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Creating space is a constant struggle for most businesses.  Finding the balance between being able to properly store your product and having it available is essential, especially with sensitive parts like tires.  These give rise to new problems - how can I store tires in a small area without damaging them?  How can I find space for these large cases when they are not filled with tires?  This is where a folding tire rack from Tier-Rack Corp becomes essential for your storage needs.  

 

foldingrack1The Tier-Rack folding tire rack folds down to become an easily-stored piece of equipment, one that gives an immediate relief to the space woes that a warehouse encounters during operations, and in changes of seasons and inventory.  The folding tire rack is stackable when engaged, and folds down to conserve space.

 

Since 1955, Tier-Rack Corp has used their Tier-Rack storage system to store tires, boxes, fabric, pipe, electronics, 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 products.  When the frames aren't being utilized, they take up a small amount of space, folding down to conserve your precious warehouse space.    

For more information on Tier Rack Folding Tire Racks, visit http://tier-rack.com today.

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Newretailrack2Many bike companies have a delicate problem.  How to showcase tires in an attractive manner, without warping or  damaging tires that may need to be stored for months at a time.  This leads many companies to try different  storage methods, attempting to balance ease of access and attractiveness of display by stacking tires, or keeping  them in displays along the wall.  However, the best way to accomplish these goals is with a retail tire rack.

Tier-Rack Corporation of St. Louis, MO, designs and manufactures retail tire racks to specifications, along with  keeping standardized racks on hand for companies that want to upgrade their storage quickly.  These racks are on  wheels, easily portable, and allow the customers and employees alike to identify their tire and examine its  condition.  These work both as retail tire carts for display and rolling inventory for the technicians who need  access to them in order to utilize them.

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.    

For more information on Tier Rack Pallet Stacking Frames, visit http://tier-rack.com today.

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Finding the right tire rack takes real research, and a real attention to detail.  While many companies can quote a tire rack, or build a tire rack, not all of them do it accurately or ethically in every phase.  Finding a company that sells, designs, builds, and delivers your racks is one way to guarantee accuracy in your order.  Start with a quote.  Finding a reputable company with a solid reputation in the industry.  Preferably, your target company will have an on-staff engineer, who will be able to accurately design the tire rack to properly support and store your tires for how your company uses them.  

rack2They can also help to ensure that everything that you want is included in the quote.  Every specification, from metal gauge to load rating, needs to be spelled out in the quote.  A short list to help you would be: load ratings, stack heights, all tubing gauges, rack design details and empty rack weight.  Also, make sure to demand domestically manufactured racks. Often, companies will quote racks from overseas which use inferior tubing, and won't inform you of the 12 weeks of lead time that it takes due to sea container shipping, so that they can save on manufacturing costs.  

When the racks arrive, it is equally important that the work is checked. Just because a company tells you that their racks are 14 gauge doesn't mean that they are.  Demand in the quote to know what the estimated weight will be for each rack, and measure a sampling from the order upon arrival. Companies will skimp on the construction in areas that aren't seen, such as in the base which is welded closed.  These are hard to spot, but easy to measure if the estimates on weight are given.  It's also not unreasonable to check the physical address of the manufacturing facility to ensure that you know that these are made domestically.  If they come in a container, they are probably from China.  

Some of the most common pitfalls to avoid are:

  • Dealers or distributors posing as actual rack manufacturers
  • Inferior overseas material and workmanship
  • Quoting lighter gauge tubing
  • Quoting the correct gauges but then delivering lighter gauge racks
  • Omitting rack tags indicating manufacturer and safe load limits

Let us show you how our years of manufacturing experience can provide you with quality car 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.

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While every vehicle needs to be tuned properly, a motorcycle is an even more specialized piece of machinery.  An elegant machine, the motorcycle is the most exposed form of transportation, and requires perfect balance to operate.  While running on a lopsided tire isn't advisable for any vehicle, from a car to a wheelbarrow, in a motorcycle it's a disaster waiting to happen.  The balance required to operate a motorcycle at high speeds is nearly impossible on a lopsided or warped tire.

newretailtirerackTier-Rack Corporoation has a solution.  Motorcycle shops that carry tires need to have an effective way to store them, and a motorcycle tire rack is the way to do it.  Giving shops a safe way to store tires is essential to happy, safe cyclists on the road.  Motorcycle Tire Racks give every shop the ability to store tires off the ground, in easily accessable racks, to keep the tires from becoming warped and unbalanced, or developing flat spots.  Their wire grating evenly distributes the weight, giving the tires a chance to rest easily and evenly.

Let us show you how our years of manufacturing experience can provide you with quality car 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.

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While tires often present unique storage challenges due to their malleable nature, their larger variants used for utility vehicles pose an even greater issue to facilities dedicated to storing large quantities of larger, sturdier tires.  Many racks are designed for passenger tires, so how can companies support larger tires in their buildings?

TruckTireRackTier-Rack Corporation can help.  Tier-Rack has engineers ready to create customized racks to be manufactured at their facilities in the United States for every tire size and shape.  This flexibility makes Tier-Rack a one stop shop for any rack, but especially custom racks.

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.    

For more information on Tier Rack Pallet Stacking Frames, visit http://tier-rack.com today.

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