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A Better Way To Store Long Ladders

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You pull up to a jobsite and need to retrieve something from your vehicle. Unfortunately that something is obstructed by your ladder that is stored in the bed space of your work truck. So instead of getting what you need right away, you are stuck with removing your ladder to get to it. Your ladder is a vital piece of equipment so it has to stay on your vehicle but it constantly is in the way forcing you to waste time. You begin to wonder, isn’t there a better way to store my ladder? Of course there is. Regardless if you work out of a pickup, service body, utility body or flatbed there are options to efficiently store ladders. Read on to discover how. Material Rack For pickups, service bodies and flatbeds turn to a versatile material rack to store your ladder. While material racks are typically utilized to haul material (think wood, pipes, rebar and more) they are more than capable of handling your ladder as well. If you have more than just a step ladder to bring along...

Van Shelves & Shelving for Your Commercial Upfit

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  Thinking about upfitting your commercial van? Van Products offers the largest inventory of van shelves and van shelving for commercial upfits. As an authorized dealer of industry leader, Adrian Steel, we can confidently guarantee that you are getting the best van shelving possible.  Benefits of Van Shelves in Commercial Upfits Customized Shelving Options Every van is different. Customize your van shelving how you like it and in a way that differentiates your business from others. We know that different businesses require different configurations to accommodate tools, equipment, products, paperwork and more. This is why we ensure that our shelving can be custom fit to your commercial van. Better Organization & Security There's nothing worse than driving around and opening your van to find that items have shifted or fallen. The customized van shelving options allow you to keep heavy equipment, sharp tools, papers, products and more safe and secure. The rig...

What Equipment Features Should A Handicapped Van Have To Be Considered Safe?

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  Everything from wheelchair lifts to safety belt placement determines the overall safety of a wheelchair accessible van. Many vans advertised as ‘wheelchair safe’ are anything but. Look out for these safety features in order to identify if a wheelchair van is truly safe or not. Van Wheelchair Lifts Proper wheelchair lifts are necessary to safely get passengers into the vehicle without causing further harm or discomfort. The training, strength, experience and sensitivity of the team tasked with transferring the patient is equally important. Safety Belt Placement Actual placement of the safety belt will impact if a van is safe or not for wheelchair transportation. The safety belt should not gap between the belt and the passenger’s body. Otherwise, the passenger can easily slip beneath the belt in an accident and become a free flying object in the car. A belt that does not fit snug around the hips can also cut directly into a passenger’s body during a crash, causi...