Delivery
AN UPFIT WITH THE
FASTEST LEAD TIME
IN THE INDUSTRY
Delivering real returns
A customer with over 11,000 distribution locations worldwide reached out to Ranger Design to help them come up with a tough, high class upfit that would allow their new fleet vehicles to be on the road as quickly as possible.
OBJECTIVES
OFFER FASTER LEAD TIMES
- Upfits to be shipped out as soon as possible for newly purchased fleet vehicles
PROVIDE HEAVY-DUTY SHELVING
- Shelves with a higher weight capacity and longer warranty
- A quiet, rattle-free upfit
INCREASE COMFORT & SAFETY
- Maximized seat travel for driver
- Easy & safe access to the ladder
SOLUTION
- All upfits shipped within 5 business days.
- Tough steel shelving with solid brackets to hold the shelf and its load securely to the van wall.
- Military grade plywood shelf trays to absorb noise and reduce rattles.
- Contoured partition allowing for an extra 7″ of seat travel, maximizing driver comfort.
- Drop down ladder rack to bring the ladder down to chest height easily and without strain.
To accommodate our customer’s needs, our solution was this standard steel package with a contoured partition and drop down ladder rack.
CHALLENGES
Extend the life of the upfit and reduce maintenance downtime. Shelving pulling away from the wall was one of the main challenges identified by our customer with their previous upfit. After just a year or two of use, the shelves were unable to stand up under the constant load. Our recommendation for them was our standard steel shelving, as it is extremely tough with a dynamic load capacity of 200lbs per shelf tray.
Increase driver comfort. The technicians, especially those in the 6 foot range, were experiencing discomfort while driving, as their current partition did not allow room for seat travel. Ranger Design’s solution was to offer them a contoured partition with an extra 7″ of seat travel, making a world of difference.
Shorten the lead time of packages for new fleet vans. Getting new van upfits shipped out quickly was extremely difficult for our fleet customer’s previous upfit manufacturer. However, because our packages were standard and already being produced on a daily basis, we were able to guarantee them a short lead time of 5 days to help them get up and running as fast as possible.