No other cargo handler has worked harder to improve pallet-handling of fruit than Metro. From our patented single cage invention in 1968 to today’s huge 8-pallet cage lifted by modern mobile cranes, Metro has led the field in designing pallet-handling innovations.

Our expertise extends from ship to shore as we have also pioneered the use of cold storage facilities on the West Coast for handling imported fruit destined for west coast stores from South America. We designed and handled the first on-dock storage warehouse for both pre-fumigated and non-fumigated fruit. Warehouses are pre-stowed from electronically processed manifests and high-tech bar code scanners mounted on our forklifts, which then scan the pallets for distribution and inventory information, speeding this delicate cargo to its proper destination.