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| Metals industry – Energy products |
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One of the world’s largest manufacturers of energy-related products with numerous manufacturing plants and smelter operations throughout the USA needed to improve how metal castings were being secured for shipment. Given the weight and rough surface of the metal castings, the customer needed a safe, durable , and compliant method of
securing the shipments.
Load-Grip Friction Mats, manufactured from fibre-reinforced masticated rubber, provided the strength and tear resistance that this demanding application required. Compared to standard wood blocking and bracing methods, Load-Grip is inexpensive and much easier to install.
Load-Grip is currently used to ship metal castings between smelters, manufacturing and distribution centres worldwide.
 “It works, takes fewer people to load a truck, reduces loading and unloading turn-around times, and meets the letter of the law concerning DOT regulations. Load-Grip is by far the best cargo-securing solution on the market today. . . Bar none!”  - Manager of fleet safety and compliance.
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| Metals industry – Packaging products |
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A prominent manufacturer of packaging products for the food and beverage industry realized it could dramatically improve its method of securing tin plate.
Traditionally, this customer used wood blocking and bracing to secure pallets of tin plate. This method is time-consuming for both shipping and receiving, damages the floors of trailers, and has a variety of health and safety issues.
Load-Grip Friction Mats are used to secure Tinplate during over the road transportation in trailers. The company recognized that Load-Grip offered cost savings and safety improvements for its shipments.
Load-Grip strips are placed between the floor of the trailer and the pallet stringer.
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| Foods industry |
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A major North American food producer turned to Load-Grip® Friction Mats when other securement methods just didn't stand up.
Prior to this company using Load-Grip, the state police stopped and inspected one of its shipments of refrigerated food and determined the load was improperly secured according to the Out of Service Manual. The truck was forced to remain at the side of the road until a recognized solution was found.
Blocking and bracing is not an option in refrigerated trucks; aluminum floors prevent nailing and load bars don't meet the standard.
The State Police recommended Load-Grip,
which after installation provided a safe and compliant load.
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| Metals industry |
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A major North American steel manufacturer turned to Load-Grip Friction Mats when traditional means of securing the load were failing.
Boxcar shipments of the company's steel coils were being damaged on the journey from the West Coast to Chicago and beyond.
By employing buffer pads along with
Load-Grip both on top of and below
the pallets, incidents of shipping
damage and load movement
were reduced to zero.
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