Drive-In Pallet Rack in Cincinnati, OH
Drive-in rack lets a forklift drive into the structure and set pallets on rails along each side, filling a lane back to front. Drive-through rack opens both ends so you load on one side and pull from the other. Either way you trade selectivity for more pallets per square foot than any other rack type.
The best candidates in this metro are freezer buildings for food distributors and consumer goods plants holding deep runs of a few SKUs, which you find in Hebron, the Vandalia airport parks and the paper and manufacturing plants of Middletown and Hamilton.
When Density Matters More Than Access
Drive-in makes sense when you hold many pallets of a small number of items. If your SKU list is long, selective or pushback will usually serve you better, and we will tell you that up front.
Refrigerated space is where drive in warehouse racking earns its keep. Fewer aisles means less air to cool, so frozen food operations in Northern Kentucky and the Mill Creek Valley use it for products that move in long runs.
Rails, Pallet Size and Truck Clearance
Pallet and rail fit
Pallets ride on rails at their edges, so width and bottom-board direction matter more than in selective rack. We confirm dimensions before setting rail spacing.
Lift truck clearance
The truck drives into the lane, so mast width, overhead guard height and driver experience all go into the bay design.
Lane depth
Depth is set to the pallets you hold per SKU, so lanes clear out instead of trapping old stock in the back.
Working With Your Building's Height and Columns
In a 36 ft clear building in Hebron or Vandalia, drive-in can go high, limited by the truck's reach and your load weights. In an older Hamilton plant with tight column spacing, we fit lane runs between column lines so no column ends up blocking a lane.
We draw selective and drive-in on the same floor plan, so you can compare the position counts and decide whether the density is worth losing access.
Who Uses Drive-Through Pallet Racking Locally
Seasonal consumer goods held ahead of a holiday ship date, bulk ingredients at food plants in Sharonville, and paper rolls or finished product near Middletown all fit the pattern. Each involves a handful of items stacked in quantity, waiting to go out by the truckload on I-75.
Install Timing and Future Changes
Drive-in lanes need tight forklift clearances, so we size lane width and rail height to your trucks and pallets before anything is ordered. Our team handles the permit side for you.
Freezer installs are scheduled in short crew shifts, and winter can delay deliveries. If your product mix is likely to change, we can plan components that convert back to selective later.
Get a Drive-In Rack Layout
Send the basics and we will come back with a layout and pricing. Prefer to talk? Call (513) 957-3017.
What's Included:
- Free warehouse consultation
- CAD layout drawings
- Itemized project quote
- Rack type recommendations
- Installation timeline
Drive-In and Drive-Through Questions
Where We Install Drive-In Rack
Delivery and installation across Southwest Ohio and Northern Kentucky.
Other Rack Systems We Supply
Pallet Rack
Every pallet reachable, every time. The baseline we size everything else against.
Pushback Rack
Two to six pallets deep from one aisle, without giving up much reach.
Pallet Flow Rack
Load one side, pick the other, and let gravity enforce first in, first out.
Cantilever Rack
Arms with nothing in front of them, built for lumber, pipe, and anything a pallet can't hold.
Carton Flow Rack
Cases advance to the picker instead of the picker hunting for cases.
Where We Work
Located in Cincinnati, we serve the entire Greater Cincinnati area with industrial pallet racks and warehouse storage solutions.
Cincinnati Pallet Racks
Address
2345 Ashland Ave.
Unit #584
Cincinnati, OH 45206
Phone
(513) 957-3017Business Hours
Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed
Find Out What Drive-In Adds to Your Building
Call (513) 957-3017 or request a quote and we will start a layout.