How many banana boxes fit in a 13.6 m trailer?
Banana boxes of 500 × 400 × 250 mm (also called fruit trays, produce cartons) in a 13.6 m curtainsider / box trailer (EU) — inner dimensions 13,600 × 2,450 × 2,700 mm. Calculated by the Cubestow engine on 2026-09-08.
Boxes kept this-side-up (turned on the floor plane only). 70% of the space used, 10 layers high, about 23,997 kg (100% of payload). Payload-limited: 1,630 would fit by space alone. Open this load in the 3D planner →
Top view — floor layer (127 on the floor)
Side view — first row along the wall (10 layers)
The answer in detail
The standard banana carton is about 500 × 400 × 250 mm and weighs roughly 19 kg loaded (18.14 kg of fruit). Bananas travel palletised in reefers with the boxes always upright; the loose-box count here is the theoretical maximum for the space.
The standard European semi-trailer. Curtainsiders are loaded from the side, so pallets can be turned freely; the 2,450 mm inner width is what makes three EUR pallets (3 × 800) fit across.
The simple grid estimate is 27 along the length × 6 across × 10 high = 1,620. The engine's validated plan holds 1,263, below the raw grid because the payload limit cap the load.
Variants
| Loading rule | Fits | Layers | Volume used | Total weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boxes kept this-side-up (turned on the floor plane only) (headline figure) | 1,263 | 10 | 70% | 23,997 kg (100% of payload) |
How many 13.6 m trailers for a given order?
| Banana boxes | 100 | 250 | 500 | 1,000 | 2,500 | 5,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13.6 m trailers needed | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Last one filled to | 8% | 20% | 40% | 79% | 98% | 96% |
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Frequently asked
How many banana boxes fit in a 13.6 m trailer?
1,263 banana boxes of 500 × 400 × 250 mm fit in a 13.6 m trailer (inner dimensions 13,600 × 2,450 × 2,700 mm), boxes kept this-side-up (turned on the floor plane only). That uses 70% of the 90.0 m³ available and weighs about 23,997 kg.
What are the inner dimensions of a 13.6 m trailer?
Typical inner dimensions are 13,600 mm long, 2,450 mm wide and 2,700 mm high (535.4 × 96.5 × 106.3 in), giving 90.0 m³ of space and a rated payload of about 24,000 kg. Individual units vary by a few centimetres, so check the actual box for tight loads.
Why does the payload limit matter for banana boxes?
Geometrically 1,630 banana boxes would fit, but at about 19 kg each the 13.6 m trailer's 24,000 kg payload is reached at 1,263. Heavy cargo fills the weight allowance before the space.
How was this number calculated?
By running the Cubestow 3D load-planning engine on the exact dimensions above, allowing rotation on the floor plane only, stacking with at least 80% base support and the container's payload limit, then re-validating the plan for overlaps, support and weight. Real loads leave room for dunnage, door clearance and uneven cartons, so treat the figure as the practical maximum.