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We stage material in smaller drops timed to your receiving hours, and sequence installation zone by zone so a tight dock does not hold up the schedule." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "How do you handle a seasonal peak when we need more positions for a few months?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "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." } } ] } ] --- 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)/ [Sharonville](/service-area/sharonville)/ Drive-In Rack Sharonville, Ohio # Drive-In Rack Systems in Sharonville, OH A lot of the calls we get from Sharonville start with seasonal inventory that swallows floor space three months a year. Drive-in rack usually fixes it, because it changes how much of a Chester Road floor plate is actually available to store product without moving a wall. Given the value of aisles traded for lanes to push positions per square foot, we model this against a second configuration on the same Sharonville floor plan so density and access are numbers you can compare. Free to see, no obligation to order, and the drive-in rack numbers are yours either way. Call (513) 957-3017 about your Sharon Road corridor building. Get a Free Quote[(513) 957-3017]() ## Why Sharonville Warehouses Work With Us The industrial stock near the Sharon Road corridor ranges from older infill space to newer construction, and each one limits a racking plan differently. Height, columns, and floor condition all move the answer in Sharonville. We have been laying out drive-in rack for contract packaging and automotive suppliers operations in the Sharonville market as part of Warehouse Equipment & Supplies Co. since 1997, and lane dimensions drawn around your specific lift truck is the drive-in rack fit question we work through with your Sharonville team before quoting. And you deal with one team throughout — drive-in rack layout, pricing, delivery windows into the Sharon Road corridor, installation scheduling, and parts after the fact. Nothing about the Sharonville 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 the Sharon Road corridor, Chester Road, the I-75 industrial belt. Contract packaging Automotive suppliers Freight and cross-dock Consumer distribution ![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 Sharonville 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 Sharon Road corridor building, column spacing, and how fast product turns. Next comes the drive-in rack layout itself — every position counted, every level rated, and the Sharonville quote itemized by frame, beam, deck, and accessory. Because lane dimensions drawn around your specific lift truck changes the math, a second configuration on the same floor plan usually comes with it for comparison. Stock drive-in rack components move within days, and we time drops to your Sharonville 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 automotive suppliers production hours. The Sharonville 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 Sharonville 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? ### Our dock is tight and we cannot receive a full truckload at once. Does that change anything? ### How do you handle a seasonal peak when we need more positions for a few months? ## Other Rack Types We Supply in Sharonville [ ![Pallet Rack installed in a Sharonville 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/sharonville)[ ![Pushback Rack installed in a Sharonville 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/sharonville/pushback-rack)[ ![Pallet Flow Rack installed in a Sharonville 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/sharonville/pallet-flow-rack)[ ![Cantilever Rack installed in a Sharonville 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/sharonville/cantilever-rack)[ ![Carton Flow Rack installed in a Sharonville 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/sharonville/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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