The 2 solutions to ship and transport tires
Martins Industries is a manufacturer of tire racking and has been designing and producing shipping racks for tires since 1987.
There are two types of racksing systems that are very common in the tire industry: the Transport rack (MTR) and the Shipping rack (MSR).
Shipping racks VS transport racks
The shipping rack and the transport rack are very similar. The difference between both racks is that the transport rack (MTR) is wider than the shipping rack (MSR) which allows you to put more tires per rack. Both racks are deisgned to move a large number of tires from one place to another or to load them in a trailer. The racks are also foldable which makes it less expensive on the long run than buying wooden pallets or loading the trailer by hand.
Shipping rack
The shipping rack (MSR), as mentionned above, is smaller than the transport rack but it is easier to move around and it reduces space requirement. It takes 3 times less loading and unloading time than traditional wooden pallets and it takes only 24 minutes to load a complete trailer with those racks.
The shipping rack can carry about 45 to 65 laced tires depending on the size of your tires. One trailer can load 28 shipping racks (14 deep by 2 high) which represents a maximum total of 1820 tires; no space is lost which allows you to maximize every shipment.
Transport rack
The transport rack (MTR) is wider than the shipping racks which makes it easier to store more tires per rack. With a wide warehouse the transport rack is the best solution to save time and space. With the transport rack you can load a trailer with 18 racks (9 deep by 2 high) maximizing the number of tires you can put in, which goes to 1440 tires.
Benefits of using the shipping rack and
the transport rack
With the transport
tire rack (MTR) or shipping
tire rack (MSR), the loading a thousand of tires in a trailer will
take a fork truck
driver around 20 minutes, versus 2 hours with 3 employees by hand.
This
represents savings of over 94% on employee wages. At $25 per hour, a
fork truck
driver will cost $8.33 (20 mins @ $25/hour) while the 3 employees will
cost
$150 for loading the same tires without racks.
- Save time and money
- Foldable racks makes the return easier
- The foldable racks
enable you to save space and minimise costs while not in use
- Sturdy and long life racks: 20 years
Racks finishing
Martins Industries' shipping racks and transport racks are finished with powder coated paint which gives a better durability. It is also possible to add stencil to identify your racks to get them shipped back to you.
Our sales representatives will be more than happy to help you plan your warehouse and talk to you about our shipping and transport racks.
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About Martins Industries
If you are a logistics center, tire manufacturer, automobile dealership, tire distributor or tire shop, you can count on us. We have distribution centers in Canada, the United States and Australia and manufacture in Canada and Taiwan. With Martins Industries, you’re in good hands.
Whether you need to store tires, ship them or simply put them on display for your customers, phone us at 1-866-904-RACK (7225)! We will be able to help you.