Everything You Need to Know about E Track Straps and Systems

E Track Straps and E Track Systems are the widely used cargo control tooling in tiedown the loads inside the pickup trailer, moving van, dry van, etc. In this blog, we are going to do an all-around introduction about e track strap and e track system and see how they help you to improve your transportation business.

What are E Track Straps?

E Track Straps provide the maximum flexibility in cargo securement from different angles than most tie-down straps, they have been widely used in securing cargo for the transportation industry. Our e track tie down straps always works with e track rails which are installed into the wall and floor of the trailers, trucks, and vans. The e track tie down rail provides enough strength to the e track cargo straps and also the cargo can be secured by straps at various angles according to actual needs.

E Track Straps can be used in many different applications, such as securing vehicles as the e track tire straps, securing your private goods as the securing straps, secure the cargo on your trailer as the loading straps. No matter whether the e track rail is installed into the wall or floor, the e track straps can secure from different angles to ensure make the best use of your space.

Our e track straps are made of heavy-duty industrial polyester webbing, which allows you to tie down motorcycles, SUVs, sports cars, race cars, trucks, etc. Before using the straps, you should check the working load limit and breaking strength on the webbing tag, you just choose the strap within the loading capacity, then your cargo can be safely secured till the destination. The widely used size of the e track strap is 1 inch and 2 inch in width, they can be customized to any length as your request.

As a manufacturer of tie down straps in China, we recommend our customers tie down the cargo at least 4 points to ensure safety in most cases. If you are a transportation company, wholesale tie down straps or e track straps from us are worth investing in. Below are 3 types of E Track Straps that are preferred by most moving companies and transportation companies.

E Track Ratchet Straps

E Track Ratchet Strap is combined polyester webbing with e track end fitting and ratchet tie down hardware and is mainly used in the moving van, and enclosed trailer to tie down different cargo, including securing heavy-duty cargo. E Track Tie Down Straps are the most popular cargo securement tooling in the van.

E Track Cam Buckle Straps

E Track Cam Buckle Straps are also durable and heavy-duty e track straps, this strap is tightened by cam buckle hardware and tension the strap by hand strength, so you don’t need to worry about over tightening if you are not careful about it. So, the E Track Cam Buckle Tie Down Straps are very popular in tightening personal effects and valuables.

Rope Tie Off Straps

Rope Tie Off Straps are made for the customer whose moving van and enclosed trailer are equipped with e track rails on the floor or wall and they need to secure the cargo with e track end fitting, but they don’t have. Our e track rope tie off has e track end fitting at one side of the strap and rope tie-offs rings at another side of the strap, so this strap can be adapted to the tie down strap on your trailer which does not have end fittings to fit into the e track rail. So, the e track rope tie off strap can benefit you a lot in most cases to hold your cargo in the van or trailer in a convenient and economical way.

What is E Track Rail?

E Track Rail is one of the e track system accessories that are very important in cargo tie down system inside cargo containers, moving vans, and dry vans. Without e track rail, all the e track systems have no securement point to attach.

E track rails are installed on the floor or wall of your transportation vehicle, mounted by screw. E track straps can attach to the e track rail at all angles. In this way, the moving company or transportation company can maximize the use of space in the trailer to secure the cargo as much as you can, but can not exceed the weight limits of the trailer. Due to the e track rail being mounted on the trailer’s floor or wall, you can utilize the strength from the wall or floor when securing the cargo.

Cargo tipping or falling down is very serious during transportation, it will cause cargo damage, loose reputation, and claims from customers. Using e track rail and e track straps to secure cargo can greatly reduce the occurrence of such accidents. There are two main types of e track rails: horizontal e track rails and vertical e track rails.

Horizontal E Track Rails

Horizontal e track rail is used more often than vertical one. As you usually see in the trailer, the rail is been installed on the floor or wall, the e track strap secures different cargo by attaching it to the rail. You can see 2 main styles in the market, the galvanized one and the color-painted one, the general size on the market are from 2 foot to 20 foot. Some customers choose to install the rails on the entire floor or wall, some customers install the rail according to actual needs.

Vertical E Track Rails

Vertical e track rail is not very common, as they are not suitable for all applications and have a lot of substitute products, such as shoring beams, cargo nets, etc. They can be installed in the moving van with several pieces of e track straps to prevent the cargo fall to the floor.

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