What Is LDM (Loading Meter) and How Is It Calculated?

Short answer: LDM means loading meter, or Lademeter. One LDM represents one metre of trailer floor across the usable internal width. A simple estimate is cargo floor area divided by usable trailer width.

LDM is a floor-space estimate

LDM is useful in road freight for comparing palletised or non-stackable cargo with a vehicle, but it is not the same as CBM and does not prove a physical fit. Try the LDM Calculator for a first estimate, then review the actual vehicle, gaps, orientation, weight, access and delivery sequence.