Transhield Blog

Equipment Protection During Factory Relocation: A Practical Guide

Moving an entire factory is one of the largest projects a manufacturing operation will ever take on. A company relocation might mean expanding into a new plant, consolidating production lines, or shifting operations to a different location to improve operational efficiency. Whatever the reason, the equipment has to come off the floor, travel to the …

Read More

Intermodal Shipping: How to Protect Equipment Across Truck, Rail, and Ocean

Intermodal shipping has become one of the most practical ways to move freight across the country and around the world. By combining truck, rail, and ocean transport into a single journey, it trims fuel costs, lowers carbon footprint, and works around the driver shortages that strain long-haul trucking. For manufacturers and distributors moving equipment over …

Read More

How to Ship an Oversized Load: Permits, Planning, and Protection

Moving an oversized load is a different kind of job from standard freight. The permits alone can take days to sort out, the route has to be mapped around bridges and weight limits, and the piece of equipment riding on the trailer is often worth a small fortune. With that much on the line, protecting …

Read More

Construction Equipment Shipping: How to Protect Heavy Machinery in Transit

Moving a piece of construction equipment from one job to the next sounds simple until you factor in the size, weight, and value of what is on the trailer. A single wheel loader or excavator can be worth as much as a house, and the trip exposes it to road salt, debris, weather, and the …

Read More

Transhield’s Berry Amendment Compliance: USA-Made Covers for Defense

For government buyers and contracting officers, sourcing protective covers for defense equipment comes with a clear rule: the items have to meet domestic-source requirements under the Berry Amendment. Transhield manufactures our military covers in the United States, made to meet that standard. The sections below cover how our covers satisfy the Berry Amendment and protect …

Read More

Why Customers Pick Transhield: A Look at Our 2025 Customer Survey Results

At Transhield, we have been making protective covers for decades. But the best measure of our work has always been the same: what our customers say about us. That is why we run customer satisfaction surveys, and that is why we wanted to share what we learned from our most recent one. In August 2025, …

Read More

Transhield Cover Materials Compared: 5-10 Mil Shrink Wrap, ArmorDillo, and XT

Choosing the right protective cover material comes down to how your equipment is used, where it is stored, and how often it needs to be accessed. Transhield manufactures three distinct cover materials, each engineered for a specific set of conditions. This guide breaks down what makes each material different, how they perform side by side, …

Read More

The Most Common Causes of Equipment Damage During Storage (And How to Avoid Each One)

Equipment damage during storage is one of the quietest sources of loss in any operation. Machines sitting on a lot or in a warehouse can lose value week by week without anyone noticing until the next inspection, shipment, or sale. The good news is that most of that damage traces back to the same handful …

Read More

How to Prevent Finish Damage When Transporting Heavy Equipment Long Distances

A new finish does more than look good. It shields metal from rust, keeps equipment in the factory-fresh condition customers expect on delivery, and protects the reputation behind every unit you ship. But hauling construction equipment, agricultural equipment, and other heavy machinery hundreds or thousands of miles across state lines puts that finish at serious …

Read More