Drive In Racking Systems
Drive in racking stores pallets in deep lanes instead of rows with an aisle in front of each, so you can fit far more pallets into the same floor space. Our racking designer plans each drive in racking system around your building, your pallets and the forklift that will work in it, and our own installation team fits it.
It suits warehouses and cold stores holding large quantities of the same product, where you don’t need to reach every pallet individually. We work across Bristol, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire.
Call 0117 938 2012 to book a free site survey, or use the button below to ask about drive in racking for sale.
What is Drive In Racking?
Drive in pallet racking is a block of racking with no aisles between the bays. The forklift drives into a lane and places each pallet on rails along both sides, filling from the back to the front. The truck enters and leaves from the same end, so the last pallet in is the first out (LIFO).
It works well for bulk stock, seasonal products, drinks, building materials and cold storage, where floor space is expensive to run. It suits sites with many pallets of a few products, rather than lots of different lines. If you need access to every pallet, standard pallet racking or push back racking may suit you better.
Drive In or Drive Through?
Drive through racking is the same structure, open at both ends. Pallets go in at one end and out at the other, so the first pallet in is the first out (FIFO). It suits date-sensitive stock, but you need truck access at both ends of the block.
Not sure which you need? Our racking designer will look at your stock, pallet sizes and how quickly it moves, then recommend a layout.
Drive In Racking for Sale and Installation
Our drive in racking for sale comes as a complete package: site survey, design, supply, installation and handover. Counterbalance forklifts and reach trucks both work in drive in pallet racking, but the truck’s width and lift height must match the lane width and beam levels. We supply forklift trucks as well as racking, so we plan the two together.
Short of space elsewhere? See our narrow aisle racking and mezzanine floors, or our turnkey projects, which combine racking, trucks and servicing.
Drive In Racking FAQs
Drive in has one entry point, so pallets are last in, first out. Drive through is open at both ends: pallets are loaded at one end and picked from the other, so they’re first in, first out.
Large quantities of the same product, such as bulk stock, seasonal goods, drinks, building materials and chilled or frozen storage. It works best when you hold many pallets of each product.
It depends on your building and stock. With no aisles between bays, drive in pallet racking uses most of the floor for pallets. After a free site survey, we’ll show you the pallet count for your layout.
Counterbalance forklifts and reach trucks. The truck needs safe clearance on each side of the lane, so we plan the truck and the racking together. See our counterbalance forklifts.
Yes. We supply and install new drive in racking systems designed around your building, pallets and trucks. Call 0117 938 2012 for a quote.
Our installation teams are based in Avonmouth and work across Bristol, Bath, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire.
The truck works inside the racking, so it needs guide rails, the right lane clearances and trained drivers. We design around your trucks and can arrange forklift driver training.
Call 0117 938 2012, email sales@solutionmhe.com, or use the form below. Tell us your building size, pallet size and roughly how many pallets you need to store.
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