Uses, Benefits and Convenience of Using Container Ramps
Container ramps are something that you place in front of a container door. While the benefits of using container ramps are quite obvious to those who regularly move goods in and out of containers, the same can’t be said for clueless ordinary people. So, what are the benefits of using container ramps? In one word: CONVENIENCE.
Bridge the Gap Between the Ground and Container Floor
Containers are basically large shoebox-shaped containers that are used to transport different items, from cars to boxes of consumer goods. You might think that’s easy to move such items from the ground into a container; however, the truth is that the gap between the ground and the container floor is high enough to warrant a ramp to enable forklifts, pushcarts and other transport devices to wheel in the items to be shipped.
Save on Labour and Work Hours
Certainly, if you’re like most people, you don’t want to move the goods from the warehouse and drop it at the mouth of the container because it will cost you extra in terms of labour and work hours. What you want is a scenario where a forklift carries boxes safely into the inside of a container, where they be arranged by a worker when the container is about to be full.
Types of Container Ramps
Unfortunately, container ramps are only sold separately. In the alternative, you can also rent them. There are actually different kinds of container ramps:
Mobile yard ramps - for containers that are attached to trucks. These are elevated to the level of the container.
Ground level container access ramps – designed to facilitate loading standard containers at ground level
As we said earlier, you can either buy these ramps or rent them. However you choose to go about, just make sure to put safety first. Make sure that you have trailer safety supports, yard ramp safety interlock and the necessary yard ramp accessories.
Do You Need a Container Ramp?
If you’re like most people, you probably shouldn't need to use container ramps. However, if you own a shipping company, you should have container ramps in your arsenal. Container ramps are particularly useful if there’s no loading bay available. You don’t need to buy, you can always rent it. If you don’t know where you can rent container ramps, just go to Google and type in “rent container ramps”.
Buying or Renting Container Ramps
Just like anything else, you don’t go for the first rental company that you see. You should compare equipment and rental prices. Go with the company that offers only quality equipment. Also, make sure that the company offers full technical support for its customers.
When it comes to renting, you can rent on occasion or rent it continuously. You could also rent to own, but this is something that you need to talk with the company.
Only rent container ramps that have been tested independently and that meet the standards for such equipment. If you need to use a yard ramp, make sure that it’s designed, tested and, of course, approved for using with a four-wheeled fork truck. And that for us, sums up container ramps.
