20ft Flat Rack: dimensions & loading
Inside, a 20ft Flat Rack is 5.64 m long, 2.21 m wide and 2.23 m high — 27.8 m³, carrying up to 31,260 kg. It takes 11 Euro pallets or 8 industrial pallets on the floor. Check your own cargo in the calculator below.
Dimensions and limits
- 5.64 m
- Inside length
- 2.21 m
- Inside width
- 2.23 m
- Inside height
- 27.8 m³
- Capacity
- 31,260 kg
- Max payload
- 2,740 kg
- Tare weight
- 11 / 8
- Euro / std pallets
A flat rack has no side walls or roof — machinery and steel are lashed on the deck and may overhang (out-of-gauge). The figures are the usable deck between the end walls.
What fits in a 20ft Flat Rack?
Container
Cargo
Load plan
1 × 20ft Flat Rack
- 57%
- Volume used
- 18%
- Payload used
- 15.8 m³
- Cargo volume
- 5.6 m
- Load length
- Euro pallets 11
- 5,500 kg
Everything fits.
Indicative plan based on typical inside dimensions. Real loading also depends on the carrier's equipment, weight distribution and securing — we'll confirm before booking.
Frequently asked questions
Typical inside dimensions are 5.64 × 2.21 × 2.23 m (length × width × height). Individual carriers' equipment varies by a few millimetres.
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