Tire Storage in Canada and Various Solutions for Warehousing

New Law Means More Storing Tire Business 

In the province of Quebec, storing winter or summer tires for the customer is an important trend. As it goes, the tire storage industry is taking a more important place on the Canadian market. Tire shops, garages, car dealers, logistic companies and stores are all getting benefits to be in the tire storage market. 

1. Customers lock-in for the next tire changeover;
2. More chances to sell the next set of new tires when your client will need some;
3. More chances to do the maintenance/repair on their vehicle;
4. Possibility to buy the used tires and resell them;
5. Accommodate women and other clients who have no interest in bringing back heavy and dirty tires;
6. Accommodate the apartment and condo market who have little or no room for seasonal tires;
7. Possibility of a revenue for the store: cleaning and repair for the tires and wheels.

* Once the customer goes elsewhere for their tires, they go away for everything else

More and more women now go to tire shops for their tire changeover. The storage service is usually a service they are interested in and that they appreciate. The same is true for customers living in cities with limited storage space.  In the end, the tire storage service should help you maintain customer loyalty.

Choose the Good Tire Storing Rack for your Business

Garages, tire shops and tire warehouses use different system to store customers tires. Tire shelvings (MTS-92, MTS-924, MTS-925) and folding cages (MLTFD) are the most popular types of storing system. In those types of racks the tires are on their tread making them more accessible. If you pile the tires you will loose time searching for the customers' tires and it will also be time consuming to handle other tires to get to the one you need.  Martins Industries' rack has removable bars, fork entries under the cage for easier handling and is foldable to store more easily when not in use. 

Tire Shelvings for Smaller Businesses

The three different adjustable tier tire shelvings are mainly used by tire shops, car dealerships, garages or small warehouses*. Those products (see picture at your right: MTS-92) are perfect for small quantities of tires and warehouses limited in height. In addition, for the 4 and 5 tier shelvings a mobile ladder is perfect for tire picking. 

You will greatly benefit from storing your tires in tire racks not only by having an easy access to your tires but having more space to stock more tires or move easily with a forklift.

You can either rent or buy a tire storage rack. It is fast and it is an easy way to gain floor space. 

*See our webpage for other products related to your type of business. 

Picking Tires Easily for Tire Folding Racks

The passenger and light truck tire folding rack (MLTFD) is also an ideal storage system for customer tires. The rack allows you to put the customers' tires back to back and save space. This tire rack is mainly used by big tire shops, tire warehouse and third party logistics (3PL). These folding cages are manipulated with either a fork lift, a picker or with the dolly (MLTFD-D). 

Picking tires with those types of racks can be done either with the light truck picking cage (MOPC-LT) or with the standard light truck picking cage (MSOPC). In both cases an employee is required. The racks can be folded and stacked, taking less space. You can either place them next to the receiving docks or directly where the tire is changed. When the tire rack is full, you should bring it to the storage area. We also have an interesting rental program (Rent-A-Rack) for these tire racks. This might be a solution for seasonal ups and downs.  

 

Contact us! We will help you by doing a warehouse plan to store your customers' tires.

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