Enter your shipping data and instantly see how much you could save per year by maximising container payloads — without adding transloading or extra handling.
Many steamship lines recommend limiting container weights to 44,000 lbs — well below the legal maximum of ~54,000 lbs (24,494 kg). Shippers who follow this advice are shipping 20–25% more containers per year than they need to. The calculator below shows exactly what that’s costing you.
Takes your current container weight and annual volume, and compares it to the achievable maximum payload with the right landside trucking partners.
Calculates how many fewer containers you could ship per year carrying the same total cargo volume.
Applies your actual per-container costs (overseas trucking + ocean freight + US trucking) to produce a concrete dollar savings estimate.
The maximum weight used in calculations is 24,494 kg (53,990 lbs) — the safe legal payload limit for a standard 40ft container with appropriate heavy-haul trucking.
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This is an estimate based on the data you provided. Contact I.C.E. Transport for a detailed analysis of your specific lane, including heavy-haul trucking availability at your destination.
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