NEWS BLOG

Automotive logistics companies wishing to enhance their green credentials should turn to Trans-Rak for a sustainable alternative to wooden vehicle racking, in the light of the conclusions of a study by Loughborough University*.

Trans-Rak were honoured to receive recognition for our work at reducing costs and environmental damage by our peers at the Automotive Supply Chain Global Awards.

Transporting classic cars from one hemisphere to the other takes a lot of careful thought and planning and one of the best methods is within the protective confines of a container.

When Ian Jenner, MD of Jenners Worldwide Freight Ltd was approached by the organisers of the Bugatti International Rally in New Zealand to arrange a cost effective and safe method of shipping six valuable vintage Bugatti cars from the UK to New Zealand and back, he knew he had the answer.

Since US based automotive logistics specialist CFR Rinkens - www.cfrrinkens.com - first switched from wooden racking to fully certified, steel engineered and sustainable R-Raks to move cars in containers, its business has effectively doubled and plans are underway to expand its export operations on the East Coast.

Trans-Rak’s R-Rak removable vehicle racking system has been put to the test and has come up trumps, strengthening the case for containerisation and clearly demonstrating that the steel R-Raks have substantially lower environmental impact compared to traditional wooden racking.

Trans-Rak International has issued a version of its 2 minute video about the R-Rak removable vehicle racking system so that it is accessible to its growing number of Chinese customers.

Chilean automotive logistics providers KLA have identified Trans-Rak’s versatile R-Raks vehicle racking system as the best way to ship more cars from more ports and cut freight costs at the same time.

The creative minds of the team at Loughborough University are progressing well with the task of applying their thinking to make Trans-Rak vehicle racking systems even better and so we decided to introduce them to you.

Shipping a container can be very expensive but the cost is mostly dictated by the container size, not by its weight and now Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG) has come up with the formula to fit more cars into a container with Trans-Rak vehicle racking systems.