How many 12 × 12 × 12 boxes fit on a pallet?
48 boxes fit on a 48 × 40 in pallet.
✓ Planned and checked: door, payload, floor support and stacking rules re-measured by an independent checker.
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What changes the answer most
Stacking changes the answer most: in one layer only (nothing on top), only 12 boxes fit. Keeping them upright does not change it.
48 boxes × 10 lb (5 kg) = 480 lb (218 kg), against a payload of 2,000 lb (907 kg). Each one may weigh up to 42 lb (19 kg) before the payload, not the space, sets the number.
What we assumed
- Box size 12 × 12 × 12 in, 10 lb (5 kg) each — a typical size; type your own below.
- Stacking: yes — boxes may carry boxes of the same weight.
- Boxes may lie on any side.
- Stacked up to 60 in (152.4 cm) tall including the 6 in (15.2 cm) deck, nothing hanging over the edge. No door to pass.
Change the size or the stacking
Change a size or the stacking — the number below is planned again in your browser and checked.
Result
48 fit
- ✓ Checked: door, payload, floor support and stacking rules re-measured
Mixed cargo? Pallets, cartons and crates in one load — the planner opens with this cargo already in it.
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