High-Density, Condensed Pallet Storage Racking

Drive-In Pallet Racking

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Drive-In Pallet Racking for LIFO or FIFO Inventory

Drive-In pallet racking is a high-density storage solution ideal for high volumes of the same or limited SKUs. It is a Last-In/First-Out (LIFO) storage system with single-aisle access, allowing for a deep, compressed design. Drive-in pallet rack is easy to identify by its unique storage lanes equipped with horizontal rails that run the full depth of the rack. The system can store up to 10+ pallets deep per lane. 

The first pallet is loaded in the last or furthest available pallet position leaving the most recently stored to be the first picked. However, you can also design the system with opposite side forklift entry and exit; this is called a Drive-Thru configuration.

Advantages | Considerations:

  • High-density pallet racking
  • Ideal for high-volume, low-SKU applications
  • Lane depth 10+ pallets deep
  • LIFO stock rotation – drive-in
  • FIFO stock rotation – drive-thru
  • Vulnerable to honeycombing - empty pallet positions due to SKU increase

Apex engineering and design experts will help you choose the drive-in or drive-thru pallet racking design that will work best for your facility. Call us for a free consultation.

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Special Rack Safety Considerations for Drive-In Pallet Racking

Due to the excessive forklift access to the drive-in pallet system, it is wise to consider rack safety features to protect your team, racking, equipment, and inventory.  

Drive-In System Safety Features

  • Column protectors
  • Row end protectors
  • Heavy-duty horizontal struts
  • Floor channel
  • Floor angle stops
  • Heavy-duty, boxed, and recessed columns

The Apex team will help you choose the best system design and rack guards to ensure your team can keep things safely and efficiently moving. We also recommend forklift operator training specific to loading and unloading the drive-in rack. See our video gallery for system-specific driver training videos in English and Spanish.

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Dive-In to Drive-In 3D

Take a look at the space-saving storage density of Apex drive-in pallet racking. Our short video features an 8-deep, 4-levels high system, complete with durable abuse-resistant accessories built-in to stand up in any warehouse environment. Learn the basics here, then give the Apex team a call to talk with the experts and find the best storage racking solution to optimize your space.

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