean Network Express Pte. Ltd.
• Maersk – 'All the way: a handy guide to Maersk's fleet of containers' (equipment flyer PDF)carrier spec sheetA.P. Moller - Maersk
• Turkon Line – Container details pagescarrier spec pageTurkon Container Transportation and Shipping Inc.
• SeaCube Containers – product spec sheets (PDF)lessor spec sheetSeaCube Containers LLC (container lessor)
• DSV – Shipping container dimensions / Trailer sizes pagesforwarder reference pageDSV A/S (freight forwarder)
• DP World – 45 ft high cube pallet wide container (Europe equipment)operator equipment pageDP World
• DP World – Euroliner curtainsider trailers (Europe equipment)operator equipment pageDP World
• Latin American Cargo – container types and sizes (platform pages)forwarder reference pageLatin American Cargo (forwarder)
• OEG – ISO tanks product datasheet (PDF)lessor datasheetOEG Energy Group
• Tradecorp Indonesia (kontainerindonesia.co.id) – 20' T11 ISO tank containermanufacturer/dealer product pagePT Tradecorp Indonesia
• Wikipedia – Intermodal container (ISO 668 nominal external dimensions and rated mass)secondary reference (CC BY-SA 4.0)Wikipedia contributors
• European Pallet Association (EPAL) – load carrier specification pagesstandard owner spec pageEuropean Pallet Association e.V.
• CHEP – Standard pallet sizes & product pagespallet pool operator spec pageCHEP (Brambles)
• Loscam – Wooden pallet Australia 1165 x 1165 mm product sheet (PDF)pallet pool operator spec sheetLoscam
• Wikipedia – Pallet (ISO 6780:2003 six standard footprints; North American sizes)secondary reference (CC BY-SA 4.0)Wikipedia contributors
• Council Directive 96/53/EC (consolidated text 2019-08-14), Annex IlegislationPublications Office of the European Union (EUR-Lex / CELLAR)
• 23 CFR Part 658 – Truck Size and Weight (eCFR, up to date as of 2026-10-23)legislationU.S. Federal Highway Administration / Office of the Federal Register (eCFR)
• Wabash – DuraPlate dry van (Cell Core) and DuraPlate HD product sheets (PDF)manufacturer spec sheetWabash National, L.P.
• Utility Trailer – Dry van and flatbed specifications pagesmanufacturer spec pageUtility Trailer Manufacturing Company, LLC
• Great Dane – Champion dry van and Freedom flatbed product pagesmanufacturer product pageGreat Dane LLC
• Penske Truck Leasing – semi-trailer and 26 ft box truck rental specsfleet operator spec pagePenske Truck Leasing Co., L.P.
• Hale Trailer – Dry van dimensions & capacities guidedealer reference pageHale Trailer Brake & Wheel, Inc. (dealer)
• Röhlig South Africa – Mega trailers resource pageforwarder reference pageRöhlig Logistics South Africa
• Schmitz Cargobull – S.KO COOL SMART reefer semi-trailer product pagemanufacturer product pageSchmitz Cargobull AG

Ranges

Interior dimensions, tare and payload differ by manufacturer and build year. For each value we show the median of accepted sources and the range. Values were rejected when a source contradicted itself (for example payload ≠ gross − tare) or disagreed with all other sources. Load plans use the smallest published inside dimension, so they hold for every unit.

On each container, trailer and pallet page the typical value comes first. Beside it, a small track shows one dot per published value between the lowest and highest, with the range or the number of agreeing sources in words. A figure with one dot comes from a single source. The short list of points under each page title is chosen from the data for that unit: records, near-records, ties, units with an identical floor and the pallets that fit best and worst. Where two units or pallets have exactly the same counts, the full fit list appears on one of them and the other links to it.

Loading metres on the pallet pages are the metres of a 2.4–2.48 m wide European trailer floor that one pallet uses in a uniform pattern, three abreast or two abreast.

Load plans

Floor positions come from an exact search over every row and lane layout of the floor, at zero clearance, mixing orientations where that helps. The practical count adds 20 mm of play to each pallet side. Stacking uses an assumed 1.2 m unit height. Real loading also depends on door width, wheel arches, load securing and weight limits.

What is not included

Safe working loads and legal weight limits are not given here; check the latest regulations and your carrier.