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