For forwarders and dispatchers
Dispatch usually receives pallet counts, weights and addresses, rarely a load plan. JetPallet places the actual loaded pallets in the cargo space, works out axle loads from the real positions, sequences the pallets so that every drop can be unloaded towards the rear doors without restacking, and produces a driver sheet in 47 document languages.
What you end up with
Whether the last pallet still goes on the trailer is often settled at the loading dock. The loading metres add up on paper, but one pallet is taller than announced, two must not be double-stacked, and the goods for the last drop are standing against the headboard.
A spreadsheet will not answer the questions that follow:
Workflow
Pallets planned in JetPallet arrive in the vehicle plan with their actual height including the pallet base and their gross weight. Packing lists from a shipper’s system come in as CSV or XLSX with column mapping; orders from an ERP or WMS as JSON.
The library holds 21 sourced cargo-space profiles with dimensions taken from manufacturer documents: 20′, 40′, 40′ HC and 45′ HC containers, reefer, open-top and flat-rack containers, curtainsider, box, mega and reefer semi-trailers, and swap bodies. For single-SKU pallets, “Plan cargo space” also offers the 7.5 t truck and the US 53′ trailer. Your own vehicles are added as custom cargo spaces and can be shared with colleagues as JSON.
Each pallet is given its delivery stop. The plan checks a straight unloading path to the rear: pallets for later drops must not block earlier ones. Exclusion areas in the cargo space are respected as well.
Pallet positions and gross masses give the axle and kingpin loads; you enter the axle geometry, unladen loads and limits. Load securing is re-estimated for the remaining cargo after each drop.
The vehicle load plan PDF contains a driver sheet for each drop. The mobile loading view is a single HTML file that drivers and warehouse staff open in a browser – step by step, with loading and unloading modes.
In detail
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Planning uses the true height and weight of each pallet rather than flat-rate values. Pallets stay upright on the floor; you decide whether they may be stacked. Pallets that don’t fit stay visible instead of quietly disappearing.
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JetPallet calculates axle loads from where the pallets actually stand. If a pallet’s centre of gravity is unknown, the result reads “input required” instead of an unstated assumption. A balancing step shifts the layout when an axle exceeds its limit, and a strict axle check can be switched on in the settings. Axle groups are split into single axles; you enter the limits yourself or fill in suggested values under Directive 96/53/EC with one button. More under axle loads.
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For routes with several consignees, the plan groups pallets by drop. An independent check confirms for every drop that its pallets can be taken out without moving anything else. You set the order of the drops – JetPallet does not plan road routes. See mixed pallets and multi-drop.
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Using your cost per trip and per kilometre, JetPallet finds the cheapest feasible combination of built-in and custom cargo spaces, mixed if need be. The solution with the fewest vehicles is shown alongside, optionally with a CO₂e comparison figure. Small cases are solved exactly; larger ones are marked as an approximation, meaning the minimum is not proven. The app does not estimate freight rates; the numbers come from you.
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Tie-down and direct lashing are estimated with reference to EN 12195-1, and the capacity of headboard, side walls and rear wall with reference to EN 12642. Gaps and unknown weights raise warnings. The result can be added to the load plan PDF as a section with a liability notice. It does not replace a check by a competent person – see load securing.
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Reefer containers carry their load line as the maximum stowage height; the check flags pallets above it. Double-deck cargo spaces are planned with 1 to 3 decks, each with its own floor level, clear height and payload – for a single vehicle, with axle-load balancing disabled. Multi-compartment vehicles are split by partitions into 1 to 5 compartments, for example for temperature zones. Identical unit loads can be stacked with “Pallets on top of each other”; you set the permitted top load from external data, and JetPallet does not prove load-bearing capacity.
Questions
JetPallet runs only on a Mac with macOS 15 or later. The results are not tied to the Mac, though: load plan and driver sheet are PDF files, and the mobile loading view and 3D plan are single HTML files that open in any current browser. One Mac does the planning, everyone else reads.
21 sourced cargo-space profiles with dimensions from manufacturer documents: 20′, 40′, 40′ HC and 45′ HC containers, reefer, open-top and flat-rack containers, curtainsider, box, mega and reefer semi-trailers, and swap bodies. For single-SKU pallets, “Plan cargo space” also offers the 7.5 t truck and the US 53′ trailer. Other vehicles can be added as custom cargo spaces and exchanged as JSON files.
No. You set the order of the drops and JetPallet arranges the pallets so that each drop can be unloaded towards the rear. Road routes, time windows and forklift working space are not planned.
No. It is an estimate with reference to EN 12195-1 and EN 12642 and carries a liability notice. Responsibility for securing the load stays with the shipper and the driver.
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