Automotive racks built for launch pressure
Built for launch-critical programs
Custom automotive racks designed around part protection, plant handling, and just-in-time delivery.
Configurations
Common automotive rack applications we build
Engine Racks
Engineered to engine weight and center of gravity with port protection inserts that prevent oil, coolant, and intake contamination through transit.
Automotive glass racks
Built to support glass without flex, protect edges and surfaces, and allow stable transport and storage.
Bumper and Fascia Racks
Surface-specific foam or urethane contact points that protect painted finish without adding unnecessary rack weight. Stacking posts for trailer cube optimization.
Door panel racks
Individual dunnage cradles per panel position with lateral containment to prevent shift, flex damage, and surface marring. Designed around your specific door geometry
Transmission and drivetrain racks
Secures transmissions, axles, and drivetrain assemblies in controlled orientation with containment features and port protection inserts. Built for repeated returnable use across cross-dock and in-plant programs.
Mixed-Part Program Racks
Custom rack systems for programs where multiple part conditions, handling constraints, or layout requirements have to work together.Related Rack types
Explore related rack solutions
Some programs need a more specific rack configuration. Explore these related stack rack types if you are evaluating collapsibility, stackability, portability, or broader shipping-rack options.
Shipping Racks
Custom shipping racks built for secure transport, part protection, and repeatable handling.Collapsible Shipping Racks
Built for dense storage when loaded and reduced cube when empty.Custom Stack Racks
Stack racks engineered around your footprint, load, and operational requirements.Heavy-Duty Stack Racks
High-capacity stack racks built for demanding loads, repeated handling, and long-term use.
When the rack matters as much as the part.
Automotive parts do not behave the same in transit or on the plant floor. Windshields flex. Fascia scratch. Door panels dent. Bumpers bend and warp. Engine assemblies require precise orientation and stable handling. A rack that works for one part can create damage, inefficiency, or line-side issues for another.
Morrison designs automotive racks around the actual job the rack has to do—protect the part, support handling, fit the footprint, and return efficiently when empty. That is how you avoid damage, reduce wasted motion, and keep the program moving.
Advantages
Automotive Racks Engineered for Your Parts, Your Plant, and Your Program
Every automotive rack has to do more than hold a part. It has to protect surfaces, work with plant handling, support stacking and return flow, and hold up under real production use.
Protect sensitive parts in transit
Custom dunnage, contact points, and retention designed around the specific geometry and surface sensitivity of your part.Reduce waste on the return trip
Collapsible and return-efficient configurations that lower freight burden and reduce empty-space waste.Use trailer and floor space better
Stackable, nestable, and right-sized designs that improve cube utilization without creating handling headaches.Fit the way your plant handles material
Fork entry, lift points, caster options, and access designed around how the rack actually moves through your operation.Hold up under repeated use
Built for real industrial cycles, not light-duty catalog use, with the durability needed for repeated handling and return.Support launch and production changes
Prototype-to-production flexibility so rack designs can adapt as parts, processes, and timing evolve.Built for every tier of the automotive supply chain
Different parts create different handling problems. We build automotive racks around the specific protection, orientation, access, and return requirements of each use case.
Surface-sensitive stampings
Racks designed to prevent rub marks, edge damage, and movement on Class A and other finish-critical parts.Engines and drivetrain components
Heavy-duty racks engineered for weight, center of gravity, secure retention, and safe fork handling.Line-side delivery and sequence presentation
Racks built around production pitch, presentation angle, and fast access at the point of use.Glass and fragile assemblies
Protected storage and shipping solutions that reduce flex, isolate contact points, and improve handling stability.Bulky exterior parts
Racks for bumpers, fascia, hoods, and similar parts where shape, scratch prevention, and cube efficiency all matter.Returnable distribution programs
Expendable packaging protects the part once. Returnable systems protect it for hundreds of cycles.Need to pressure-test a rack program?
We’ll help you sort through part protection, footprint, stackability, and launch timing.
Talk Through a Project
How an automotive rack moves from part review to production
A good automotive rack does not start with steel. It starts with the part, the handling path, and the program requirements. Our team works from part geometry, plant reality, and transport demands to engineer a rack that protects the part and works in the field.
That process matters because the cost of getting it wrong is bigger than the rack. Damage, wasted floor space, awkward handling, poor stackability, and late design changes all show up downstream. The goal is not just to build a rack. The goal is to build one that works when the pressure is real.
Process
From part geometry to approved production rack
We design automotive racks around how the part will actually move, store, stack, and ship—not around assumptions.
1
Part and program review
We review part geometry, surface sensitivity, handling requirements, and program constraints.2
Rack concept and layout
We develop a rack concept around protection, access, footprint, stackability, and return flow.3
Engineering and refinement
Our team finalizes structure, dunnage, retention, and handling details for the real operating environment.4
Fabrication and build
The rack is built in-house, which reduces handoff risk and keeps design and production aligned.5
Inspection and approval
Each rack is checked for fit, finish, and build quality before moving into production use.
Why buyers bring these programs to Morrison
Morrison keeps engineering, fabrication, finishing, and quality inspection under one roof in Tennessee. That reduces handoff friction, shortens communication loops, and keeps accountability clear from concept through production.
- Designed around your actual part geometry and handling requirements
- Built in-house from prototype through production
- Domestic fabrication with direct communication during launch
- Used when timing, fit, and repeatability matter more than a cheap rack
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Automotive racks
We build racks for engines, glass, bumpers, fascia, door panels, roof panels, body side assemblies, fenders, quarter panels, transmissions, axles, and other drivetrain or stamped components. If the part needs a custom returnable solution, we can design around it.
Automotive racks built right the first time
Tell us about your part, your plant, and your program—and we’ll take it from there.