Can shelving fit in my car, ute, truck or roof racks?

When you choose to collect your shelving or workbenches from our Tottenham warehouse, the products will be flat-packed in cardboard boxes for safe and easy handling.

We have staff available on site during all opening hours who have experience moving and packing our shelving products. We will help you get it packed in your vehicle and on your way.

Small Cars

If you only have a sedan or hatchback with no roof racks, you should measure the available space first before deciding to collect. Can you fold down the rear seats and access the boot space? See the table below for sizes of our most popular items. 

Remember that you can also allow the box to hang outside the car. Please refer to this guide from VicRoads for overhanging load limits and safety.

Larger Cars, SUVs and Station Wagons

Larger vehicles should be fine to fit the width and lengths of all items in a standard order (limited only by quantity of course). See the table below for sizes of our most popular items.

Cars With Roof Racks

Any car with roof racks fitted will be able to take all our lengths and widths. The weight capacity of your roof and racks will be the only limiting factor. See the table below for weights of our most popular items. 

There are two factors you need to consider when loading your roof racks - the manufacturer’s maximum Roof Loading Capacity rating (also called the Gross Combined Mass GCM); and the load specifications provided by the manufacturer of your roof rack system.

You should find the Roof Loading Capacity/Gross Combined Mass (GCM) in your car owner’s manual, on the vehicle manufacturer website or by searching your vehicle on Redbook. If you can’t find this information, assume it is under 100kg (few cars are made to take more than that).

You must also consider the load specifications of your roof rack or bars. If you cannot find this information in the owner’s manual or online, assume the max is under 80kg then spread the load and tie it down securely with straps. 

It helps to get everything inside the vehicle that you can and only strap what you need on the roof. In this way you could get multiple shelving bays home without a problem.

Utes and Trucks

If you have a 1-tonne flat bed ute, we estimate you can fit up to 8 full shelving bays without any problems. 

Truck capacity depends on the make and model of your vehicle. If you want help calculating this, please contact our support team.

Keep in mind that we have a forklift on site if you are ordering a large quantity of shelving and would prefer pallet loading onto a truck or trailer.

Boxed Dimensions

Example dimensions of common orders (boxed dimensions):