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32ft Container — MXL (India) dimensions

A 32ft Container — MXL (India) measures 9.75 m (32′0″) long, 2.44 m (8′0″) wide and 2.44 m (8′0″) high inside — about 58 m³ (2,048 ft³) of usable space, with a payload up to 16,000 kg (35,274 lb).

32ft multi-axle (MXL) closed-body container truck — the workhorse of Indian domestic road freight. Loading body is 32×8×8 ft (~9.75 × 2.44 × 2.44 m interior, ~58 m³); the multi-axle chassis carries roughly 16 t.

Internal dimensions and capacity

SpecificationMetricImperial
Internal length9.75 m32′0″ (32 ft)
Internal width2.44 m8′0″
Internal height2.44 m8′0″
Capacity58 m³2,048 ft³
Floor area23.8 m²256 ft²
Max payload16,000 kg35,274 lb
TEU equivalent1.6

Internal (usable) figures, not external. Capacity is the geometric interior volume — real cargo never fills 100% of it, because pallets, dunnage and irregular shapes leave void space.

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