How much can stacking reduce my pallet position count?

It depends on your cargo's stackability and the trailer's internal height (typically 2.7m for curtainsiders). If you have euro pallets at 1.5m tall and they're stackable, you can double-stack to 3.0m — but that exceeds standard trailer height. At 1.2m tall, double-stacking is feasible and halves your floor footprint. For mixed cargo, Hansatic calculates the maximum safe stack for each item combination and shows you the exact position savings achievable.

What if my cargo is not stackable?

Non-stackable items (marked fragile or explicitly unstackable) occupy their full floor footprint with nothing on top. Optimization for non-stackable cargo focuses on rotation and arrangement — sometimes rotating a pallet 90 degrees reduces its floor length contribution and saves a position. Hansatic tests all rotation orientations and picks the most compact fit.

How do I know the optimized count is accurate enough to use in a quote?

Hansatic's position count is calculated from your actual item dimensions and real stacking geometry — not rounded estimates. The figure includes partial positions (non-standard sizes that don't align to euro pallet slots) calculated as LDM and converted. It's accurate enough to use directly in a rate request, and it's the same number the carrier will verify when the truck arrives at your warehouse.

Pallet Position Optimizer

Fewer Pallet Positions Means a Lower Freight Bill.

Hansatic rearranges your cargo to minimize the number of pallet positions it occupies — stacking where safe, rotating for best fit, consolidating where possible. Every position you eliminate is a direct reduction in your road freight cost.

Optimize My Pallet Positions

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How Pallet Position Optimization Works

Enter your cargo

Add each item or pallet with dimensions, weight, stackability, and fragile flags. Hansatic calculates your current pallet position count immediately — so you see your baseline before any optimization.

Auto-optimize for minimum positions

One click rearranges items to minimize floor footprint: stackable items are stacked to their safe maximum height, items are rotated to their most compact floor orientation, and the arrangement is validated against trailer height limits.

See the reduction

The optimizer shows your original position count alongside the optimized count. A typical shipment with stackable pallets can reduce positions by 30–50% through stacking alone. Each eliminated position is a direct cost saving on your groupage or partial-load rate.

Use the optimized plan at the warehouse

Export the arrangement as a PDF or share the link with your loading crew. The plan shows exactly how to stack and arrange the cargo to achieve the minimum position count — so the freight cost savings you calculated actually materialize in the warehouse.

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