Five Ways to Maximize Your ROI

Commercial Containers Buyer’s Guide [Part Four]

These simple steps will help you get the most from your commercial containers.

Use Them as They Were Designed to Be Used

• Keep load weights within the container’s specified limits. Exceeding weight limits leads to premature wear and breakage.
• Stack loaded containers using lids unless they’re designed for unlidded stacking.
• Stacking loaded bins on unlidded containers puts extra stress on rims and side walls: this is dangerous. Because the stacks are unstable, they can tumble and injure workers.

Use a Tipper

• Avoid knocking loaded containers onto their sides. It’s guaranteed to damage to the container, and shorten its life.
• Service tipping equipment. Replace worn-out or missing rubber clamp liners, and keep clamp pressure as low as you need to handle the loaded container.

Coach Forklift Operators

• Forklift damage is a primary cause of container damage. Require operators to align forks with channels.
• Let forklift operators know that every container that must be removed from service is $200+ lost.

Repair

• If repairs are made promptly, cracks are stopped before they expand.
• Forklift punctures can often be patched.

Be Open to New Products and Ideas

• Change can be a challenge and operational consistency is important, but advances in design and material may help you cut costs and improve productivity.
• Ask your supplier to keep you posted on new options for your business, and put them into play after evaluating cost vs. benefit.

Next: Six Questions to Ask When Choosing a Container Supplier

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