The Inefficiency of Traditional Tire Storage
Tires are bulky, heavy, and awkward. The traditional method of simply stacking them on the floor creates multiple problems for any automotive repair shop, dealership, or distribution center:
- Wasted Space: Stacking wastes significant floor space and fails to utilize available vertical space.
- Safety Hazards: Large tire piles are cumbersome and can pose a safety risk if they shift or tilt.
- Inventory Access: Locating and retrieving a specific tire from a deep stack is slow and labor-intensive, slowing down service times.
- Product Damage: Prolonged storage in unstable stacks can potentially damage tires over time.
For businesses focused on effective space management, transitioning to a dedicated rack system is an immediate and necessary improvement.
The RiveTier Advantage for Tire Storage
Dedicated commercial Tire Storage Racks fundamentally change how inventory is managed by turning vertical height into accessible capacity. The RiveTier Boltless Shelving system is uniquely suited for this application, offering a heavy-duty, flexible, and economical solution.
1. Maximizing Space with Multilevel Systems
The largest benefit of commercial tire racks is the ability to store a large number of tires in a much smaller footprint.
- Vertical Expansion: WPSS RiveTier systems are robust enough to be built as high as six tiers, allowing you to multiply your storage capacity without expanding your square footage. This concept is easily integrated into Multilevel Systems using standard components.
- Varied Inventory Handling: RiveTier’s flexible design accommodates tires of every variation in weight and size, from passenger car tires to heavy industrial tires (like those for bulldozers and harvesters).
- Economic Choice: Made from heavy-duty steel, RiveTier racks are a budget-friendly choice that requires little maintenance in demanding warehouse environments.
2. Boltless Design for Maximum Flexibility
RiveTier is designed for speed, durability, and adaptability, making it the preferred system for dynamic automotive environments:
- Fast, Simple Assembly: As a Boltless Assembly system, RiveTier components ship ready for assembly and require only a rubber mallet, drastically reducing installation time and costs.
- Secure, Accessible Storage: Our heavy-duty steel tire rack bays feature specially angled beams that hold tires securely in place without locking them, allowing for safe removal while ensuring they stay put.
- Adaptable Design: The modular nature allows units to be easily added onto or reconfigured as inventory changes. The system can also feature integrated shelving alongside tire bays for storing related inventory and supplies.
Whether you need racks for high-volume storage or aesthetic display racks for a sales environment, a well-designed RiveTier Tire Rack ensures your tires are safe, secure, easily accessible, and properly displayed, contributing directly to better space management and streamlined operations.
Ready to work on your next project? Big or small, WPSS has experts ready to assist! We provide layout guidance, spec sheets, and recommend best-practice clearances to ensure an efficient and space saving design. Contact us today for a quote.

