Eliminate Damage and Improve Safety When Loading Long, Heavy Crates
If your business imports or exports long, heavy crates containing industrial machinery or equipment, you know the challenges that come with loading and unloading them.
Traditional methods often require workers to enter containers, manually move heavy freight, remove blocking and bracing, and spend significant time unloading each individual crate. The result can be:
- Longer unloading times
- Increased risk of damaged cargo
- Higher labor costs
- Greater risk of employee injuries
Fortunately, there's a better way.
The Challenge with Traditional Container Loading
Long, oversized crates are typically floor-loaded inside shipping containers and secured using lumber and blocking.
While this protects the freight during transit, it creates challenges when the shipment reaches its destination.
Workers must:
- Enter the container
- Remove blocking and bracing
- Handle each crate individually
- Carefully maneuver heavy freight out of the container
This process can take 20 minutes or more for a shipment like the one shown in the video.
Watch the Difference
Innovative Transport Solutions' patented Mobile Transport Tray (MTT) is a reusable steel transport platform designed to safely unitize and move long, heavy industrial crates throughout the shipping process.
In this demonstration, two 20-foot Mobile Transport Trays carry long, heavy machinery crates out of the container in approximately one minute.
Instead of unloading each crate individually, the shipment has been unitized onto the Mobile Transport Trays before transport, allowing the entire load to move quickly and safely.
Why Unitizing Long Heavy Crates Makes Sense
Unitizing cargo onto the Mobile Transport Trays provides benefits throughout the supply chain.
Faster Loading and Unloading
What once required approximately 20 minutes can now be completed in about one minute, reducing delays and improving productivity.
Reduce Cargo Damage
Repeated handling increases the likelihood of damaged crates and damaged equipment.
Keeping freight together on transport trays minimizes unnecessary handling throughout the loading and unloading process.
Improve Worker Safety
One of the biggest benefits isn't speed—it's safety.
Rather than having employees repeatedly enter containers to move heavy crates manually, the Mobile Transport Trays allow the cargo to be removed as a unit, reducing exposure to common lifting and handling hazards.
Lower Overall Costs
Using Mobile Transport Trays can help reduce:
- Labor costs
- Product damage
- Equipment handling
- Workers' compensation exposure
- Loading and unloading time
Designed for International and Domestic Shipping
Innovative Transport Solutions offers one-way rentals for Mobile Transport Trays used in:
- Ocean freight
- Rail transportation
- Over-the-road shipping
Whether your shipment is moving across the country or around the world, the trays simplify loading and unloading while protecting valuable freight.
The Future of Heavy Freight Handling
As manufacturers continue looking for ways to improve efficiency while protecting employees and valuable cargo, unitizing long heavy crates on Mobile Transport Trays offers a practical solution.
Instead of choosing between speed and safety, companies can improve both.
If your operation regularly imports or exports long, heavy machinery or industrial equipment, Innovative Transport Solutions can help you determine whether Mobile Transport Trays are the right fit for your supply chain.
Contact ITS today to learn more about one-way Mobile Transport Tray rentals for domestic and international shipping.
Have Questions? Contact Us or Learn More in our FAQs
What is cargo unitization?
Cargo unitization is the process of securing multiple items onto a single platform or transport system so they can be moved as one unit, improving efficiency and reducing handling.
How do Mobile Transport Trays reduce cargo damage?
By keeping long, heavy crates together during loading and unloading, Mobile Transport Trays minimize repeated handling that can lead to damaged crates or freight.
Can Mobile Transport Trays improve workplace safety?
Yes. Mobile Transport Trays reduce the need for employees to enter shipping containers and manually move heavy freight, helping lower the risk of injuries during loading and unloading.
In this demonstration, two 20-foot Mobile Transport Trays carry long, heavy machinery crates out of the container in approximately one minute.
Instead of unloading each crate individually, the shipment has been unitized onto the Mobile Transport Trays before transport, allowing the entire load to move quickly and safely.
Why Unitizing Long Heavy Crates Makes Sense
Unitizing cargo onto the Mobile Transport Trays provides benefits throughout the supply chain.
Faster Loading and Unloading
What once required approximately 20 minutes can now be completed in about one minute, reducing delays and improving productivity.
Reduce Cargo Damage
Repeated handling increases the likelihood of damaged crates and damaged equipment.
Keeping freight together on transport trays minimizes unnecessary handling throughout the loading and unloading process.
Improve Worker Safety
One of the biggest benefits isn't speed—it's safety.
Rather than having employees repeatedly enter containers to move heavy crates manually, the Mobile Transport Trays allow the cargo to be removed as a unit, reducing exposure to common lifting and handling hazards.
Lower Overall Costs
Using Mobile Transport Trays can help reduce:
- Labor costs
- Product damage
- Equipment handling
- Workers' compensation exposure
- Loading and unloading time
Designed for International and Domestic Shipping
Innovative Transport Solutions offers one-way rentals for Mobile Transport Trays used in:
- Ocean freight
- Rail transportation
- Over-the-road shipping
Whether your shipment is moving across the country or around the world, the trays simplify loading and unloading while protecting valuable freight.
The Future of Heavy Freight Handling
As manufacturers continue looking for ways to improve efficiency while protecting employees and valuable cargo, unitizing long heavy crates on Mobile Transport Trays offers a practical solution.
Instead of choosing between speed and safety, companies can improve both.
If your operation regularly imports or exports long, heavy machinery or industrial equipment, Innovative Transport Solutions can help you determine whether Mobile Transport Trays are the right fit for your supply chain.
Contact ITS today to learn more about one-way Mobile Transport Tray rentals for domestic and international shipping.
Have Questions? Contact Us or Learn More in our FAQs
What is cargo unitization?
Cargo unitization is the process of securing multiple items onto a single platform or transport system so they can be moved as one unit, improving efficiency and reducing handling.
How do Mobile Transport Trays reduce cargo damage?
By keeping long, heavy crates together during loading and unloading, Mobile Transport Trays minimize repeated handling that can lead to damaged crates or freight.
Can Mobile Transport Trays improve workplace safety?
Yes. Mobile Transport Trays reduce the need for employees to enter shipping containers and manually move heavy freight, helping lower the risk of injuries during loading and unloading.