The only restriction is the weight - you can't legally gross more than 80,000 lbs. in a tractor-trailer in the United States (without having special permits). An average tractor-trailer unit (sleeper tractor, 53' dry van trailer) weighs about 34,000 lbs, so it can haul about 46,000 lbs.
Bottled beer weighs more than canned beer (glass is heavier than aluminum), and bottled beer has heavier packaging than canned beer.
What does this mean? On average, a 53' trailer can legally carry about 850-900 cases (24 -12oz bottles/case) of bottled beer, and about 1700-1800 cases (24 12oz cans/case) of canned beer.
Enough beer to make you more than welcome at any party you should decide to crash! :D
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Domestic beer cases (bud, miller lite, etc) are 98 to a pallet stacked 7 cases per layer.
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If the truck is empty, none
About 40,000 pounds worth, which is enough to fill a 53-foot trailer to about three feet deep. It would be silly to use a 53-foot trailer for a load like that, so they'd use a short trailer.
divide by 12 and then by 24
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How many 30 packs on a pallet