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Anything requiring a stamped submittal we coordinate through the manufacturer." } } ] } ] --- Serving the Greater Cincinnati Area [(513) 957-3017]() [![Cincinnati Pallet Racks Logo](/assets/logo-Du16uMjV.jpg) Cincinnati Pallet Racks A Division of Warehouse Equipment & Supplies Co. ](/) [Home](/)[Products](/products)[Service Area](/service-area)[Contact Us](/contact)Get a Free Quote ![Drive-In Rack system inside a Ohio warehouse](/assets/drive-in-hero-CA5gVqly.jpg) [Home](/)/ [Service Area](/service-area)/ [Norwood](/service-area/norwood)/ Drive-In Rack Norwood, Ohio # Drive-In Pallet Rack Systems in Norwood, OH Warehouses near Smith Road keep hitting the same wall: an older infill building with columns and clear height that do not match a catalog layout. Drive-in warehouse racking is one of the more direct ways for a Norwood building to add capacity without touching the envelope. With lane dimensions drawn around your specific lift truck on the table, the small-batch manufacturing operations we work with near the Norwood Lateral corridor usually want cost per pallet position, not a lump sum. That is what the drive-in rack layout and itemized quote for a Norwood Lateral corridor building show. Call (513) 957-3017 to start one for Norwood. Get a Free Quote[(513) 957-3017]() ## Why Norwood Warehouses Work With Us No two buildings near Smith Road carry the same combination of clear height, aisle width, and floor loading, which is why we draw every Norwood layout to the site instead of pulling one off a shelf. Since 1997 we have supplied printing and converting, small-batch manufacturing, and 3PL operations across Norwood and the surrounding area through Warehouse Equipment & Supplies Co. The consult up front, where we talk through bulk SKUs held deep while the pick face stays selective, is why the first layout is usually close to the final one. And you deal with one team throughout — drive-in rack layout, pricing, delivery windows into Smith Road, installation scheduling, and parts after the fact. Nothing about the Norwood job gets handed to a call center. 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 Smith Road, the Norwood Lateral corridor, Forest Avenue. Printing and converting Small-batch manufacturing Service parts distribution Specialty foods ![Drive-in pallet rack lanes fitted with continuous rails](/assets/drive-in-pallet-rack-Cg418ibV.jpg) ![Drive-in warehouse racking loaded with bulk pallets](/assets/drive-in-hero-CA5gVqly.jpg) ## 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. 1 ### 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. 2 ### 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. 3 ### 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. 4 ### 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 Norwood drive-in rack project starts with a phone call. We go through pallet footprint and weight, forklift type and lift height, clear height under the sprinklers in your Smith Road building, column spacing, and how fast product turns. You then get a drive-in rack position count for the Norwood footprint, load ratings for every beam level, and pricing broken out by component, so cost per pallet position is visible rather than buried in a lump sum. Where it makes sense we run the same plan a second way, with bulk SKUs held deep while the pick face stays selective. Stock drive-in rack components move within days, and we time drops to your Norwood shift schedule instead of one large delivery. Installation partners anchor and align to the drawing, tag every bay with its capacity, and work around your small-batch manufacturing production hours. The Norwood layout stays on file for the next expansion. 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 Get a Free Quote[Call (513) 957-3017]() ## Recent Installations Racking projects completed for warehouses across Southwest Ohio and Northern Kentucky. ![Pallet rack installation project 1](/__l5e/assets-v1/69bb19ef-d831-4ede-8302-884634a4f9de/project-1.jpg) ![Pallet rack installation project 2](/__l5e/assets-v1/0b58625d-d1ca-4481-b854-efccbdf81ace/project-2.jpg) ![Pallet rack installation project 3](/__l5e/assets-v1/99b1c0a9-741a-43b9-8627-cfaee017828b/project-3.jpg) ![Pallet rack installation project 4](/__l5e/assets-v1/48285528-15d8-45f7-91ec-58c905aa674c/project-4.jpeg) ![Pallet rack installation project 5](/__l5e/assets-v1/fb7d7a39-cead-4717-a7f0-2135bb61af62/project-5.jpg) ![Pallet rack installation project 6](/__l5e/assets-v1/8a55fa44-1445-424e-8e30-6c0bec37b096/project-6.jpg) ![Pallet rack installation project 7](/__l5e/assets-v1/1c88303e-8570-4ece-b2ac-58056747fe53/project-7.jpg) ![Pallet rack installation project 8](/__l5e/assets-v1/c652cdc6-0efd-477d-b7ea-e18185aa4734/project-8.jpg) ![Pallet rack installation project 9](/__l5e/assets-v1/fda7066e-3861-43cf-9f75-d1034c06a7ef/project-9.jpg) ![Pallet rack installation project 10](/__l5e/assets-v1/9b6c3b77-110e-47f6-b343-b47b30d0ffaa/project-10.jpg) Previous slide Next slide [View More Projects](/projects) ## Get a Drive-In Rack Quote for Your Norwood Warehouse Send the basics and we will follow up with a layout and pricing. Prefer to talk it through? Call [(513) 957-3017](). ### Cincinnati Pallet Racks 2345 Ashland Ave. Unit #584 Cincinnati, OH 45206 [(513) 957-3017]() Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM Name \* Company \* Email \* Phone \* Where are you located? \* Approximate warehouse size \* Select size Less than 5,000 sq ft 5,000 - 10,000 sq ft 10,000 - 20,000 sq ft 20,000 - 50,000 sq ft 50,000 - 250,000 sq ft 250,000+ sq ft Expected timeframe \* Select timeframe 30 - 90 days 3 - 6 months 6 - 12 months 12+ months Additional Information I consent to receive SMS and email communications from Cincinnati Pallet Racks regarding my quote request. Message and data rates may apply. Reply STOP to opt out. Get Your Free Quote We respect your privacy. Your information will never be shared. ## Drive-In Rack Questions We Hear Most ### How much floor space does drive-in rack actually save? ### What's the difference between drive-in and drive-through rack? ### Does drive-in slow down put-away? ### How do you keep lift trucks from damaging the rack? ### Do you sell used drive-in rack, or only new? ### Do you handle permits or engineering paperwork for the rack? ## Other Rack Types We Supply in Norwood [ ![Pallet Rack installed in a Norwood warehouse](/assets/pallet-rack-hero-Bx52nYZg.jpg) ### Pallet Rack Every pallet reachable, every time. The baseline we size everything else against. View details ](/service-area/norwood)[ ![Pushback Rack installed in a Norwood warehouse](/assets/pushback-hero-Dus20JX9.jpg) ### Pushback Rack Two to six pallets deep from one aisle, without giving up much reach. View details ](/service-area/norwood/pushback-rack)[ ![Pallet Flow Rack installed in a Norwood warehouse](/assets/pallet-flow-hero-DopNMGK8.jpg) ### Pallet Flow Rack Load one side, pick the other, and let gravity enforce first in, first out. View details ](/service-area/norwood/pallet-flow-rack)[ ![Cantilever Rack installed in a Norwood warehouse](/assets/cantilever-hero-3ef0AkpP.jpg) ### Cantilever Rack Arms with nothing in front of them, built for lumber, pipe, and anything a pallet can't hold. View details ](/service-area/norwood/cantilever-rack)[ ![Carton Flow Rack installed in a Norwood warehouse](/assets/carton-flow-hero-y0vnsglk.jpg) ### Carton Flow Rack Cases advance to the picker instead of the picker hunting for cases. View details ](/service-area/norwood/carton-flow-rack) ## Nearby Areas We Also Serve Our delivery and installation territory covers Southwest Ohio and Northern Kentucky, so one team can handle multiple buildings for the same company. 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