Fit guides › 12 t truck
What fits in a 12 t truck?
12-tonne box truck — inner 7,300 × 2,480 × 2,500 mm (287.4 × 97.6 × 98.4 in), 45.3 m³, payload 5,500 kg. A 7.3 m rigid body with around 5.5 t of payload — the usual size for regional pallet distribution.
Pallets
| Cargo | Size | Fits | Rule | Volume used |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUR pallets | 1,200 × 800 × 1,000 mm | 13 | single layer, floor-loaded (standard practice) | 28% |
| UK standard pallets | 1,200 × 1,000 × 1,000 mm | 12 | single layer, floor-loaded (standard practice) | 32% |
| 48 × 40 in pallets | 1,219 × 1,016 × 1,200 mm | 11 | single layer, floor-loaded (standard practice) | 36% |
| Australian pallets | 1,165 × 1,165 × 1,000 mm | 12 | single layer, floor-loaded (standard practice) | 36% |
| 1100 × 1100 mm pallets | 1,100 × 1,100 × 1,000 mm | 12 | single layer, floor-loaded (standard practice) | 32% |
| Half pallets | 800 × 600 × 900 mm | 27 | single layer, floor-loaded (standard practice) | 26% |
| 48 × 48 in pallets | 1,219 × 1,219 × 1,200 mm | 9 | single layer, floor-loaded (standard practice) | 35% |
| 1067 × 1067 mm pallets | 1,067 × 1,067 × 1,000 mm | 12 | single layer, floor-loaded (standard practice) | 30% |
Cartons and boxes
| Cargo | Size | Fits | Rule | Volume used |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 600 × 400 × 400 mm boxes | 600 × 400 × 400 mm | 432 | boxes may be laid on any side | 92% |
| 600 × 400 × 300 mm boxes | 600 × 400 × 300 mm | 576 | boxes may be laid on any side | 92% |
| 400 × 300 × 300 mm boxes | 400 × 300 × 300 mm | 916 | boxes may be laid on any side | 73% |
| 400 × 300 × 200 mm boxes | 400 × 300 × 200 mm | 1,375 | boxes may be laid on any side | 73% |
| 300 × 300 × 300 mm boxes | 300 × 300 × 300 mm | 1,100 | boxes may be laid on any side | 66% |
| 500 × 400 × 400 mm boxes | 500 × 400 × 400 mm | 500 | boxes may be laid on any side | 88% |
| 12 × 12 × 12 in boxes | 305 × 305 × 305 mm | 916 | boxes may be laid on any side | 57% |
| 16 × 16 × 16 in boxes | 406 × 406 × 406 mm | 611 | boxes may be laid on any side | 90% |
| 18 × 18 × 16 in boxes | 457 × 457 × 406 mm | 392 | boxes may be laid on any side | 73% |
| 24 × 18 × 18 in boxes | 610 × 457 × 457 mm | 315 | boxes may be laid on any side | 89% |
| 20 × 20 × 20 in boxes | 508 × 508 × 508 mm | 224 | boxes may be laid on any side | 65% |
| Banana boxes | 500 × 400 × 250 mm | 289 | boxes kept this-side-up (turned on the floor plane only) | 32% |
| Wine cases (12 × 750 ml) | 330 × 250 × 170 mm | 343 | boxes kept this-side-up (turned on the floor plane only) | 11% |
| 580 × 380 × 330 mm master cartons | 580 × 380 × 330 mm | 500 | boxes kept this-side-up (turned on the floor plane only) | 80% |
Units and appliances
| Cargo | Size | Fits | Rule | Volume used |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55-gallon drums | 585 × 585 × 880 mm | 25 | upright, single layer (not stacked) | 17% |
| IBC tanks (1,000 L) | 1,200 × 1,000 × 1,160 mm | 5 | upright, single layer (not stacked) | 15% |
| Boxed refrigerators | 700 × 750 × 1,850 mm | 30 | upright, single layer (not stacked) | 64% |
| Boxed washing machines | 650 × 650 × 900 mm | 66 | upright, stacked at most 2 high | 55% |
| Bicycle boxes | 1,400 × 220 × 800 mm | 168 | upright, stacked at most 3 high | 91% |
| 65-inch TV boxes | 1,600 × 220 × 1,000 mm | 98 | upright, stacked at most 2 high | 76% |
| 1 m³ crates (1 × 1 × 1 m) | 1,000 × 1,000 × 1,000 mm | 18 | upright, stacked as high as the roof allows | 40% |