Owning a glass truck and glass rack is not the same as owning any other unit of glass handling equipment. As the glass manufacturing industry matures, the equipment that surrounds it, has as well.
The safe and efficient transport of flat glass and its related applications, created the numerous types of glass truck rack configurations to make glass transportation easier.
Due to the tremendous volume of routes possible, a thorough evaluation of your situations individual requirements is a must to purchasing a glass truck. However anyone can get a generic glass rack from most manufacturers, for no additional surcharge you can create a custom glass rack built to meet your exact needs.
Coming up with a few requirements in several areas should be helpful as you select the chassis and body combination that will optimize your money.
Remember that bodies can normally hold up for at least two or three chassis. Thinking this far ahead requires a lot of thought since the rack body must be remounted to a certain chassis type design. The chassis design will also dictate major features of the body design such as ledge width, payload, and rack size.
Most glass racks are now available in 3 base materials: carbon steel, aluminum and stainless steel. They all has pluses and flaws.
Carbon Steel is the most affordable rack material, even though it can eventually demand high maintenance expense to keep it shiny and in good shape, most especially in corrosiveweather conditions.
Aluminum glass racks are often used due to its lightweight characteristics. if painted or anodized, an aluminum glass rack will keep its shine for years without minimum maintenance. The material are a bit pricier than steel, and more difficult to repair.
Stainless Steel is the best choice for buyers concerned with corrosion resistance and endurance. When designed to the right specs, a steel glass rack should provide many years of light maintenance and extended lifetime. Because stainless steels corrosion proof quality, etching the faade for painting is difficult, and therefore the bodies are not painted. A brushed exterior appearance is its best look. Steel is great and its only negative so far is its expensive purchase price.
