--- title: "Drive-In Rack in Delaware, OH | Free Quote" url: https://columbuspalletrack.com/service-area/delaware/drive-in-rack description: "Drive-In Rack in Delaware, OH. Free design consultation, layout planning and installation sized to your storage needs. Request a quote." lang: en --- Image: Drive-In Rack system for Delaware, Ohio warehouses (https://columbuspalletrack.com/__l5e/assets-v1/d993c241-0fdb-4341-bc5e-2ee1c06724a2/drive-in-hero.jpg) 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. 614-379-4436 ## 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 Image: Drive-in pallet rack lanes fitted with continuous rails (https://columbuspalletrack.com/assets/drive-in-pallet-rack-Cg418ibV.jpg) Image: Drive-in warehouse racking loaded with bulk pallets (https://columbuspalletrack.com/__l5e/assets-v1/d993c241-0fdb-4341-bc5e-2ee1c06724a2/drive-in-hero.jpg) ### 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. 1 ### 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. 2 ### 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. 3 ### 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. 4 ### 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 Call 614-379-4436: 614-379-4436 ## Recent Installations Racking projects completed for warehouses across Central Ohio. Image: Drive-in pallet rack system installed in a warehouse (https://columbuspalletrack.com/__l5e/assets-v1/d7a1c8ca-95d3-4a6b-8b88-5669bc50d8d3/project-drive-in.jpg) Drive-in pallet rack Image: Carton flow rack bays with gravity roller beds (https://columbuspalletrack.com/__l5e/assets-v1/deec70bc-f9a9-41d1-88e1-d84430debeb4/project-carton-flow.jpg) Carton flow rack Image: Tall selective pallet rack rows with wire decking (https://columbuspalletrack.com/__l5e/assets-v1/271fad9a-8e01-457f-a6c4-75439a9d25e9/project-tall-rack.jpg) Selective pallet rack Image: Warehouse aisle of selective pallet rack with wire decking (https://columbuspalletrack.com/__l5e/assets-v1/ec800b34-138d-4836-a196-417aff315ecf/project-wire-deck-aisle.jpg) Selective pallet rack with wire decking Image: Newly installed pallet rack rows in an empty warehouse (https://columbuspalletrack.com/__l5e/assets-v1/f9fc12ed-f6ce-48b2-9231-7e5ab2753d05/project-new-install.jpg) New warehouse rack installation Image: Long rows of green and orange selective pallet rack (https://columbuspalletrack.com/__l5e/assets-v1/7560812c-2620-4b02-85f7-8cd166efd7ac/project-green-rack-row.jpg) Selective pallet rack rows Image: Wide view of a warehouse racking layout with wire decking (https://columbuspalletrack.com/__l5e/assets-v1/90e388f8-26ca-4b39-b234-547fd3a0a2b8/project-wide-warehouse.jpg) Warehouse racking layout Image: Multiple rows of pallet rack in a distribution warehouse (https://columbuspalletrack.com/__l5e/assets-v1/83b45cb8-2809-41fc-9763-ff5f1024e2f1/project-rack-rows.jpg) Pallet rack rows Image: Cantilever rack with orange arms installed against a warehouse wall (https://columbuspalletrack.com/__l5e/assets-v1/59422abf-d14c-465d-90c7-e4a16a1ceafb/project-cantilever.jpg) Cantilever rack Image: Push back pallet rack carts and rails installed in a cold storage room (https://columbuspalletrack.com/__l5e/assets-v1/1d567c1f-c824-4abe-a66e-8435f7c784ba/project-push-back.jpg) Push back pallet rack View More Projects: https://columbuspalletrack.com/projects ## Get a Drive-In Rack Quote for Your Delaware Warehouse 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 614-379-4436 Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM ## Drive-In Rack Questions We Hear Most ### What aisle width do I need? ### How much weight can pallet rack hold? ### How long does it take to get and install pallet rack? ### What type of pallet rack do I need? ## Warehouse Storage Services in Delaware ### Pallet Rack Every pallet reachable, every time. The baseline we size everything else against. View details https://columbuspalletrack.com/service-area/delaware ### Pushback Rack Two to six pallets deep from one aisle, without giving up much reach. View details https://columbuspalletrack.com/service-area/delaware/pushback-rack ### Pallet Flow Rack Load one side, pick the other, and let gravity enforce first in, first out. View details https://columbuspalletrack.com/service-area/delaware/pallet-flow-rack ### Cantilever Rack Arms with nothing in front of them, built for lumber, pipe, and anything a pallet can't hold. View details https://columbuspalletrack.com/service-area/delaware/cantilever-rack ### Carton Flow Rack Cases advance to the picker instead of the picker hunting for cases. View details https://columbuspalletrack.com/service-area/delaware/carton-flow-rack ### Warehouse Relocation Moving buildings without losing the racking plan that already works for your operation. View details https://columbuspalletrack.com/service-area/delaware/warehouse-relocation ## Nearby Areas We Also Serve Our delivery and installation territory covers Central Ohio, so one team can handle multiple buildings for the same company. Drive-In Rack in Columbus: https://columbuspalletrack.com/service-area/columbus/drive-in-rack Drive-In Rack in Dublin: https://columbuspalletrack.com/service-area/dublin/drive-in-rack Drive-In Rack in Westerville: https://columbuspalletrack.com/service-area/westerville/drive-in-rack Drive-In Rack in Gahanna: https://columbuspalletrack.com/service-area/gahanna/drive-in-rack Drive-In Rack in Marysville: https://columbuspalletrack.com/service-area/marysville/drive-in-rack Drive-In Rack in Newark: https://columbuspalletrack.com/service-area/newark/drive-in-rack View All Service Areas: https://columbuspalletrack.com/service-area ## Where We Work Located in Columbus, we serve the entire Greater Columbus region with industrial pallet racks and warehouse storage solutions. ### Columbus Pallet Rack #### Address 4551 Wright Ave. Unit #2092 Columbus, OH 43213 #### Phone 614-379-4436 #### Business Hours Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM Saturday: Closed Sunday: Closed ## Need Drive-In Rack in Delaware? 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