Dunnage Bags
Dunnage Bags provide an efficient way to secure cargo during transportation. Our container airbags are made from high-quality materials, with paper and polywoven options available. We offer a variety bag of sizes, solutions designed to last in the tough conditions inside shipping containers.
Choose the Dunnage Bags that Fit Your Needs. Our Available Solutions for the USA:
| Type | Weight | Load Capacity | Max. PSI | Mode of Transport |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Kraft Paper Dunnage Bags | ||||
Abrasion Resistant | Lightweight | Less than 45,000 lbs | 2.0 | Sea Container, Truck |
Sewn End | Lightweight | Less than 45,000 lbs | 2.0 | Sea Container, Truck |
Level 1 | Lightweight | Less than 45,000 lbs | 3.0 | Intermodal, Sea Container, Truck |
Level 2 | Heavyweight | Less than 75,000 lbs | 5.0 | Intermodal, Sea Container, Truck |
Level 3 | Heavyweight | 75,000 to 160,000 lbs | 8.0 | Rail |
Level 4 | Heavyweight | 160,000 to 215,000 lbs | 10.0 | Rail |
Poly woven Dunnage Bags | ||||
| Gorilla Level 0 | Lightweight | up to 45,000 lbs | 2.0 | Sea Container, Truck |
| Gorilla Level 1 | Lightweight | up to 45,000 lbs | 3.0 | Intermodal, Sea Container, Truck |
| Gorilla Level 2 | Lightweight | up to 75,000 lbs | 5.0 | Intermodal, Sea Container, Truck |
| Gorilla Level 3 | Heavyweight | 75,001 to 160,000 lbs | 8.0 | Rail, Vessel |
| Gorilla Level 4 | Heavyweight | 160,000 to 216,000 lbs | 10.0 | Rail, Vessel |
| Gorilla Level 5 | Heavyweight | up to 216,000 lbs horizontal roll paper applications | 10.0 | Rail, Vessel |
| Hippo Square | Lightweight | Less than 45,000 lbs | 2.5 | Intermodal, Sea Container, Truck |
Other Dunnage Airbags | ||||
| Big Foot Vinyl | Lightweight | Less than 45,000 lbs | 1.5 | Sea Container, Truck |
| Flex PE | Lightweight | Less than 45,000 lbs | 0.5 | Sea Container, Truck |
*Light airbags have a standard width of 36" and 48" and a length of 36" through 96".
**Heavy airbags have a standard width of 36" and 48" and a length of 36" through 120".
Custom sizes are available in both heavy and lightweight cases.
A load securement solution for many types of cargo transit, air bags help keep your cargo secure during shipping. We will work with you to find the ideal inflatable dunnage air bags to fill voids found in cargo containers limiting movement and maintaining stability of goods. Alongside our bags, we provide air bag inflators to optimize your cargo securement strategy.
Why Use Dunnage Bags for Cargo Securement?
- Protecting from Vibration and Shock During Transit: Acting as shock absorbers to cushion the load. Reduce the impact of constant vibration when you ship cargo over long distances or rough roads.
- Improved Load Stability and Cargo Protection: Evenly distributing pressure, supporting the maintain the load integrity important when transporting fragile or irregularly shaped items, supporting to secure and stabilize cargo
- Protect Against Load Displacement: Fill the voids in the container locking items into place.
- Reduce Risk of Damages: Lowering vibration, load displacement there is a lower chance of damage during shipment leading to lower returns.
Frequently Asked Questions
Also called air bags, they are inflatable cushions used to secure and stabilize cargo during transportation. They fill the empty spaces between loads in trucks, railcars, or shipping containers, preventing movement and reducing the risk of damage.
- Cost-effective protection: They keep cargo firmly in place.
- Quick and easy to use: Inflation takes only a few seconds, saving time during loading.
- Versatile application: Suitable for various transport modes including road, rail, and sea.
- Eco-friendly options: Many bags are recyclable and reusable, supporting sustainability goals.
- Load weight and void size: Heavier loads and larger gaps require stronger bags.
- Transportation mode: Road, rail, or sea may influence the strength and material needed.
- Also consider how the bag fits into the void. The choice of bag should provide bracing without sticking out above or to the side of the products.
- Paper bags: Ideal for lighter loads and dry environments.
- Polywoven bags: Best for heavy loads or humid conditions due to higher durability and moisture resistance.
You have the option to position them next to the cargo, place them above, or in small container voids. Air bags for shipping containers fill empty spaces to limit shifting and stabilize the load.
Our bags valve systems designed to be easy to fill, making them simple to install into the container. Quickly fill the airbags with the inflation system convenient for the loading location and prepare them for transport. Shippers™ Polywoven Airbags and Paper Airbags are equipped as standard with the valve SuperFlow, TX or TurboFlow.
Explore a Mobile Inflation System
We provide a handheld inflation system the MAX™ Inflator for simple bag inflation without the need for a compressor system.
Signode Brands
With worldwide knowledge in dunnage airbags, Signode has a comprehensive range of bags with the Shippers™ range, Bates Cargo-Pak® and Stopak® in our global portfolio.
Creating inflatable airbags which are used to secure cargo during shipping. We provide a reliable and efficient way to secure your cargo and limit potential damage during shipping.
Dunnage in Different Modes of Transport
Industrial dunnage bags are used in rail and ocean and road transportation and used to fill voids in trucks, intermodal transit, sea containers as well as boxcars limiting shifting of cargo.
Get in touch and find out more
Signode airbags provide reliable support to secure cargo during transportation, protecting your loads from shifting and damage.
For high quality securement no matter the type of cargo, customers should contact us today to explore our range of high-quality paper and polywoven airbag solutions.
To assist in cargo securement we also provide lashing, TransMat® Rubber Friction Mat, Void fillers and more protective packaging solutions.