Cargo type
IBC Totes
Intermediate bulk containers (IBCs) and totes move single or double-stacked by intermodal, rail and ocean, secured to the wall with Ty-Gard DS®.
Photo: double-stacked IBC totes secured with Ty-Gard DS in an intermodal container
Transport units
Containers, trailers and railcars
Ty-Gard DS secures this cargo in containers, reefers and trailers; Shock-Gard panels protect it in railcars. Load plans on Tech Hub and the finder narrow it down to your unit.
- 20' Container
- 40' Container
- Reefer Container
- Road Trailer (45–53')
- Railcar
Problem
Stacked totes tip and rupture under impact
Intermediate bulk containers stand tall and carry their weight high, so a double-stacked load leans and shifts when a trailer brakes or a railcar couples. A tote that tips against the doors can rupture and spill its contents, and the load has to be re-blocked or the delivery rejected. When the contents are dangerous goods, the securement method also needs to satisfy a documented, approved standard.
- — Single or double-stacked totes shift and lean under braking and rail coupling impacts
- — A ruptured or tipped IBC is a spill, a rejected delivery, and a cleanup at the dock
- — Liquid dangerous goods in totes require a securement method approved under IMDG and 49 CFR
Solutions
Products for IBC totes
- Photo: Ty-Gard DS band across double-stacked totes
Ty-Gard DS
Tested and approved to secure IBCs and totes, double-stacked or single, for road, rail, intermodal and ocean shipments.
Ty-Gard DS → - Photo: Ty-Patch anchor on a tote corner
Ty-Patch
High-strength pressure-sensitive adhesive anchor that holds tension in the Ty-Gard system around tote corners and partial rows.
Ty-Patch → - Photo: Ty-Gard bulk packaging kit tote
Bulk Packaging Kits
Pre-cut and pre-measured Ty-Gard kits packaged in totes for repeat IBC load plans.
Bulk Packaging Kits →
Applications
IBC and tote load plans on Tech Hub
- IBCSecure intermediate bulk containers (IBCs) in intermodal, rail, and ocean shipments with approved cargo securement technology.3D →
- Totes Double StackedSecure tote and intermediate bulk container (IBC) loads for intermodal, over-the-road, and ocean shipments using energy-absorbing cargo securement technology.3D →
Compliance
Approved to secure dangerous goods
| AAR | Tested and approved to secure dangerous goods and general cargo since 2006; meets the AAR Intermodal Loading Guide and Bureau of Explosives Pamphlet 6C. |
|---|---|
| IMDG §7.5.2.2 | Ocean — performance-based securing standard; IMO CTU Code CCC1/9 references Ty-Gard. |
| 49 CFR §174.5 | US rail dangerous goods securement regulation. |
| FMCSA | US highway cargo securement rules. |
Shipping IBC totes?
Tell us the tote size, contents and unit type. We return a load diagram.