The Ultimate Guide to Ford Connect as Your Portable Office Solution
“Where’s your office, mate?”
“It’s downstairs, in the parking lot.”
What? Did something sound odd there? Well, you better get used to it because a mobile office or a portable office is the new thing! Fleets are acknowledging the need for high-quality office spaces on wheels because they provide an amazing range of advantages.
- Mobile offices are easier to set up and scale as required.
- The upfront costs and operational costs are much lower compared to a traditional office.
- Vans converted into mobile offices can be customized according to your unique needs.
- Having a portable workspace adds flexibility and adaptability for your clients.
- You can really enhance your service levels and delivery capability.
- A mobile office can help improve employee productivity significantly.
- It can also help you diversify your business offerings and expand your operations.
- You can tap newer geographies and engage new customers.
- A van can help you get more real estate to create and improve brand visibility and awareness.
Versatile vans like the Ford Transit Connect have really upped the game in terms of providing businesses and fleet owners with a customizable and spacious vehicle that doubles up as a mobile office. Engineered to do its primary job well and also function as an efficient workspace, you can really make the most of the Ford Transit Connect by upgrading the vehicle with a few aftermarket accessories.
Let us find out how you can transform your Ford Transit Connect van into a complete beast with vocational upfits from American Van equipment that work for you.
Start with storage
Ford’s brand manager for the Transit Connect series of commercial vans says, “We have made sure that the walls and configurations have specific mounting points for racks, shelves, and bins.” On that note, let us begin with “storage” as one of the most important aspects of any commercial van’s interiors.
You can choose from a wide range of storage units like van shelving, lightweight bins, stackable drawers, toolboxes, and more depending on your storage needs. The Ford Transit Connect, a highly customizable vehicle, can be outfitted with the storage solutions of your choice. So, you should ideally start by listing your storage needs based on the items you expect to carry in the van on a daily basis. Accordingly, you can select a mix of shelves, drawers, toolboxes, hooks, etc. to be installed in the cargo area of your van. From aluminum to plastic, there is a variety of storage accessories that come in different makes, materials, sizes, and installation options.
Pro tip: Make sure you design the cargo area of your van in a way that all your essential and smaller items are easily accessible.
Light it up in 2024
Having additional LED lighting in the interior of your Ford Transit Connect van mobile office is a must. Lighting is necessary because you won’t always have enough natural light to see clearly while trying to find something you need or while using your business tools inside the van.
Look for easy-to-install lighting options such as battery-powered LED lighting strips or concealed motion detector lights so that you get ample light in the rear region without having to worry about the lights getting in your way.
Invest in a robust partition
Consider investing in a high-quality custom van bulkhead that separates the driver’s cabin from the cargo space. This type of security partition helps keep your van safe and organized, ensuring that the cargo in the van doesn’t shift or fly forward when the vehicle is in motion. Modern-day van bulkheads, like the ones available online at American Van, are manufactured to fit snugly against your van’s floor, side walls, and ceiling.
You can opt for a partition with perforation, one with a door, or a completely sealed one depending on your needs and preferences.
Add inverters to the mix
Powering up your essential business tools, laptops, and other corded equipment will require a strong source of power (and a stable Wi-Fi connection, too). At American Van, you can buy power inverters that meet all vibration, thermal, and environmental norms and help you generate power for your tools wherever you go.
Pro tip: It is important to choose the right location for installing your inverters. Ideally, it should be a place that has ample airflow so that the heat generated by the inverters is dissipated easily. The toolbox area or the floor space behind the driver’s seat are the most preferred mounting locations in commercial vans like the Ford Transit Connect.
Laptop mounts, document storage, and a mobile office desk
Bear in mind that your employees or drivers will have to fill out forms, sign documents, hand out business cards, keep important documents handy, and use the laptop or phone quite frequently when they are on the job. Invest in high-quality and convenient storage solutions, a fold-away desk, a laptop mount, and a flexible smartphone mount so that the driver’s seat and/or the passenger seat can be converted into a flexible workstation.
Some other essential aftermarket accessories that can complete your Ford Transit Connect van mobile office are anti-slip rubber floor mats, padlocks, portable printers, lockable cabinets, power banks, rear access ladders, and folding chairs. Explore American Van’s massive variety of van storage equipment, office accessories, flooring options, and other upfitting options now!
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Discover American Van’s complete array of mobile office accessories and van upfitting equipment and witness your Ford Transit Connect van mobile office come to life!