How much floor space does drive-in rack actually save?

Trading aisles for lanes typically shrinks the footprint for the same pallet count by roughly a third, sometimes more in a taller building. We give you the side-by-side numbers in the layout rather than a rule of thumb.

What's the difference between drive-in and drive-through rack?

Drive-in is open at one end and runs LIFO - highest density. Drive-through is open at both ends and allows FIFO, at the cost of some positions and a second access aisle.

Does drive-in slow down put-away?

It can, since the truck has to travel into the lane for every pallet. It works best for bulk moves rather than piece picking - pairing it with a selective pick face keeps daily order fulfillment from bogging down.

How do you keep lift trucks from damaging the rack?

Floor-mounted guide rails steer the truck through the lane, and column guards plus rail-end protection absorb the contact that still happens. Both get specified with the system up front, not bolted on after the first repair.

How quickly can you get drive-in rack into a Lebanon warehouse?

Standard components generally ship within a few days of an approved order, and complete projects — layout, steel, and installation — typically run one to four weeks depending on size. If you have a hard date, say so early and we will build the schedule backward from it.

How do you handle a seasonal peak when we need more positions for a few months?

We size the base system for normal operations and can price temporary or add-on positions separately for peak season, so you are not carrying idle steel the other nine months of the year.

Drive-In Rack system inside a Ohio warehouse

Lebanon, Ohio

Drive-In Rack in Lebanon, OH

Name: Cincinnati Pallet Racks - Lebanon
Address: 2345 Ashland Ave., Cincinnati, OH, 45206, US
Telephone: (513) 957-3017
Price range: $$

The same SKU stored in five different places because the rack is only one deep is the most common reason Lebanon warehouses call us. Drive-In Rack addresses that directly, reclaiming the positions a typical agricultural products layout in this market never uses.

We measure the building first — pallet profile, forklift, ceiling height under the sprinklers — and because this system depends on aisles traded for lanes to push positions per square foot, then hand your Lebanon team a layout with a position count and an itemized quote. Call (513) 957-3017 with the pallet weights and we will size the drive-in rack for Lebanon.

(513) 957-3017

Why Lebanon Warehouses Work With Us

Warehouses in and around State Route 63 corridor tend to be constrained by something specific: a low sprinkler line, tight columns, or a dock that will not take a full truck at once. Those details decide a Lebanon design, not a standard drawing.

As part of Warehouse Equipment & Supplies Co., we have designed storage for agricultural products and light manufacturing operators around State Route 63 corridor since 1997 — enough history that lane dimensions drawn around your specific lift truck rarely surprises us mid-project.

You also get one point of contact for the whole Lebanon drive-in rack project. The same person who draws the layout quotes the steel, schedules delivery around your Columbia Road industrial area dock, and handles replacement parts two years from now.

Free warehouse consultation

CAD layout with position counts

Installation by trusted installation partners

Operations We Rack Around Here

Nearby areas we work in regularly include the Columbia Road industrial area, State Route 63 corridor, Union Road.

Agricultural products

Building materials

Light manufacturing

Regional distribution

Drive-in pallet rack lanes fitted with continuous rails

Drive-in warehouse racking loaded with bulk pallets

How Drive-In Rack Works

No aisles. The forklift enters the structure, and the floor holds more pallets per square foot than any other system.

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 a lane that takes daily contact from forklifts is a lane that will eventually need repair.

What a Drive-In Rack Project Includes

A drive-in rack quote for Lebanon starts from measurements, not assumptions — clear height, slab condition, dock access, pallet weights, and which SKUs turn daily versus monthly.

Our design team turns that into a CAD layout with drive-in rack position counts, load capacity per level, and an itemized quote for the Lebanon site. Because this system trades on lane dimensions drawn around your specific lift truck, we usually model an alternative configuration on the same footprint, so you weigh positions against picking speed with real numbers rather than a sales pitch.

Drive-In Rack delivery windows are built around your State Route 63 corridor dock so trailers do not sit and wait. Installation partners work off the Lebanon drive-in rack drawing you approved, tag capacities on completion, and phase the job by zone or shift. Parts, added drive-in rack positions, and later reconfigurations go through the same Lebanon contact.

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 Southwest Ohio and Northern Kentucky.

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Cincinnati, OH 45206

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