We are quite often asked about how much goods can a certain type of truck or trailer capacitate. Hereby, we are listing the most used types of trucks and trailers and their capacities.

Trucks with semi-trailers

• The car consists of a saddle truck and a semi-trailer
• Measurements of the semi-trailer are 13,6 x 2,45 x 2,7 meters (there can be some variations)
• Maximum load-carrying capacity is 24000 kg
• Semi-trailer can capacitate up to 33 EUR pallets or 26 FIN pallets
• Capacity is 90m³
• Mostly suitable for goods that are packed on pallets
• The goods can be loaded either through the back, the side or the roof

Trucks with full trailers

• The truck consists of a saddle truck and two separate parts of trailers
• The length of the trailers is usually 7,3m plus 8,1m (there can be some variations)
• The allowed maximum length of both trailers is 15,65m
• The maximum load-carrying capacity is 24000kg
• Capacity is 110-120m³
• Full trailer can capacitate either 38 EUR pallets or 30 FIN pallets
• Full trailer is best suitable for goods with volume but light in weight (pillows, blankets, wool, soft furniture etc.)
• The goods can be loaded either through the back, the side or the roof

 

Trucks with jumbo (mega-) trailers

• The car consists of a saddle truck and a jumbo trailer
• The measurements of the jumbo trailer are 13,6 x 2,45 x 3m (the first 4 meters of the jumbo trailer has lower height of 2,6m)
• The maximum load-carrying capacity is 24000kg
• The jumbo trailer can capacitate up to 33 EUR pallets or 26 FIN pallets, out of which 23 EUR or 18 FIN pallets can be loaded up to 3 meters in height
• The capacity of the jumbo trailer is 96m³
• Suitable for lightweight and voluminous goods
• The goods can be loaded either through the back, the side or the roof

Refrigerated trailer (reefer)

• The refrigerated truck consists of a saddle truck and a semi-trailer (equipped with cooling system)
• Measurements of the refrigerated trailer are 13,41 x 2,46 x 2,65 meters (there can be variations)
• Maximum load-carrying capacity is till 24000 kg (there can be variations)
• The refrigerated trailer can capacitate up to 33 EUR pallets or 26 FIN pallets
• Temperature range is -25 °C to +25 °C (may vary)
• Capacity is 88m³  (may vary)
• Mostly suitable for goods that are packed on pallets
• Goods can be loaded from the back only

Tail-lift truck

• Tail-lift truck is equipped with a lifting mechanism which can be used to load the goods onto the truck
• Depending on the type of the tail-lift, the maximum weight load is from 500 to 2000 kg
• The cargo space in the truck is 7-9 x 2,45 x 2-2,5 meters (there are numerous variations)
• Tail-lift truck can capacitate up to 18-20 EUR pallets or 14-16 FIN pallets
• The goods can be loaded only through the back of the truck
• Used mainly on distribution freights