Road transport profile · Typical
18 tonne rigid-truck dimensions and loading examples
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Interior 785 × 245 × 284 cm; door 234 × 270 cm. The examples below use this exact application profile.
Plan a load in this vehicleDimensions and planning limits
- Internal length × width × height
- 785 × 245 × 284 cm
- Door width × height
- 234 × 270 cm
- Rectangular internal volume
- 54.62 m³
- Application planning payload
- 8,000 kg
The stored height gives one cargo envelope; the rear opening gives another. Stackable-box examples must respect both.
The reference is typical rather than a guarantee for every vehicle in that class.
The tonne class describes gross vehicle mass; cargo payload is the separate planning value shown above.
Pallet floor-grid examples
Single floor layer with bare pallet dimensions, zero clearances and unknown mass. Compare the uniform grid with a validated floor example that may combine two orientations. Neither result proves the global optimum or practical loaded-pallet capacity.
| Pallet footprint | Length × width × height (cm) | One floor layer | Validated floor example |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUR pallets · 120 × 80 cm | 120 × 80 × 14.4 | 18 | 18 |
| Industrial pallets · 120 × 100 cm | 120 × 100 × 15 | 14 | 14 |
| US pallets · 48 × 40 in | 121.92 × 101.6 × 15 | 14 | 14 |
Stackable carton-grid examples
Each row uses one box size throughout the vehicle, horizontal rotation and permitted stacking. A different cargo mix, handling gap or stacking restriction can change the result.
| Uniform box | Length × width × height (cm) | Stackable grid count | Outside box volume (m³) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 × 40 × 40 cm cartons | 60 × 40 × 40 | 546 | 52.416 |
| 40 × 30 × 30 cm cartons | 40 × 30 × 30 | 1,404 | 50.544 |
| 50 × 40 × 40 cm cartons | 50 × 40 × 40 | 630 | 50.4 |
| 120 × 80 × 100 cm crates | 120 × 80 × 100 | 36 | 34.56 |
Outside box volume sums the illustrated boxes. It does not establish freight charge, packing efficiency or mass compliance.
Profile sources and assumptions
Typical planning profile; actual equipment can differ. Catalogue sources checked .
- Transam · 18t rigid box truck (catalogue check: )
Values and examples use the same catalogue profile as the planner. Planning payload is an application limit, not a route-specific permitted payload. Confirm the actual equipment and carrier requirements.
How the static examples are calculated
One vehicle, one uniform item size per example, horizontal rotation, and the stored door opening. Pallets use one floor layer; box examples permit stacking. Item mass is unknown, so payload, axle load, top-load and securing checks are not evaluated.
Wall, ceiling and door clearances are 0 cm, 0 cm and 0 cm; the profile gap is 0 cm. Uniform examples compare rectangular grids. The additional pallet floor example also tests two longitudinal lanes with different orientations and validates every position. Neither construction proves the best possible arrangement. The model is capped at 2,500 units; a reached cap is labelled in the table.
Questions about this calculation
Can tall packages use the full interior height?
They also need to pass through the opening in an allowed orientation. Handling and lifting clearances are not reserved in these static examples.
Can this result determine the number of road vehicles?
It is a uniform-grid result for one vehicle. Build the actual cargo list and fleet in the planner to compare a mixed shipment and its mass constraints.
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Plan your own cargo mix
Open this profile, enter the actual packages and review the calculated layout.