Equipment Case Styles

Rhino Light is built to the same standard as ATA cases but meets the need for lighter construction to minimize shipping costs. It is designed for lighter equipment and fewer trips, but still meets airline requirements. It is customized for the individual client’s requirements.

ATA 300 Cat I

• Weight limitations
• Shipping with weight restrictions
• Airline check restrictions
• Carry on considerations
• Mil-Spec 810 Current Rev conforms to many ATA 300 requirements
• All recessed steel hardware plated for corrosion resistance
• Machine driven steel rivets & fasteners
• Casters with & without brakes
• Laminated plywood (fiberglass, ABS, Rhinohyde) or otherwise treated for water resistance
• Construction based on payload (.25 plywood, .25 & .37 tri-wall plastic, .1875, .25 HDPE)
• Aluminum edging, positive tongue & groove valance (with & without gasket)
• Custom foam application to spec
• Interiors treated for temperature control

Non-recessed cases are built with non-recessed hardware and lighter construction to minimize costs.   It is designed primarily for shipping on company owned vehicles or for very few commercial shipments. It is generally constructed of lighter materials but can be made of anything as it is customized for the individual client’s requirements.

ATA 300 Cat II

• Rated for 20 trips
• Primarily company truck or very few commercial shipments
• Surface mounted steel hardware plated for corrosion resistance
• Machine driven steel rivets & fasteners
• Casters with & without brakes
• Laminated plywood (fiberglass, ABS, Rhinohyde)
• Construction based on payload (.25, .37, .50 ply, .25, .37, .50 tri-wall plastic, .1875, .25 HDPE)
• Aluminum edging, positive tongue & groove valance
• Custom foam application as required

Rhino Tele is a shoebox construction with the lid telescoping over the bottom and held in place with straps and plastic slide buckles.  It is a low-cost option for light payloads that are used primarily with company trucking and minimal shipping. Constructed of light materials, it is customized for the individual client’s requirements.

• Weight limitations
• Primarily company truck or very few commercial shipments
• Edges may or may not be finished with aluminum
• Machine driven steel rivets & fasteners
• Surface mounted, plated hardware as required
• Light duty casters & skids (optional)
• Laminated plywood or fiber (fiberglass, ABS, Rhinohyde)
• Construction based on payload (fibre, .25, .37 plywood, .25, 37 tri-wall plastic, .1875, .25 HDPE)
• Custom foam application