What type of pallet rack do I need?

Selective teardrop rack is the default for mixed SKUs; pushback is two to six deep, LIFO by SKU; pallet flow is for FIFO or dated stock; drive-in is for bulk storage with few SKUs. Cantilever holds long loads, and carton flow serves case picking.

How much weight can pallet rack hold?

There is no single capacity: beam capacity is per pair, per level, while frame capacity depends on height and beam spacing. We size beams and frames from your heaviest pallet, and capacities go on load plaques.

How much does pallet rack cost?

Price depends on pallet positions, height, beam capacity, decking, freight and installation. Send pallet size, heaviest load per level, clear height and building size for a free CAD layout and an itemized quote.

How long does it take to get and install pallet rack?

Standard teardrop sizes often quick-ship, while high-density systems and non-standard sizes take longer; lead time is confirmed on the quote. Installation time depends on bay count and site readiness, and we schedule it around the approved layout and your operation.

Columbus, Ohio

Pushback Rack in Columbus, OH

Rickenbacker's intermodal volume pushes a lot of Columbus 3PL and distribution operators toward fewer SKUs held in much larger quantities, and that shift exposes a weakness in selective rack: an aisle still has to be dedicated to a position even when six pallets of the identical item sit behind it. Pushback rack answers that by stacking pallets two to six deep on inclined, wheeled carts that a forklift loads and unloads from one aisle face, so the extra depth comes free of any additional aisle.

What a lane gains in pallet count it gives up in direct access, since only the front pallet in each lane is reachable until it's pulled. We size cart capacity and rail pitch to the pallet weights actually crossing docks near Groveport Road and the I-70/I-270 loop, then lay a pushback version of the floor plan next to a selective one so the position swing between the two is a figure you can check rather than a sales estimate.

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Why Columbus Warehouses Work With Us

Columbus operators running bulk lanes out of Rickenbacker tend to hold three or four pallets of a given SKU at a time rather than one, which is the exact pattern that makes a selective aisle wasteful. Pushback turns that repeated inventory into stacked depth behind a single face instead of four separate aisle-fronting positions.

Cart and rail gauges are not interchangeable across pallet types. A beverage pallet running past 2,500 pounds needs heavier rail and a stronger cart than a light carton load, and a rail sized for the wrong weight shows up as a stuck cart the first week the lane is loaded, so we confirm pallet weight before specifying either part.

Building stock near Groveport Road and the broader I-70/I-270 loop varies in column spacing and clear height more than a standard layout assumes, which means a cart assembly sized for one bay can bind in the next. We check frame depth and bay width against the cart dimensions before steel is ordered, and we run the pushback plan side by side with a selective plan for the same footprint so the aisle count you lose and the positions you gain are both visible up front.

Free warehouse consultation

CAD layout with position counts

Installation by trusted installation partners

High-density pushback rack lanes loaded with pallets

Pushback pallet racking showing cart rails and load beams

Operations We Rack Around Here

Nearby areas we work in regularly include the I-70 / I-270 loop, Rickenbacker, West Broad industrial, Northeast Corporate Park, Groveport Road.

Third-party logistics

Retail distribution

Food and beverage

Light manufacturing

How Pushback Rack Works

Two to six pallets deep from one aisle, without giving up much reach.

Loading from the aisle

The driver sets the first pallet on the front cart. Each pallet added after that pushes the cart train deeper into the lane, so one aisle handles the whole depth.

Carts nested on rails

Steel carts with nylon or steel wheels ride inclined rails, each nesting under the one ahead of it - that nesting is what makes multi-deep storage possible from a single face.

Retrieval by gravity

Pull the front pallet and the next cart rolls forward on the incline to the pick face. No driving into the lane, no repositioning pallets by hand.

Last in, first out

Each lane runs LIFO. That suits fast-turning product and any operation managing rotation by lane rather than by individual pallet date.

What a Columbus Pushback Rack Project Includes

Design for a Columbus pushback project starts with the pallet, not the building. We confirm footprint, overhang and the heaviest load going into a lane, because cart spacing and rail incline follow that profile rather than a 48x40 default that may not match what moves through your dock.

From there we set lane depth against how many pallets of one SKU your Rickenbacker or Groveport Road operation typically holds. Two-deep lanes recover positions without much change to pick-face count; four-deep lanes store more but only pay off if the inventory supports it, so we show both configurations side by side with a pallet position total for each.

The quote covers frames, beams, rails, carts and guarding, itemized so the added density near Rickenbacker is priced per position rather than buried in a lump sum. Installation is scheduled around your receiving hours, crews anchor and plumb each frame, and cart travel gets tested in every lane before the system is turned over to your team.

Afterward you keep documented capacity ratings and a CAD drawing your crew can reference as the lanes rack up cycles along the I-70/I-270 loop. The same cart and rail specification can extend into a second building later without a redesign.

Two to six pallets of the same SKU stacked in one lane

Cold storage or leased space where rent per square foot is steep

Operations trimming aisle count to add positions

Beverage, packaging, and consumer goods runs

Buildings with clear height to spare but limited floor

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Recent Installations

Racking projects completed for warehouses across Central Ohio.

Drive-in pallet rack system installed in a warehouse — Drive-in pallet rack

Carton flow rack bays with gravity roller beds — Carton flow rack

Tall selective pallet rack rows with wire decking — Selective pallet rack

Warehouse aisle of selective pallet rack with wire decking — Selective pallet rack with wire decking

Newly installed pallet rack rows in an empty warehouse — New warehouse rack installation

Long rows of green and orange selective pallet rack — Selective pallet rack rows

Wide view of a warehouse racking layout with wire decking — Warehouse racking layout

Multiple rows of pallet rack in a distribution warehouse — Pallet rack rows

Cantilever rack with orange arms installed against a warehouse wall — Cantilever rack

Push back pallet rack carts and rails installed in a cold storage room — Push back pallet rack

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Send the basics and we will follow up with a layout and pricing. Prefer to talk it through? Call 614-379-4436.

Columbus Pallet Rack

4551 Wright Ave.

Unit #2092

Columbus, OH 43213

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