INTRODUCING YELLOW RACK!

Yellow Rack is THE device that finally solves the problem of safely stowing load bars and straps. No more make-shift or improvised half-solutions that don't get the job done and that drivers simply don't use. Drivers love Yellow Rack! Once they use it, they never go back!

WHAT IS YELLOW RACK?

This great new tool for the chemical and general freight transportation industries is a rack made of strong nylon polymer for holding freight protection equipment. Yellow Rack holds up to 6 load bars, up to 6 straps, or up to 12 pressure bars, or a combination, and it can lock 'em up, too! Yellow Rack easily clips into horizontal and vertical e-track, and self-adjusts to a perfect fit every time. Great for reefer units, too! It's portable, lightweight and it's TOUGH! Check out the strength video on this page!

What does Yellow Rack do for the chemical and general freight transportation industries?

SAFETY:	Chemical companies use the Yellow Rack to stay in compliance with DOT/OSHA regulations for transportation of hazardous materials. General freight companies deliver hazmat as well. Secured loads are the law! Click here for more information.
SAVES MONEY:	Chemical and General freight companies retain expensive freight protection equipment year after year, and reduce other costs as well! Click here for more information.
MAKES MONEY:	Chemical and General Freight Transport Increased efficiency = increased sales! Click here for more information.

Protecting your freight is important. Shouldn't your freight protection equipment be equally important?

how can yellow rack help your company?

All of us in the trucking industry have experienced the following incidents with cargo bars / load bars:

The Yellow Rack keeps bars and straps where they belong: off the load dock and safely stored inside the trailer. And there is NO installation required!	The Yellow Rack prevents damage like this because load bars are stored inside and out of the way, up against the trailer wall. Straps, too!
Reduce driver injury and your liability: The Yellow Rack eliminates repetitious lifting of heavy load bars. And no more tripping over stray load bars--or straps, either!	The Yellow Rack provides fast and convenient in-trailer storage, saving thousands of dollars annually in lost load bars. No more bars or straps left at P&D sites!

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the yellow rack saves money, time and space!

Money! Investment in load bars is no small expense for trucking companies. Imagine the savings to your company by drastically reducing loss of this necessary piece of equipment! Yellow Rack eliminates repetitious bending and lifting heavy load bars and keeps load bars off the trailer floor and dock, thus helping reduce costly injuries and claims. Load loss and damage is reduced as bars and straps are accounted for and ready for use. Costly compliance fines are reduced as load bars are either properly stowed or in use.

Time! No more moving load bars on or off a trailer! No more constant adjustment of cargo bars on the floor of the trailer! No more searching for your load bars! You will know exactly where they are.

Space! Six (6) load bars on the floor of your trailer take up approximately 17 square feet! Free up that space by clipping the Yellow Rack into the E-Track on the trailer wall.

Hassle-Free! There is nothing to install or put together! The Yellow Rack comes fully assembled. Just take it out of the box and clip it instantly into existing E-Track. The Yellow Rack is self-adjusting to the slots in E-Track, so there will never be a problem with a secure and easy fit.

Compliance! Securing your load is required by law. Why not do it the easy and efficient way and save your company money in the process! Equip your trailers with the Yellow Rack today!

The simple, efficient design is what makes the Yellow Rack a great tool for truckers. Just slide back the retaining bar, shove in the load bar, and slide the retaining bar back into place. The Yellow Rack will restrain up to 6 load bars, 12 jack bars, 6 straps, or any combination thereof. WOW! Drivers, you will love the fact that you no longer have to pick up load bars from the trailer floor. It's so easy to remove the bar from its restraint position, carry it over to the Yellow Rack and snap it in, and vice-versa. No more bending over!

Good news for trailers without E-Track, too! Keep jack bars out of the way by installing just 2 slot brackets on the inside wall of your trailer, and clip in the Yellow Rack!

accountability > efficiency >
increased customer satisfaction

Driver Accountability: Given opportunity, drivers like to work in an organized and efficient manner when loading and unloading cargo. Load bars typically tossed onto the trailer floor during the process present a major problem that thwarts drivers’ efforts. The Yellow Rack eliminates the hassle of load bar and strap storage once and for all; it offers drivers the

easiest and most effective method for quickly stowing cargo restraint equipment out of the way when shifting cargo to and from the dock. The Yellow Rack provides better organization and handling of equipment, resulting in more efficient processes all the way around. Increased productivity and revenues, and higher customer satisfaction and confidence follow. Achieving goals for driver organization and efficiency is now possible thanks to the Yellow Rack. With our product, companies now have the means of accounting for equipment as an end to improving revenues by eliminating the expense of lost and damaged load bars and straps. Drivers simply love the convenience and the reduced labor afforded by the Yellow Rack. This driver acceptance allows companies to effectively enforce accountability measures to virtually eliminate load bar and strap loss. Further, the ease of use and driver acceptance means that load bars and straps will be in the trailer and used for their intended purpose, protecting freight from damage. It is an industry fact that load bars are lost and damaged daily when left at loading docks. It doesn’t matter if a company’s name is engraved, stickered, stamped or painted onto a load bar - it still isn’t immune from being left on a loading dock where it is either picked up by another driver or is simply stacked in a bin at the dock. It’s a never-ending cycle that has become an accepted, but extremely expensive, practice. The Yellow Rack eliminates this waste. The Yellow Rack: Allows for a quick accounting of all equipment so at a glance the driver can see if all his or her bars are on the trailer. Gives companies the enforcement mechanism for driver accountability programs for equipment. Indeed, many companies require drivers to purchase equipment, such as pallet jacks, at their own expense in order to enforce this kind of accountability. Why not do the same for load bars, the purchase of which annually costs companies thousands upon thousands of dollars? This is literally money out the trailer door. Gives drivers incentive to hold onto their equipment and use their load bars and straps to their fullest while making their job easier and reducing load loss at the same time. Is a product that KEEPS BARS ON THE TRAILER. This is the single most important factor in retaining possession of load bars! Give us a call today at 832.260.3624 or 832.260.3648. Let us come show you how the Yellow Rack can save your company, and your drivers, money!

yellow rack strength

How strong is the Yellow Rack?

While a Yellow Rack placed at the rear of a trailer will RARELY encounter a forklift, pallet or other cargo, it is built to take such abuse and stay on the job. The Yellow Rack is made from a special polymer tailored to withstand high impacts and the broad range of temperatures encountered in the trucking industry whether a reefer unit, dry van, or flatbed trailer. The strong Yellow Rack, fully loaded, can take a hit by a fork lift with no deleterious effects. We even backed a tractor trailer over it with no breakage! Product testing insures that all of our racks demonstrate the strength properties necessary to withstand the rigors of cargo handling inside a trailer and we fully stand behind the Yellow Rack’s ability to withstand breakage and the wear and tear encountered in everyday use in any trailer environment.

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Read more Frequently Asked Questions about the Yellow Rack.

frequently asked questions

Q: Who uses Yellow Rack?

A: Chemical companies, general freight companies, and owner operators alike use Yellow Rack. For its help with safety and compliance issues, keeping bars on the trailer where they belong--ready for locking in freight and avoiding loss and damage--customers find the Yellow Rack one of the handiest tools to hit the freight protection equipment market in a long time. Drivers love it because it provides convenience and organization to their job.

Q: How strong is the Yellow Rack?

A: Yellow Rack is made from a tough and durable nylon polymer that is flexible yet tough. We wanted to make a tool that would be strong enough to hold a maximum of 6 load bars but would "give" if freight hit it--we didn't want a heavy, metal rack tearing into freight. Look at our strength video to see what happens when a fork lift rakes across the compartment tabs--the Rack snaps back into its original shape! We don't claim that our product is indestructible, because even a metal load bar isn't. What we do claim is that if cared for properly, just like any other piece of equipment, the Yellow Rack will give years of service.

Q: Why is the Yellow Rack made from nylon? Wouldn’t metal be stronger?

A: We went through plenty of materials to find the right one for Yellow Rack, starting with metal, then plastics, and finally settling on the rubberized nylon from which the product is manufactured.  We wanted a material that was strong but wouldn’t be too heavy, and surprisingly, rigidity is a factor that works against protecting both freight and freight protection equipment like decking beams/load bars.

Yellow Rack won’t tear into packaging if freight accidentally comes in contact with it; instead, it will bend to let freight pass rather than cause damage.  And what about decking beams or load bars?  Fork lifts can run into beams that are stored in the Yellow Rack—but its flexibility allows the Rack to take the shock instead of the load bars! Not so with a metal rack, which would make the load bars take the shock—and that means bent and damaged equipment!

Q: What kind of equipment can be stored in the Yellow Rack?

A: Yellow Rack was made to store up to 6 square-type load bars (also called decking beams, shoring beams, load locks), but it can also hold much more! Six or more jack/pressure bars will fit in the Rack (see photo below), up to 6 straps, or a combination of any of those. Chemical transporters store their shovels and brooms in the Rack, others store rolls of tape and even pallet jacks! Full instructions for how to use Yellow Rack--from installing clips to loading it with freight protection equipment--are included with each shipment.

The two outer compartments on the Yellow Rack are made slightly larger: there are still some of the wider load bars out on the market. These older bars have been discontinued but are still in use, so we made these two outer compartments a little wider to accommodate them. These wider bars will not fit in the inner 4 compartments.

Q: What are other features of the Yellow Rack?

• Yellow Rack fits 24"-to-center vertical e-track (logistics slots) and any horizontal e-track. Because the Rack is self-adjusting, a perfect fit is guaranteed every time it's clipped in!
• Yellow Rack is completely portable, so it can be put anywhere in a trailer where e-track is present. We strongly recommend positioning the Rack at the rear of the trailer to keep load bars out of the way of heavy freight moving equipment.
• Retention rods now come with a padlock hole. Yellow Rack, with or without load bars or other equipment stored in it, can be locked to both vertical and horizontal e-track using a cable-type lock (15" for horizontal e-track and 22" or longer for vertical). Or, lock in load bars with just a padlock at the end of the rod! Once the Rack is filled with load bars, it cannot be removed from e-track because it has to be tilted to disengage the clips. This is impossible to do with heavy load bars stored in the Rack.
• The uniquely engineered features of Yellow Rack insure that it will hold even its heaviest load of 6 decking beams securely, even over the roughest roads!

Q: I know Yellow Rack can help prevent loss of freight protection equipment, but are there any other reasons to use it?

A: Yes! Load securement is a big deal for chemical and freight companies these days in terms of the law. Both federal and state governments are increasingly diligent about making sure all freight is secured. It is the law that all freight must be braced, and fines can be issued for load bars that are loose, too. Law enforcement considers loose load bars as potential projectiles because of their ability to puncture chemical containers. But these laws are not restricted to hazmat transporters!

In communities across the country, local authorities are increasing the number of liense and weight units that enforce commercial vehicle inspection codes. Code violations are not good for safety purposes, but they are good for a community's revenues! This is NOT good for commercial trucking if fines are a part of "business as usual". Yellow Rack helps drivers and companies solve compliance issues because of its ease of use, driver acceptance, and its adaptability to company driver compliance programs.

Q: What about the warranty?

A: Your Yellow Rack is built to withstand the tough conditions that exist in cargo trailers. Our racks are quality tested and field tested under these same conditions.  If a rack breaks in normal usage during the warranty period, upon receipt it will be replaced with a new rack. Click here for more information on our warranty.

Q: How do I get a Yellow Rack?

A: See our contact page for sales information.

 

Contact Us

 

Contact us for questions, orders or a brochure. We're here to help you when you need us!

Yellow Rack, LLC
305 Lisa Ct.
Friendswood, TX 77546
Information: +1 (832) 260-3624
ORDERS & Appointments: +1 (832) 260-3648
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm CST, Saturday 9:00am - 5:00pm CST
Email: sales@YellowRack.com

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John Horton
+1 (562) 230-9166
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