Price and plan trailer floor use
Loading Metre Calculator
Estimate how much trailer length a shipment consumes from its floor area, usable trailer width, quantity and stack levels. The result includes floor positions and occupied square metres so the pricing assumption can be checked.
- Time
- Takes about 1 minute
- Privacy
- Runs in your browser
- Output
- Loading metres
Your inputs
Enter the load details
Planning result
4 loading metres
10 pieces use 10 floor positions at 1 stack level.
- Floor positions
- 10
- Floor area
- 9.6 m²
- Trailer width
- 2.4 m
What this means
- (1.2 m × 0.8 m × 10) ÷ 2.4 m = 4 ldm.
Assumptions
- Stacking is physically permitted and every stack uses the entered number of levels.
- Loading metres measure floor use, not whether the pieces can be arranged without geometric waste or whether axle limits are met.
Worked example
See the calculation in plain English.
Ten 1.2 m × 0.8 m non-stackable pallets across a 2.4 m usable width consume 4.0 loading metres.
What this tool does not decide
- The area method does not prove that every footprint packs into the exact trailer shape.
- Clearance, securement, weight and axle distribution are not included.
Common questions
Use the result without guessing.
What is one loading metre?
It is one metre of trailer length using the full usable width. A shipment using half the width for two metres also consumes one loading metre.
Do stackable pallets use fewer loading metres?
Yes, when stacking is physically and commercially allowed. Divide quantity into floor positions using the number of safe stack levels.