{
    "name": "Truck Load Utilisation Calculator",
    "url": "https://calculators.geekmidst.com/calculators/truck-load-utilization-calculator",
    "markdown": "https://calculators.geekmidst.com/calculators/truck-load-utilization-calculator.md",
    "category": "Logistics & transport",
    "description": "Compare a truck load with the vehicle’s payload, cargo volume and pallet positions to find the load factor and which limit you reach first.",
    "summary": "A truck is full when it reaches its weight, volume or floor-space limit, whichever comes first. This shows the load as a percentage of each and the one that limits the load.",
    "also_called": [
        "Trailer fill rate calculator",
        "Load factor calculator"
    ],
    "applies_to": "Worldwide",
    "last_updated": "2026-10-29",
    "computation": "Results are computed in the visitor’s browser on the HTML page. This API describes the calculator; it does not compute results.",
    "inputs": [
        {
            "name": "load_weight",
            "label": "Load weight",
            "type": "number",
            "default": "18000",
            "unit": "kg"
        },
        {
            "name": "payload",
            "label": "Payload capacity",
            "type": "number",
            "default": "24000",
            "unit": "kg"
        },
        {
            "name": "load_volume",
            "label": "Load volume",
            "type": "number",
            "default": "70",
            "unit": "m³"
        },
        {
            "name": "volume_capacity",
            "label": "Cargo space volume",
            "type": "number",
            "default": "90",
            "unit": "m³"
        },
        {
            "name": "pallets",
            "label": "Pallets loaded",
            "type": "number",
            "default": "26"
        },
        {
            "name": "positions",
            "label": "Pallet positions",
            "type": "number",
            "default": "33"
        }
    ],
    "outputs": [
        {
            "key": "utilization",
            "label": "Load utilisation (highest of the three)",
            "format": "percent"
        },
        {
            "key": "limiting",
            "label": "Limiting factor",
            "format": "text"
        },
        {
            "key": "weight_pct",
            "label": "Weight used",
            "format": "percent"
        },
        {
            "key": "volume_pct",
            "label": "Volume used",
            "format": "percent"
        },
        {
            "key": "pallet_pct",
            "label": "Pallet positions used",
            "format": "percent"
        },
        {
            "key": "spare_weight",
            "label": "Spare payload",
            "format": "number"
        },
        {
            "key": "spare_volume",
            "label": "Spare volume",
            "format": "number"
        }
    ],
    "formula": {
        "text": "Weight % = Load ÷ Payload × 100;  Volume % = Load volume ÷ Capacity × 100;  Pallet % = Pallets ÷ Positions × 100;  Utilisation = the highest of the three",
        "variables": {
            "Payload": "the most cargo weight the vehicle may legally carry",
            "Capacity": "usable internal cargo volume",
            "Positions": "pallet spaces on the floor"
        }
    },
    "worked_example": {
        "inputs": {
            "load_weight": "18000",
            "payload": "24000",
            "load_volume": "70",
            "volume_capacity": "90",
            "pallets": "26",
            "positions": "33"
        },
        "steps": [
            "Weight: 18,000 ÷ 24,000 = 75%.",
            "Volume: 70 ÷ 90 = 77.78%.",
            "Pallets: 26 ÷ 33 = 78.79%, the highest, so floor space limits this load."
        ],
        "result": "The truck is 78.79% utilised; floor space runs out before weight or volume."
    },
    "interpretation": "The highest percentage is how full the truck really is. If floor space limits you but volume is low, stackable pallets or double-decking could add load; if weight limits you, adding light, bulky freight is the way to fill it.",
    "assumptions": [
        "Weight, volume and pallet positions are independent limits; axle loads are checked separately."
    ],
    "limitations": [
        "A load within payload can still overload one axle. Use the axle load calculator to check how it is distributed."
    ],
    "rules": null,
    "faqs": [
        {
            "question": "Why not average the three percentages?",
            "answer": "A truck can take no more once any one limit is reached, so the highest figure is the true fill rate."
        },
        {
            "question": "What counts as payload?",
            "answer": "The permitted gross vehicle weight minus the vehicle’s unladen weight, including driver and fuel as your rules require."
        }
    ],
    "sources": [],
    "related": [
        {
            "name": "Trailer Axle Load Distribution Calculator",
            "url": "https://calculators.geekmidst.com/calculators/trailer-axle-load-distribution-calculator"
        },
        {
            "name": "Container Volume Utilisation Calculator",
            "url": "https://calculators.geekmidst.com/calculators/container-volume-utilization-calculator"
        },
        {
            "name": "Pallet Fit Calculator",
            "url": "https://calculators.geekmidst.com/calculators/pallet-fit-calculator"
        },
        {
            "name": "Freight Tonne-Kilometre Calculator",
            "url": "https://calculators.geekmidst.com/calculators/freight-ton-kilometer-calculator"
        }
    ],
    "disclaimer": null,
    "publisher": "GM¹X CalcVerse"
}