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Overseas Steel Silencers Industry: Heavy Industrial Equipment
Our client needed to ship multiple 40,000 lb. steel cylinders overseas. The primary challenge was the size and weight of each silencer, requiring a robust packaging solution for safe handling and transport.
Overseas Marble Slab Crate Industry: Cut Stone and Stone Product Manufacturing
Our client needed to ship a large, heavy marble slab overseas by air freight. The primary concern was its fragility; the slab had to be shipped at a precise angle to prevent cracking or chipping.
High-Profile Historical Racecar Crates Industry: Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum
Our client needed custom-engineered crates to safely transport four iconic and delicate racecars—Douglas Hawkes’ 1922 Bentley, Art Pollard's #20 Lotus turbine-powered 1968 IndyCar, A.J. Foyt’s 1978 winning Coyote-Ford, and Nigel Mansell's #5 Lola T93/00 1993 title-winning IndyCar—from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum to the Silverstone Museum in the UK.
Industrial Shaft Crate Industry: Multinational Technology Conglomerate
Our client needed a specialized crating solution to transport a multi-ton steel shaft safely. The immense weight and size of the shaft required a custom crate to prevent damage during transit, as standard solutions were inadequate.
Aerospace Hardware Crates Industry: Aerospace
Craters & Freighters faced a unique project for a client in the aerospace industry, tasked with transporting a highly sensitive and irregularly shaped component. Standard crates weren’t suitable due to the component's fragility and specific durability requirements.
Craters & Freighters: Driving Sustainability Through Reforestation Efforts
At Craters & Freighters, our commitment to sustainability goes beyond delivering exceptional shipping and packaging services; it extends to a profound responsibility to the environment. As global awareness around environmental conservation grows, we recognize that businesses play a crucial role in fostering a more sustainable future.
Craters & Freighters Featured in Logistics Transportation Review
Craters & Freighters has been featured in the latest issue of Logistics Transportation Review! This feature underscores our innovative approach to custom crating, packaging, and shipping, showcasing why we are leaders in the logistics industry.
More Than Just a Box: Delivering What Matters Most to You
If someone asked what you think a crating and shipping company does, you might understandably say that it puts items in crates and transports them to various locations. And while that answer wouldn’t be wrong, it barely scratches the surface of the time, effort, and expertise invested in ensuring that shipments arrive in excellent condition where and when expected.
Why Clear Communication Is Vital for Your Crating and Shipping Provider
When you hand over valuable assets to a specialty crating, packaging and shipping company, it can feel like those items have gone into a black hole. It’s vital that you work with a crating and shipping company that practices clear communication. Your shipping provider should also be proactive in their communications with you.
Craters & Freighters Global Logistics: Single-Source Crating/Logistics Solutions
Craters & Freighters Global Logistics serves companies that have unique shipping requirements. This may include factors like the frequency, international points of origin and/or destination, type of cargo, cargo value and overall complexity of their shipments.
“You Shipped What?” Our Most Interesting Specialty Crating and Shipping Projects.
When people think of crating and shipping services, the image that often comes to mind is an item being put into a simple, rectangular wood box with some packing peanuts or moving blankets being thrown in to provide a little cushioning. They also tend to envision common items like furniture, office equipment, etc. being the focus of the move.
Moving Resources in an Emergency: How a Specialty Shipper Can Assist FEMA
As a specialty crating, packaging and shipping company, Craters & Freighters helps businesses and individuals move important assets across the country and around the world every day. In some cases, those shipments are time-sensitive. However, nothing compares to the sense of urgency when resources are needed following a natural disaster.
