BLOCKING
Tailored Solutions That Start With You
Protect your products from shifting, damage, and abrasion during transit with our custom blocking and dunnage solutions. Even the best-built crate or pallet cannot do its job if the product inside can move during transport — that is where blocking and dunnage come in. By filling voids, securing items in place, and absorbing the shocks of handling and freight, blocking turns good packaging into reliable packaging.
Blocking: Custom-cut wood pieces designed to fill voids and secure your products within their packaging. Each piece is engineered to match the contours and weight distribution of what you are shipping, eliminating movement and protecting against the impacts that cause damage in transit.
Dunnage: Supplemental wood materials — including spacers, separators, and load-bearing components — used to protect, separate, and stabilize products during shipping. Dunnage works alongside blocking to handle multi-product shipments, layered loads, and any situation where products need to be kept apart or supported in specific positions.
For nearly four decades, Built-Rite Box & Crate has helped manufacturers throughout Northeast and Central Ohio ensure their products arrive intact. Whether you are shipping a single high-value component or a truckload of mixed inventory, the right blocking and dunnage make the difference between a safe arrival and a damaged delivery.
Applications and Industries Served
Custom blocking and dunnage are essential anywhere products need to ship safely. Common applications include:
- Heavy machinery and industrial equipment — securing motors, gearboxes, and assemblies inside crates
- Automotive and aerospace components — protecting fragile, high-value parts during long-distance shipping
- Mixed-load freight — separating products on shared pallets or in shipping containers
- Export shipments — preventing shifting during the longer, rougher handling of international transit
- Stacked or layered loads — providing structural support between product tiers
- Irregularly shaped products — filling voids around castings, forgings, and assemblies that do not conform to standard packaging
Manufacturers across automotive, aerospace, industrial machinery, energy, and heavy equipment industries rely on Built-Rite for blocking and dunnage that keeps their products secure from facility to destination.
Custom Built to Your Specifications
Every blocking and dunnage solution we manufacture is engineered for the specific product, packaging, and shipping conditions involved. Using our advanced Creo Design System, we model the product, the packaging, and the void spaces that need to be filled — ensuring every piece fits precisely on the first build.
Blocking and dunnage are rarely standalone products. They typically work as part of a complete packaging system that may include custom crates, boxes, skids and pallets, or cradles and saddles. For international shipments, all materials can be heat-treated to meet ISPM-15 export requirements.
Why Ohio Manufacturers Choose Built-Rite
With 48,000 square feet of manufacturing space in Wooster, Ohio, and a team of 60 skilled craftspeople, Built-Rite has the capacity to produce blocking and dunnage in any quantity — from one-time custom builds to high-volume recurring orders. Our fleet services deliver finished products directly to your facility throughout Northeast and Central Ohio — including Wooster, Akron, Canton, Cleveland, Columbus, Mansfield, and surrounding areas.
When your shipments need more than off-the-shelf packaging, Built-Rite has the engineering expertise and manufacturing capacity to deliver a blocking and dunnage solution that fits perfectly the first time.
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