Large Trucks

• We only drive new Mercedes Benz Atego 1317 trucks.
• Our trucks are 9 toners with a payload of 6 ton (max 6 ton per load).
• All trucks have air suspension fitted.
• Each truck has a tail-lift fitted with safety poles and has a 2,5 ton lift capacity.
• All trucks are un-marked and have satellite tracking devices installed.

Bakkies

• Atex uses new Hyundai H100 diesel bakkies.
• All vehicles are fitted with high load fibreglass canopies.
• All vehicles are un-marked for security reasons.

Forklifts

We use various forklifts from 2.5 ton juniors to 20 ton high-lift units depending on the type of work required. We make use of our business partner Mass Lift, who is also our neighbour, for this type of equipment.

Crane Equipment

Crane equipment is specialized and the requirements highly dependent on the type of job at hand. It is used only in the rigging process and supplied on demand.

Air Suspension

Air suspension is crucial in the relocation of sensitive equipment. It involves the installation of adjustable, inflated air cushions between the van body and the axles of a truck.

The cushions provide a dampening effect and absorb a large amount of direct vibrations transferred from the axles to the van body. It protects valuable, sensitive equipment from damage that results after long exposure to excessive vibrations experienced in transportation.

2.5t Tailifts

To do collections and deliveries of the type of equipment we move; at the locations we work at, it is necessary to have tail-lifts fitted to the trucks.

Having a tailift means you don’t need a forklift to load and offload heavy equipment onto and from your truck.

A tailift fitted truck gives you a lot of versatility in loading options because you can manoeuvre the truck into awkward loading areas where you can move equipment over exposed holes, gutters, poles and similar types of obstacles.

All our talifts are extended to 1.8m in length and 2.4m wide and all have a 2.5 ton lifting capacity.

Tailifts are fitted with four heavy duty cargo poles that are inserted into the four corners of the platform and joined with a cargo strap to insure that heavy equipment on wheels can not run of the platform by accident when the tailift is in operation.

High Lift Pallet Jacks

We make use of highly manoeuvrable high-lift pallet jacks in areas where it is not possible to use a forklift because of accessibility restrictions.

The jacks have a lifting capacity of 1.5 ton and a lifting hight limit of 1.6m which make them ideal to lift most populated racks into position where access is difficult.

Pallet Jacks

Atex uses many standard 2.5 ton pallet jacks for normal pallet and rack moves inside the trucks, at location and in the warehouse. It is probably the most commonly used lifting device with the most versatile usage potential.

Cargo Straps

Cargo straps are an absolute necessity inside the trucks and bakkies to secure equipment in transit and insure that it does not move around and get damaged. We only use high strength nylon straps with industrial standard fastening mechanisms fitted to the straps to tighten them securely.

Corners

When equipment is tied down with cargo straps in a vehicle or on a pallet corners are used to protect the edges. It is either made from plastic or box that is formed in 90 degree corners and inserted under the cargo straps for protection.

Floor Protection

Atex has devised a fantastic floor protection system that basically involves the construction of a temporary floor on top of your existing floor surface. We make use of large 20mm thick plywood sheets that evenly distribute the weight of equipment pushed over it. This makes it possible to move equipment of up to 2.5 tons over any floor surface without damaging it.

This system works fantastic because we build wide stretching floors that make it possible to push machines continuously for long distances and thereby improving the speed of the move.

The system makes it possible to do heavy equipment moves over floor surfaces even as fragile as porcelain tiles.

Atex also make use of “masonite sheets” consisting of 6mm poly ethylene plastic for general floor protection where equipment moved is not that heavy.

All trucks are equipped with a few steel plates that is an old trusted way of crossing sharp floor ridges like door entrances etc.

Flip Nose Trolleys

This trusted easy to use trolley is used where smaller boxes and inidivually wrapped equipment is moved in and out of buildings. It is especially useful in some instances where we are confronted with stairs.

Tilt Trolley

The architecture of certain building that house data centres are in some instances very user "unfriendly" in the sense that it is impossible to take out or put in populated tall racks because of low overhanging beams or door frames.

Atex developed a heavy duty "Tilt Trolley" that has the ability to hydraulically tilt fully populated racks low enough that it can clear low overhead obstacles.

The maximum clearing height of the trolley when fully extended is 1,8m and it can easily handle a cabinet up to 1.3 tones.

It is a very useful option to use if you have such a demanding site and if the equipment you intend to move can safely be tilted without potential damage to server units inside the rack.