Storage Solutions in Commercial Vehicles

Commercial delivery vehicles come in all shapes and sizes, from the plumber’s van to the articulated lorry. All have one thing in common, however – the safe storage of their load during transit. A supermarket transport vehicle for instance will hold pallets of produce, typically in uniform storage boxes strapped into place. Other types of vans employ a racking system. A typical storage unit, measuring 120h x 60w x 30d cm, is suitable for most types of vans and will cost around £75. The unit usually has adjustable shelves.

Mail transport vehicles will usually hold two types of cages, both containing mail sacks. The tall collapsible cage, known as a yorkie is open fronted and the sacks are held in place with strong canvas straps, it also has castors and is rolled onto the vehicle manually. The other cage is open-topped and will usually be loaded onto the transport with a powered pallet truck or a fork-lift truck.

Smaller food delivery vans use a racking system consisting of trays slotted into the holders on both sides of the van’s interior. The trays can be removed to make it easier for the driver to simply pull the tray out and use it to carry the goods into the shop or supermarket.

There are a great many storage accessories purpose made for engineers and mechanics that need a van to enable them to reach their customers. Storage cabinets, vice holders, gas bottle holders and shelves, for example. These units are usually sturdily made to withstand the stress of constant use.