What aisle width do I need?

Aisle width is set by the lift truck: counterbalance trucks typically need about 12–13 feet, reach trucks about 8–10 feet and very-narrow-aisle equipment about 5–6 feet. We confirm actual truck specifications and load dimensions; aisle width has a major effect on storage density.

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 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.

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.

Delaware, Ohio

Drive-In Rack in Delaware, OH

Some Delaware operations run one product at enormous volume, and standard rack layouts waste that building on aisles it doesn't need. Buildings near US-23 North and Sawmill Parkway in Delaware serve manufacturers, agricultural product handlers, building supply distributors and consumer goods packers, and the day-to-day strain shows up the same way almost every time: pallets of a single packaged good stacked directly on the floor because the only alternative rack on hand wastes too much aisle space for how little variety that product needs. Delaware has absorbed a wave of new construction north along US-23 as Delaware County's population has grown, which means a good number of buildings here are open shells without any storage plan built in yet. We resolve these density problems with a drive-in layout built for your Delaware County warehouse, maximizing every cubic foot along the US 23 corridor without adding new aisles.

We bypass the generic data sheets and start with your US 23 facility's actual load requirements, calculating clear heights and frame capacities against the specific inventory you move daily near Howald Industrial. Those numbers determine whether drive-in rack actually fits the way Delaware needs it to, and a layout with a price comes back before any steel is ordered for a building along the US-23 corridor.

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Why Delaware Warehouses Work With Us

Delaware buildings along US-23 North and Delaware Commerce Park range from decades-old low-bay construction to recent shells with taller clear heights, and a drive-in rack layout drawn for one rarely drops into the other without rework. Our team drafts the rack elevations to clear your building's specific Howald Industrial Park joists and lighting, providing a tight fit that generic catalog layouts can't match along US 23.

Manufacturers, agricultural product handlers, building supply distributors and consumer goods packers working out of the Curtis Street industrial area generally store pallets of a single packaged good stacked directly on the floor, and a drive-in rack lane has to be built around that exact profile rather than a general-purpose one. Working out the rotation and depth before the first order goes out is what keeps a Delaware crew from inheriting handling habits a mismatched layout would force on them.

As pallets of a single packaged good stacked directly on the floor because the only alternative rack on hand wastes too much aisle space for how little variety that product needs continues to surface across US-23 corridor buildings, the layout work accounts for how trucks and lift equipment actually move through the dock, not only how many rack positions fit on a floor plan. That's the difference between a drive-in rack project in Delaware that holds up under daily handling and one that looks right on paper but creates new bottlenecks once it's loaded.

Free warehouse consultation

CAD layout with position counts

Installation by trusted installation partners

Drive-in pallet rack lanes fitted with continuous rails

Drive-in warehouse racking loaded with bulk pallets

Operations We Rack Around Here

Nearby areas we work in regularly include the US-23 corridor, Delaware Commerce Park, Sawmill Parkway, US-23 North, Curtis Street industrial.

Manufacturing

Agricultural products

Building supply

Consumer goods

How Drive-In Rack Works

Storage lanes replace internal access aisles. Forklifts enter the structure to handle bulk pallets.

Continuous rails, not beams

Pallets rest on rails carried by upright frames rather than individual beam levels, so a lane accepts pallet after pallet at the same elevation.

The truck enters the lane

The driver travels inside the bay to place or retrieve each load. Lane width, rail height, and mast clearance get dimensioned to that specific truck, not a generic one.

One open end or two

One open end gives LIFO and the highest density available. Two open ends give FIFO with slightly fewer positions, since each lane now needs clearance from both sides.

Guarding built into the design

Guide rails, column guards, and rail-end protection are part of the spec from the start, because lift trucks enter the structure during loading and retrieval.

What a Delaware Drive-In Rack Project Includes

Planning a drive-in rack project in Delaware starts with the load specifics: pallet or container size, weight, clear height, and the lift truck that will run the lane. Those figures set the lane depth, beam elevation and bay spacing before a layout drawing is started.

The lift truck drives directly into the lane along rails mounted to the frame, sets the pallet down, and reverses back out, so density comes from how deep the lane is built rather than from how many aisles the building has. One aisle can feed lanes running pallets deep in both directions. A layout then shows bay and lane dimensions, aisle widths and a position count, so the gain over the current floor storage or outdated rack is visible before anything is committed to steel.

After approval, the layout drives ordering and installation of drive-in rack: frames go up anchored and plumbed bay by bay, the parts specific to drive-in rack are set at the drawing's elevations, and each lane receives a capacity tag.

After the system is up, the same crew handles additional bays, reconfiguration if pallet sizes or SKU counts change, and replacement of any frame or rail damaged by a lift truck. That setup leaves a Delaware operation near US-23 North with a single point of contact for its rack plan rather than a fresh vendor relationship each time something changes.

High volume of a small number of SKUs

Seasonal or buffer inventory held in bulk

Cold storage and freezer rooms where cube matters most

Product too fragile to floor-stack more than two high

Buildings where floor space, not height, is the binding constraint

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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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