40ft Flat Rack: dimensions & loading
Inside, a 40ft Flat Rack is 12.08 m long, 2.13 m wide and 1.96 m high — 50.2 m³, carrying up to 39,400 kg. It takes 25 Euro pallets or 20 industrial pallets on the floor. Check your own cargo in the calculator below.
Dimensions and limits
- 12.08 m
- Inside length
- 2.13 m
- Inside width
- 1.96 m
- Inside height
- 50.2 m³
- Capacity
- 39,400 kg
- Max payload
- 5,600 kg
- Tare weight
- 25 / 20
- 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 40ft Flat Rack?
Container
Cargo
Load plan
1 × 40ft Flat Rack
- 72%
- Volume used
- 32%
- Payload used
- 36.0 m³
- Cargo volume
- 12.0 m
- Load length
- Euro pallets 25
- 12,500 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 12.08 × 2.13 × 1.96 m (length × width × height). Individual carriers' equipment varies by a few millimetres.
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