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.

What determines the price of pallet racking?

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.

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.

Obetz, Ohio

Pushback Rack in Obetz, OH

Warehouses along I-270 and the Rickenbacker interchange tend to run a handful of SKUs in real volume, and that is precisely where selective rack starts wasting floor space on aisles nobody needs. In Obetz, operators moving import distribution, third-party logistics and freight consolidation often end up with two or three pallets of the same item sitting on the floor because the rack plan only gave them one position per aisle. Pushback rack solves that specific shortage by nesting carts on inclined rails so a single aisle can hold several pallets deep instead of one.

The Obetz buildings we hear about most have clear height to spare but not enough floor to add another row, which is the exact tradeoff pushback is built for. Instead of leasing more square footage or stacking freight unsafely in a cross aisle, the lane itself absorbs the extra pallets, and the forklift never has to enter the structure to load or retrieve them.

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Why Obetz Warehouses Work With Us

Buildings near I-270 and the Rickenbacker interchange range from older brick shells to newer spec product, and the cart and rail assembly has to match the pallet actually sitting on it, not a generic 48x40 assumption. Overhang, stringer condition and loaded weight all change how the lane is sized for Obetz freight.

Operators handling import distribution, third-party logistics and freight consolidation around Rickenbacker, I-270 and Columbus Logistics Park South typically carry two to six pallets of the same item at a time, which lines up with the practical depth range for a pushback lane. Going much deeper than that usually leaves the back of the lane empty and wastes the density the system was bought for.

Because the lane loads and unloads from a single aisle, drivers working I-270 and the Rickenbacker interchange traffic patterns keep the forklift out of the structure entirely. That matters in Obetz buildings where dock congestion already eats into cycle time without also sending a truck driving into a rack lane. It also means operators new to the system pick it up quickly, since loading from the aisle is closer to selective rack habits than to driving a forklift into a lane. Replacement carts and wheels can be swapped into an existing lane without reworking the frames around them, which keeps a damaged lane from taking the whole row out of service.

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 Rickenbacker logistics hub, Rickenbacker Inland Port, Alum Creek Drive, Parsons Avenue industrial, Creekside.

Import distribution

Third-party logistics

Retail fulfillment

Freight consolidation

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 Obetz Pushback Rack Project Includes

The lane design starts with the pallet, not the building. For Obetz operations we confirm footprint, overhang and loaded weight first, since cart spacing and rail incline are set from that profile rather than a catalog default. Pallet overhang and stringer condition get checked against the cart spec before ordering, since a mismatch there is the most common cause of a cart binding mid-lane.

Lane depth comes next. A two-deep lane and a four-deep lane of the same footprint store very different pallet counts, so both versions get modeled with a position total before any steel is ordered for a import distribution, third-party logistics and freight consolidation operation near Rickenbacker, I-270 and Columbus Logistics Park South.

The itemized quote covers frames, beams, rails, carts and end-of-row guarding, broken out so the cost per added position is visible rather than buried in a lump sum. Rails and carts are set and cart travel is tested in every lane before the system is handed over.

Crews anchor, plumb and level each frame, then verify that loaded carts roll the full depth of the lane without binding. Work around I-270 and the Rickenbacker interchange is sequenced so receiving continues while the rest of the row goes in, and a record of frame depth and cart spec is kept for any lanes added later.

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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Columbus, OH 43213

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