Ideas for Keeping Your Insulation Trucks and Trailers Organized
Most contractors carry their materials with equipment inside trailers and trucks. We have a couple of articles identifying the tools you may need. A truck/trailer setup for blowing and dense pack will have different tools than a truck/trailer outfitted for wall spray. This blog post focuses on some ideas on making most of the space so you can be most efficient.
Safety Equipment: These items may be best kept in the vehicle. We recommend having a fire extinguisher in your vehicle and one in your trailer. Keep your spare tire accessible. Perhaps on the back door or side mounted will save space in your truck/trailer. We found that collapsible cones are excellent, especially for those tight and blind streets.
Arrange Your Priority / High Use Items: Consider putting these items in a place that is quickly accessible. Too much time is wasted when having to walk up into a trailer to grab items you use frequently. We have seen some creative narrow rack systems that hold these highly used items.
Develop a Charging Wall: One of the items most prone to disorganization are your rechargeable batteries and items. Keep your batteries, rechargeable head lamps, batteries for remotes in one place. The Milwaukee Packout system is a great tool.
Keep Your Hoses Accessible with a Hose Reel: Do hose reels take up too much room? The Cool Machine hose reels have a narrow profile and can keep your hoses as compact as possible and readily available to roll out and roll back. Often, hoses are thrown in over strewn
Capitalize on the space afforded by a V-Nose trailer: V-nose trailers can make it difficult to stack lots of material. These are good places for tools that are used to maintain or fix your equipment on site. Trailers typically have a side passenger door allowing for quick access to this area.
Ladders: Ladder racks save time and space. They dont need to be installed inside the trailer. If you store inside, then use the space behind your insulation machine. Or, store ladders above.