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.

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.

Westerville, Ohio

Drive-In Rack in Westerville, OH

Drive-in rack takes aisles out of the equation, and for Westerville operations bumping against a floor-space limit along the I-270 north/Cleveland Avenue corridor, that's often the fastest path to more pallet positions without adding square footage. The forklift drives inside the structure and sets pallets on continuous rails, packing in far more density than a selective or pushback layout would allow in the same footprint. The cost is access: only the pallets at the open end of a lane are reachable until the ones in front move.

That makes drive-in the right call for bulk volumes of a small number of SKUs near the Westerville Business Park, the Cleveland Avenue industrial strip and Africa Road — buffer stock, seasonal inventory, or product too fragile to stack more than two high on the floor. We lay out lane dimensions around your specific lift truck and SKU depth, then put the position count next to a selective plan of the same footprint so the density gain is a number you can check.

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Why Westerville Warehouses Work With Us

e-commerce fulfillment, medical supply and print and packaging operations near Cleveland Avenue that carry large volumes of a handful of SKUs are the clearest fit for drive-in, because the system rewards depth and punishes variety. A lane that never fills with the same product is an expensive way to store less than selective rack would hold in the same space.

Forklift dimensions drive the entire layout for a Westerville drive-in project — mast height, overall width, load backrest and turning clearance all set lane width before a single rail is drawn. Getting those truck specifications collected up front near the I-270 north/Cleveland Avenue corridor keeps the lane from being too tight once it's loaded.

Where SKU mix near Westar is partly bulk and partly varied, we typically recommend a hybrid: selective rack at the pick face with drive-in behind it for reserve stock. That keeps daily order fulfillment from bogging down while still gaining the floor-space savings drive-in offers for the bulk portion of the inventory.

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 north / Cleveland Avenue corridor, Westerville Business Park, Cleveland Avenue industrial, Africa Road, Westar.

E-commerce fulfillment

Medical supply

Print and packaging

Electrical distribution

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 Westerville Drive-In Rack Project Includes

Design for a Westerville drive-in project starts with the forklift, not the rack — mast height, overall width, load backrest and turning clearance decide lane dimensions, so truck specifications are the first thing we collect near the Westerville Business Park, the Cleveland Avenue industrial strip and Africa Road.

Next we look at SKU depth for your operation. Drive-in rewards deep lanes of a single product; where the inventory mix near Cleveland Avenue is more varied, a hybrid layout with selective at the pick face and drive-in behind it usually serves the operation better than converting the whole building.

The quote itemizes frames, rails, rail supports, guide rails and column protection, with a CAD drawing showing lane depth, rail elevations and total pallet positions for the building along the I-270 north/Cleveland Avenue corridor. Installation crews anchor, plumb and align every rail run, then verify a loaded pallet travels the full lane before turning the system over.

Because drive-in lanes take regular contact from forklifts entering the structure, rail and guard condition is worth checking on a routine basis near Africa Road so wear gets caught before it affects lane alignment. Those same rail and lane dimensions extend without redesign if a second block of lanes gets added as bulk volume grows.

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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Columbus Pallet Rack

4551 Wright Ave.

Unit #2092

Columbus, OH 43213

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