In almost any manufacturing process, production is as fast as the delivery time on the slowest component.  Tier-Rack is no different.  Our lead time and delivery schedule for stack racks is dependent upon delivery of parts, steel, decking components, paint and other materials required for assembly.  For carts, automotive racks or shipping racks, specialized parts or dunnage components may also be required.

Tubular steel is often the last arriving component.  Most producing tube mills operate with rolling cycles that may vary from two or three weeks to perhaps six or eight weeks depending on the size and demand for a given size of shipping rack.  Mill rolling dates are scheduled in advance since the mill must 1^st   secure flat rolled coils in the proper gauges and then slit and reroll them to conforming feeder coils to serve the tube production. 

Our purchasing department at Tier-Rack works with multiple tube mills in our supply chain.  We visit the key producing mills and invite them into our plants.  This is done to gain a full understanding of their capacity and of our production needs.  Steel pricing is volatile and can vary widely during a calendar year.  At any given time, prices can vary by region, for example Great Lakes vs. Southeast. 

Common mill stocking sizes for tubular steel are 240” (20 feet) and 288” (24 feet).  Consider a common post size of 60 ½” – On a 240” length, the waste factor is 24%.  On a 288” length the waste factor is almost 20%.  Considerable value and cost savings is achieved by ordering a custom mill length of 304”, with near zero cut waste.

On large orders considerable savings are available to our customers who provide a delivery window sufficient to allow for the production cycles on raw materials best suited for the specific job.

Inventory Considerations – Tier-Rack products are designed to meet a specific customer’s needs and specifications.  Generally, each order is a custom make-to-order project.  A 60 x60 tire rack, or a 48 x48 warehouse rack may seem common, but each style can have dozens of subtle variations making it unique, but suitable to each customer’s requested needs and required use.

Finished steel products are durable and are expected to last for decades.  Raw steel is perishable and is subject to rust and corrosion if stored over time.  Coatings and rust preventative products are used to eliminate these risks.  However, excess coating or oil finishes on raw steel create health and safety factors in the welding process in addition to environmental challenges in the cleaning and preparation for powder coat painting.

Although Tier-Rack maintains a significant stocking inventory of common sizes on tubular steel, decking components and parts, it is not cost effective or beneficial to bank materials in contemplation of large order needs or every order need.  Two risks are present – (1) Material losing value due to rust or corrosion and (2) having a large supply of item A, when item B is in demand.

The best value is found by securing material to meet a specific order demand for warehouse racks  This allows us to:

a.        Optimize cut lengths or production mult lengths to minimize material waste and costs,

b.       Obtain matched sizing to assure proper telescoping of posts and sockets.  Although each vender is producing under ASTM guidelines, subtle tooling and production variations can create fit issues if we mix product from differing production mills.  For example, special tooling and processes are often required at the tubing mill for obtaining a proper inside dimension for socket material.

c.       Shop competitively and aggressively from our qualified mill producers to secure the best market pricing and lower costs to our customer.

d.      Consistently use prime hot rolled black steel in production, which is superior for safety and environmental reasons.

Understanding lead time considerations is a critical part of the planning process involved when a customer is considering a purchase of portable stacking racks from Tier-Rack. 

As a producer of stack racks and tire racks, we work to provide the best value to end-users.  This value is a found in a complement of materials and manpower.  With two manufacturing plants our volume gives us significant buying power with major producers of tubular steel, decking components and common rack parts for the basic tire rack and stack rack.  As a sixty year old company, we have the engineering and production expertise to optimize labor and materials to minimize cost and reduce the final selling pricing to our customer.

The following narratives on lead time considerations for material and manpower will help our customers gain an understanding of what is required to maximize value on an order for Tier-Rack products. 

Paddling downstream is always easier than paddling against the current. 

In some situations, and in some geographic areas imported portable stacking racks can provide a good value to the end-user.

 Tier-Rack has a decade long association with producers in China who can provide quality stack racks at competitive pricing levels.  Typically value can be found when (1) the order volume is high (1,000 units or more), (2) the rack style is common: i.e. commodity (tire racks or warehouse racks) not specialized or highly customized (3) lead time is generous and (4) the destination point is served by nearby container cargo ports (typically West Coast).

 Tier-Rack can provide comparison costs for import vs. domestic production to aid our current and prospective customers with their buying needs.  As shipping costs and international monetary rates fluctuate, the value line for imported racks can change with frequency.  For some customers, it is an option to view with eyes wide open.

 Without doubt, the greatest supply chain control is found with domestically produced product.  Higher assurances on quality, more closely monitored production processes and greater assurance of delivery on schedule has value.

For more information visit on stack rack, www.tier-rack.com and call 1-800-325-7869 to learn more..

Tire companies around the country have an issue.  Tires aren't the easiest thing to store and carry, as they're very fungible and need to be stored with special care.  Not only do they need to be stored in cool, not cold, environments so that they don't warp in the heat, they need to be stored in certain configurations to avoid warping.  This is where a high quality rack, especially from Tier-Rack Corporation, will fit the bill.

Tier-Rack tire racks are constructed with only the highest quality metals, used for every portion of the construction of the rack, giving them a massive amount of stability and the safest rack available.  Their tire racks are also built with mesh decking, letting the tires rest evenly so that they don't develop flat spots or wear awkwardly.  Tier-Rack also sells used tire racks, giving your warehouse the flexibility to save money on their storage solutions.  They can also create a stacking rack to enable companies with higher ceilings to effectively use all of the space in their warehouse and cut down on wasted space.

Tier-Rack engineers can also design any rack for you, and with their manufacturing and engineering experience, will make exactly the rack that your company needs built, guaranteed.  Please call 800-325-7869 and visit www.tier-rack.com today to find out how Tier-Rack can make exactly the racks that your company needs to get that warehouse under control.

Tier-Rack is the original source for truck tire storage rack, and has helped thousands of customers eliminate material handling issues related to store truck tires . In 1955 Tier-Rack originated the stackable frames for tire storage and now is the leading manufacturer of all steel racks for tires.

Choose the style of truck tire rack that works best for your material handling needs. some customers add wire mesh deck that meets fire codes by allowing water from overhead sprinklers to pass through to the stack racks below and protect the side walls. The ratio of holes to solid deck gives good support to the tires and will not leave marks on the tires in the tire rack. 

Our center post Tier-Rack® tire stacking frame is a popular alternative for those who appreciate the ease of loading and unloading tires when there are no obstructions on the corners of the stack racks. These truck tire racks are also the least expensive storage solution  for tires available. The frames easily attach to your existing warehouse pallets, and will hold loads of 2,000 pounds per pallet when the racks are stacked five high.  Truck tire storage is easy and inexpensive with a Tier-Rack tire stacking frame.

We buy steel tubing directly from the tube mills in truckload quantities. Then our talented and efficient teams in our low overhead production facilities transform the steel tubing into high quality portable racks that have been designed to meet your needs. Whether you need just a truck tire rack or 100,000 truck tire racks, see why Tier-Rack is your best choice for truck tire storage..

Whether you call them tier racks, stacking racks, pallet frames, portable stack rack, tire racks, diamond tops, nestable racks or stackers, Tier-Rack has a portable storage solution to fit your requirements.

We have served thousands of companies in the tire, automotive, retail, agricultural, construction and building materials, textile, and food industries for over 50 years providing many types and sizes of portable stack racks.

Tier-Rack specializes in both the purchase and sale of used rack including used tire rack, pallet stacking frames, stack rack, used pallet racking, used warehouse rack, stacking bins, nestainer style racks and other material handling equipment throughout the U.S., Mexico and Canada. These items include our own Tier-Rack® frames, Load-Nester®, as well as brands from other rack manufacturers like Jarke, Steel King and others. Please enjoy browsing our online selection of used items for sale. If you have used material handling equipment you would like to sell, let us know and we can pay you cash for your used inventory!

However you store your tires, flat, on tread or laced, Tier-Rack can provide tire rack storage that won’t break your budget. Tire Racks were our original product, and the tire industry continues to be one of our important markets. While the 60” x 60” rack is still the most popular size, we also make many other sizes to meet your specific tire stacking rack needs.

Here are some of the different types of tire racks Tier-Rack can produce for you.

Choose the style of tire rack that works best in your operation. Add  perforated deck that meets fire codes by allowing water from overhead sprinklers to pass through to the stack racks below and protect the side walls. The ratio of holes to solid deck gives good support to the tires and will not leave marks on the tires in the portable rack.

Another style of stacking rack uses wire mesh decking. This decking is less expensive than perforated metal decking and has larger openings in the deck. This is a good option if your tires are in and out of your warehouse rack frequently and the wire deck doesn't have time to leave marks on your product. Naturally, the least expensive portable stack rack for tires has no decking at all. The inner and outer rack beams are located so they support the tires. This works best if you do not have people standing on the rack as they load or unload the tires, since the rack beams do not provide as secure a work surface as a deck does.Our center post Tier-Rack® tire stacking frame is a popular alternative for those who appreciate the ease of loading and unloading tires when there are no obstructions on the corners of the stack racks. These tire racks are also the least expensive storage solution for tires  available. The frames easily attach to your existing warehouse pallets and will hold loads of 2,000 pounds per pallet when the racks are stacked five high.

If you need shipping containers for tires, we make a folding rack for the economical return of the LacingTiresempty racks. Since the posts are not removed from the rack, there is no concern about losing some posts during the return trip. As with all of our varieties of tire racks, these can be made for any size and load capacity that you need. These shipping racks can be designed with or without decking to meet your needs.  They are strong enough to withstand years of use and material handling.  The tire and rack combination is what all tire distributors must have to store tires effectively

Let us show you how our years of manufacturing experience can provide you with quality tire racks at a very affordable price. We buy steel tubing directly from the tube mills in truckload quantities. Then our talented and efficient teams in our low overhead production facilities transform the steel tubing into high quality steel tire racks that have been designed to meet your needs. Give us a chance to prove to you that nobody does it better than Tier-Rack! Whether you need 100,000 steel tire racks or 10 tire racks, Tier-Rack is your best choice for stackable tire racks.  Are you wondering on how to store tires, look at the gallery below for different options.

To buy or sell used tire racks from Tier-Rack, click HERE

Warehouse space is at a premium.  Creating space for all of the products that need to be stored in your warehouse is a time-consuming mess, that can always go wrong.  Finding a layout that works for your particular company can be even a bigger challenge.  This is where stackable warehouse tire racks can come in handy.  These stack racks, when utilized properly, raise your floor plan and allows you to utilize moveable racks, that store your products in the best way to access them.

The Tier-Rack Stack Rack is the original stacking rack.  Invented by Tier-Rack, they are designed and manufactured in America to exacting specifications.  Their factories use the most durable steel and manufacture each rack they sell in their factories in the United States.

Tier-Rack Corp of St. Louis, MO has been providing custom designed and manufactured tire racks since 1955.  Tier-Rack has created hundreds of customized racks for every shape and size of tire, using wire mesh and perforated decking to support the tires while keeping them from warping during long periods of non-use.  Let us show you how our years of manufacturing experience can provide you with quality earthmoving machine tire racks at a very affordable price. We buy steel tubing directly from the tube mills in truckload quantities. Then our talented and efficient teams in our low overhead production facilities transform the steel tubing into high quality portable racks that have been designed to meet your needs. Give us a chance to prove to you that nobody does it better than Tier-Rack! Whether you need 100,000 tire racks or 10 tire racks, Tier-Rack is your best choice.  Visit www.tier-rack.com today!

Warehouse issues come at warehouse managers from a lot of different directions.  Storage, temperature, accessibility, are all hallmarks of issues with warehouse management, especially with perishable or fungible items such as tires.  However, the issue of space is one that can be remedied with a Tier-Rack stack rack, one of the many varieties of racks available from Tier-Rack.  Whatever the issue with warehouse space, Tier-Rack can deliver a solution, from stacking racks to custom designs to fit your warehouse like a glove.  

Tier-Rack Corporation has been a leader in rack solutions and flexible warehouse racking systems for fifty years. The original Tier-Rack® pallet stacking frame converts regular warehouse pallets into sturdy storage racks in seconds without screws or bolts. And the Load-Nester® all-steel storage rack features light and heavy duty models of solid all-welded, knock-down, or nestable designs for all your material handling needs.

Our portable stacking racks and rack systems are designed to handle and store even the most fragile, odd-shaped, and awkward merchandise. They can be designed to transport two loads at a time. Our stack racks reduce handling time, stack four to six high, and they are capable of supporting thousands of pounds per unit load. All styles of racking are engineered to meet and/or exceed the "2-to-1" safety factor established by the Rack Manufacturers Institute (RMI) for portable rack design specifications.  Call us at 800-325-7869 and visit www.tier-rack.com today.  

Running a warehouse is a complicated job.  Beyond the job of organizing schedules and keeping people on task, keeping the warehouse's stock accessible and safe is the main task.  Finding a balance between rotating old stock forward, keeping aisles clear, and ensuring that the stock is stored in a way that the items don't become damaged is very important.

This balance is especially important in warehouses that store tires, such as tire shops, big box stores, auto repair shops, and any business that repairs their own vehicles.  These warehouses need to have their stock accessible, as their customers need to have their vehicles fixed, and moving the customers in and out quickly can make all of the difference in staying open and going out of business.  Tires also have to be stored correctly physically to keep them from warping, which can lead to blowouts and lawsuits.

Tier-Rack Corporation has been a leader in rack solutions and flexible warehouse racking systems for almost sixty years. The original Tier-Rack® pallet stacking frame converts regular warehouse pallets into sturdy storage racks in seconds without screws or bolts. And the Load-Nester® all-steel storage rack features light and heavy duty models of solid all-welded, knock-down, or nestable designs for all your material handling needs. Our portable stacking racks and rack systems are designed to handle and store even the most fragile, odd-shaped, and awkward merchandise. They can be designed to transport two loads at a time. Our stack racks reduce handling time, stack four to six high, and they are capable of supporting thousands of pounds per unit load. All Tier-Rack racks are engineered with a "2-to-1" safety factor to ensure the racks will perform safely and last for decades.  For more information, visit http://tier-rack.com today.

Warehouse managers, listen up.  Do you have a warehouse with an odd design?  Feel like the store's sales area or the repair area for your shop is pushing you into a smaller space? Do you find that you're leaving product on the floor instead of stacking it where it won't be damaged or dangerous to foot traffic?  Then contact Tier-Rack Corporation to fix that problem today.

Tier-Rack sells thousands of racks to help your organization in every way possible, from retail wheeled tire racks to enormous stationary racks to the stack racks that make vertical storage possible.  They are your source for any storage solution that your company will need and will work with you to make sure that your issue is solved.  Tier-Rack also uses only the highest quality metals and materials to create their racks, in their two US-based manufacturing plants.  

Tier-Rack engineers can also design any rack for you, and with their manufacturing and engineering experience, will make exactly the rack that your company needs built, guaranteed.  Please call 800-325-7869 and visit www.tier-rack.com today to find out how Tier-Rack can make exactly the racks that your company needs to get that warehouse under control.

Many companies that sell tires have problems with storage.  Finding the perfect rack to keep tires in shape long-term is a challenge, unless a call is placed to Tier-Rack Corporation.  Tier-Rack tire racks are built with wire decking that allows the tires to keep their shape, and distributes the weight evenly across the tire to help it maintain integrity.  While there are always the mitigating factors of heat and cold, pressure, age, and other issues for tires to maintain their safety features, these racks take one worry off the table.

Another rack that helps with tire shop profits is the retail tire rack.  This rolling rack will help the tire business immeasurably, giving businesses the ability to move tires across the business quickly, and in a manner attractive to the customer.  This will ensure that the customer only sees the business moving tires on the wheeled rack, lending an air of professionalism to the process, and keeping your warehouse processes out of view.  These racks are terrific for tire shops large and small, and should be employed anywhere that customers will see tire movement.

To order these racks, please visit www.tier-rack.com and call 800-325-7869 today to let Tier-Rack Corporation help your company to figure out how to use these racks to your advantage, and to build the rack for your company to help you reach your goals!

When most companies decide on the layout of their tire racks for their warehouse, they take several factors into consideration.  Ease of use, maneuverability, and equipment cost are all important matters to consider.  However, the most important is safety.  Knowing that your rack is going to hold up to the stress of everyday use, holding products long-term, and safely distributing the product are paramount to having the safest warehouse for your tire products.

This is where Tier-Rack Corporation is your friend.  Their tire racks are built to last, with only the highest quality metals and welds, to ensure the maximum allowable safety.  They are built to specifications that a company can set their watch by, and as long as the specs are observed, the rack will continue to give the highest possible level of safety and stability for the warehouse.

They also are built for ease of accessibility.  This means that they are designed to hold tires, and if used for this purpose, will allow your warehouse staff to safely and quickly get the products down and onto your customers' cars.  This makes a huge bottom-line difference and can make the difference between profitability and loss for a business.  To find out how Tier-Rack can make your company's warehouse safer and more profitable, visit www.tier-rack.com and call 800-325-7869 to order!

Occasionally a concern arises as to how stack racks will perform during a seismic event.  Static loads are easy to test and determine stability, while dynamic loads are much more difficult to analyze and account for.  Anecdotal evidence shows that stackable pallets and stack rack made by Tier-Rack Corporation perform well under seismic conditions and impact due to their ability to absorb the shock waves, by swaying, and moving across the floor.

Please see the videos below for examples of how standard "rack"; in this case bolt to the floor pallet racking performs in these situations.  The video below shows a 6.1-magnitude tremor hitting Poas Volcano National Park in Costa Rica.

      
These videos show how a simple impact can bring down fixed racking 
      

                                                                   Base Isolation

If you have watched the Discovery Channel much lately you will see numerous programs dedicated to explaining how new technology is helping design earthquake resistant buildings.  It is generally referred to as base isolation.
From Scientific American, September 2004...The leading techniques “try to absorb a lot of the ground motion energy so the building doesn’t have to,” says James Malley, senior principal at Degenkolb Engineers in San Francisco. That often means inserting heavy-duty fixtures between the building and its foundation, such as base isolators that act as rubber mats, viscous fluid dampers that operate like shock absorbers, or slide bearings that allow the building to sway instead of snap. (link to full article...http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=shock-absorbed

What this illustrates is similar to how our stacking pallets (sometimes called rack) perform.  They will sway and rock and absorb the shock.  We even have evidence of them scooting across the floor moving with the shock waves, but not failing.  As opposed to the rigid structure of bolted to the floor pallet racking, our rack's relatively "loose" fit acts as the dampers allowing for the necessary shock absorption to withstand inpact more efficiently.

Seismic base isolation...check it out here...http://www.robinsonseismic.com/index.html and here...http://articles.architectjaved.com/earthquake_resistant_structures/seismic-base-isolation-technique-for-building-earthquake-resistance/

Each municipality interprets and applies the IBC (International Building Code) differently.  Some inspectors don't use it at all and apply different codes to determine suitability of rack or bin design.  Tier-Rack has no way of knowing this from township to township so it is up to you to lay the groundwork.  Much of the confusion comes from the misapplication of standard "rack" codes to our portable material handling pallets.  "Racking" by definition is a bolted to the ground structure.  To apply those "racking" codes to our product is as erroneous as trying to apply it to a forklift.

Don't let our name fool you.  The name Tier-Rack was coined back in 1955 and is only a trade name.  Our product is truly a steel pallet, portable and stackable.  Steel portable stackable pallets are not structures. The steel portable stackable pallets are pieces of equipment intended to protect the product that is being moved around a warehouse. They are no different than wooden pallets or even crates. Materials in wooden crates or on wooden pallets are stored and stacked commonly on the ground (see picture to left).

The steel stackable pallets are no different. They are steel pallets which hold a product (just like wood pallets) with steel tube members that protect the product by supporting any additional steel pallets that one might stack on top of the lower steel portable stackable pallets. The tube post members are no different than the wooden panels of crates in that respect. They are not structures; there is no positive connection between each piece of the units; they are meant for temporary storage only and not intended to be permanent fixtures (just like wooden pallets of material stored on the ground).

Customer Testamonials Of Seismic Performance

Tier-Rack Corporation, the leader in warehouse rack storage solutions, is not just a manufacturer of the first and best stacking rack system.  They are a full service warehouse solutions center, providing everything from custom designed racks to resale racks.  If a company is in need of a warehouse solution, Tier-Rack can find it.

They currently have in stock several racks, including the LN-3, All Steel Stack Rack.  This stacking rack utilizes a mushroom style connection, the sturdiest connection available.  The rack is 48” x 48” x 60”, and the 4' by 4' rack is perfect for a standard 48x40 gma pallet.  These blue or light gray racks use a wire mesh decking, making them perfect for any size boxes or pallets and make them safe to walk on.

Tier-Rack Corporation has been a leader in rack solutions and flexible warehouse racking systems for fifty years. The original Tier-Rack® pallet stacking frame converts regular warehouse pallets into sturdy storage racks in seconds without screws or bolts. And the Load-Nester® all-steel storage rack features light and heavy duty models of solid all-welded, knock-down, or nestable designs for all your material handling needs.  Visit them online at www.tier-rack.com and call 1-800-325-7869 to order these racks!

Rack info:

Type of Rack: LN-3, All steel stack rack

Size O.D: 48” x 48” x 69” Height

Size I.D: 43.5” x 43.5” x 60” Height

Location of Stack Racks: Various 

Qty: 20,000 (Buy any amount)

Capacity: 2,500 lbs Stack 5 High

Color: Blue or Gray

Item#: U-01007

Sell Used Stack Rack Price: Call for price

We have tire racks in various sizes, with unit load capacities of either 2,000 pounds or 4,000 pounds.

Choose the Style and Capacity that meets the heaviest load that you need to stack. Then select the base size and post height that will best meet your needs.

* Stock racks usually are available to ship within 48 hours.

REMEMBER: WE CAN MAKE ANY CUSTOM RACK FOR YOU!

LoadNester-3 Stock / Order Racks

All Posts are sold separately.

Truck Tire Rack Size-40” X 92” X 61” Clear Stock Number-SC-TIRE40X92X61 Capacity-3000# Stack Height-4 HighWeight-184  Please Call for Pricing

Passenger Tire Rack Size- 60” X 60” X 52” clear Stock Number- SC-TIR60X60WIRE Capacity-2800# Stack Height-5 Weight 150# Please Call for Pricing

Retail Tire Cart Size- 70" X 21" X 74" Stock Number- SC-TIRSTORERACK Weight 100# Stack Height-4 HighWeight-184  $175 Each (plus freight)

For more information, and to order tire racks, visit www.tier-rack.com and call 1-800-325-7869 to learn more..

Truck tire racks have helped many tire companies with storing very big tires that are awkward and difficult to handle.

In recent times, Tier-Rack has started designing and manufacturing truck tire racks to store truck tires, bus tires, Off-The-Road tires, (OTR tires) Sport Utility Vehicle tires (SUV tires) and All-Terrain-Vehicle tires (ATV tires) for tire companies. Truck tire racks are mobile racks that can be moved very easily with the average forklift. These storage racks are also designed to stack up to 4 high when fully loaded which means you need a minimum of 22 feet of warehouse ceiling height to utilize their full capability.

The truck tire rack is larger and constructed with heavier tubing compared to passenger tire rack. The main differences between these two racks are the number of tires that can be stored. Passenger tire racks have a tire capacity of 24 to 32 tires while truck tire racks hold approximately 12 tires per rack. For this reason tire companies stress that stack rack manufactures design racks that take up the least amount of room in their warehouse and still store as many tires as possible.

If you want to learn more about stack racks click www.tier-rack.com, email sales@tier-rack, or call 1-800-325-7869 for more information.

We often have to answer the question: How should we store our tires in order to ensure that they have the longest shelf life and greatest saleability?  Well, we listened, and have a few tips for you.  As a company that has been making stacking racks for storage of...well...everything since 1955, we have a few ideas on how to safely keep a warehouse filled with tires.

Tip 1 - Weight is an enemy.  Don't believe for a second that because they are heavy, tires can have things stacked on top of them.  Tires are, by their nature, extremely malleable.  They can compress and warp under pressure, causing them to lose their shape and compromising the integrity of the rubber in extreme cases.  This can cause tires to age prematurely and come apart on the wheel, an obviously undesirable outcome.

Tip 2 - Heat is another enemy.  Store tires in a cool, dry environment that doesn't vary from this.  Storing tires in a hot, moist room exposes the tires to undue wear and can reduce their effectiveness.  The warmth makes the rubber MORE malleable, causing even more damage than would normally be seen.  Warehouses that operate warmer and moister than others are subject to greater tire decay than those in more temperate environments. 

Keep to these simple tips and you can add months or years of storage time to your tires, ensuring higher profits and more bountiful sales. 

Tier-Rack has been the leader in storage rack technology since 1955, when they invented the stack rack.  This technology has given companies the world over the tools to transform and configure their warehouses into efficient, profitable parts of their business.  Let Tier-Rack quote you on your warehouse needs today.  Call (800) 325-7869 and visit www.tier-rack.com to find out the Tier-Rack difference.

Here's a list of rules that your tire warehouse should always make sure to follow to ensure proper safety when using Tier-Rack's tire racks.

Always maintain a clean warehouse

This means floors, aisles, shelves, whatever.  Take the time to ensure that your warehouse walkways and storage areas are free from clutter that can cause accidents, and don't have potential spill areas for slip and falls

Ensure that cables are covered.  Don't assume that people will always see cables stretched across the floor or walkways

Pace yourselves - running in a warehouse or working yourselves to the point of exhaustion are both false hustle mistakes.  There's no reason to run or work tired.  They can wait on their tire for the 2 minutes it takes to walk, and your manager needs to schedule you for breaks.

Make sure that the warehouse is always well ventilated, keeping airflow during the summer and heat in the winter can mean the difference between a safe worker and a costly sickness or injury.

These are just a few examples of how a little pre-planning can help solve the major problems of warehouse work.  Ensuring warehouse safety means that everyone can work effectively and efficiently.  This will make your business more profitable and a better place to work.  

Since 1955, Tier-Rack Corp has used their Tier-Rack storage system to store tires, boxes, fabric, pipe,  elecronics, bicycles, furniture, food, beverages, and almost any product that can be kept in a warehouse.  Any company that uses pallets can use this product, which stacks frames on top of your existing wood pallets to create  vertical space.These will allow a company to stack 3 to 5 loads of crushable of fragile products, as well as  awkward, non-stackable product.  

When the frames aren't being utilized, they take up a small amount of space, folding down to conserve your  precious warehouse space.

Overstacking a rack is dangerous. whether it's for tires, general goods, giant coils, grains, or whatever, there's a weight limit that your rack was built to specifications for.  This weight limit, however, isn't always easy for warehouse managers to convey to their employees, regardless of how important it is to warehouse safety.  There may be a missing link in the chain of information, where the manager creates a sign which is covered by something else, or the lessons get lost in the shuffle of employee turnover.  However, this important lesson needs to be imparted at every level, as no company can afford for their inventory to crash to the floor.

Overstacking isn't the only problem though.  Racks can be weakened by collisions with forklifts, by improper stacking, by being in improper configurations or environments, or they may arrive in an unsatisfactory condition.  This last one, however, is one that Tier-Rack Corp can fix.  Every rack manufactured by Tier-Rack Corporation meets their highest safety and manufacturing specs, and are manufactured here, in the United States, of the finest metals and techniques at their manufacturing factories. 

Tier-Rack Corporation has been a leader in rack solutions and flexible warehouse racking systems for almost sixty years. The original Tier-Rack® pallet stacking frame converts regular warehouse pallets into sturdy storage racks in seconds without screws or bolts. And the Load-Nester® all-steel storage rack features light and heavy duty models of solid all-welded, knock-down, or nestable designs for all your material handling needs. Our portable stacking racks and rack systems are designed to handle and store even the most fragile, odd-shaped, and awkward merchandise. They can be designed to transport two loads at a time. Our stack racks reduce handling time, stack four to six high, and they are capable of supporting thousands of pounds per unit load. All Tier-Rack racks are engineered with a "2-to-1" safety factor to ensure the racks will perform safely and last for decades.  For more information, visit www.tier-rack.com today.