Transportation testing — sometimes called distribution qualification — verifies that a product, its primary package, and its shipping container will survive the truck/rail/air/parcel-handling cycle from factory to customer. DynaQual runs the two reference standards used in the U.S. market: ASTM D4169 (Standard Practice for Performance Testing of Shipping Containers and Systems) and the ISTA series (1A, 2A, 3A, 6-Amazon, etc.).
Each schedule combines random-vibration transport simulation, free-fall drop testing on the Lansmont PDT-300, mechanical shock, compression, and atmospheric conditioning into a defined sequence. We build the profile, fixture the package, instrument it where customer requirements dictate, and deliver the engineering-signed report needed for carrier compliance, retailer acceptance (Amazon ISTA-6), or distribution-launch sign-off.
Common engagements: launching a new consumer-electronics SKU through Amazon Prime, qualifying a medical device shipper for FDA submission, validating an industrial-equipment crate before global ocean freight, and re-running ISTA schedules after a packaging change to confirm the new design still passes.
Applicable test standards
- ASTM D4169
- ISTA 1A / 2A / 3A
- ISTA 6-Amazon
- ASTM D642 (compression)
- ASTM D5276 (drop)
Relevant DynaQual services
- Vibration Testing — Sine, random, and combined-environment vibration
- Shock Testing — Classical, pneumatic, and drop shock
- Package Testing — Engineer-driven package and transportation testing