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.

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.

Hilliard, Ohio

Drive-In Rack in Hilliard, OH

An aisle is floor space the rack cannot use, and drive-in rack is built to eliminate it. The forklift drives into the structure and sets pallets on continuous rails, which packs more positions into a Hilliard footprint near Roberts Road industrial area than an aisle-based system allows — with the tradeoff that only pallets at the open end of the lane are reachable until the ones in front clear.

A lane open at one end runs last in, first out at maximum density; a lane open at both ends allows first-in, first-out but costs a few positions and a second aisle. We lay out drive-in lanes around the exact lift truck working buildings along Hilliard Industrial Parkway and Britton Parkway, then set the resulting position count against a selective layout of the same footprint.

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Why Hilliard Warehouses Work With Us

Bulk wholesale distribution and light manufacturing volume near Roberts Road industrial area tends to sit in a small number of SKUs held in quantity, exactly the pattern that makes a drive-in lane worth its access cost — a lane that stays full earns that cost back quickly.

Lane width, rail height and mast clearance get sized to the specific forklift running the Hilliard Industrial Parkway floor rather than a generic spec, since an overly tight lane slows every cycle and an overly wide one gives back positions for nothing.

Where the SKU mix near Britton Parkway blends bulk pallets with a faster-moving pick line, selective rack at the front paired with drive-in lanes behind it near Trueman Boulevard typically outperforms committing the whole floor to a single system.

Moving five racks of drive-in steel from a Hilliard warehouse to Grove City involves a detailed inspection of the load rails and uprights. During the relocation, we coordinate the Reynoldsburg logistics to ensure the frames are plumb and level in the new bay, providing a secure environment for high-density pallet storage and safe forklift entry points.

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 I-270 west / Roberts Road corridor, Hilliard Industrial Parkway, Britton Parkway, Roberts Road, Trueman Boulevard.

Wholesale distribution

HVAC and plumbing supply

Sporting goods

Light manufacturing

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 Hilliard Drive-In Rack Project Includes

The design starts with the forklift rather than the rack: mast height, overall width, load backrest and turning clearance set the lane dimensions before anything gets drawn for the Hilliard floor near Roberts Road industrial area.

Next comes SKU depth. Drive-in rewards a lane that holds many pallets of one item and works against you the moment the mix near Hilliard Industrial Parkway gets more varied — a lane that never fills is an expensive way to store less than selective rack would have held in the same space.

The quote itemizes frames, rails, rail supports, guide rails and column protection, with a drawing showing lane depth, rail elevations and the total position count. Installation anchors and plumbs every rail run, then verifies a loaded pallet travels the full lane near Britton Parkway before handover.

Lane dimensions and guarding stay documented in the CAD layout. Future additions are quoted against the existing lane configuration, with new components checked for compatibility before ordering.

Rail elevations and position counts stay on the lane drawing, so resizing a lane or adding a rail run near Britton Parkway in Hilliard starts from documented numbers rather than a re-measure.

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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