--- title: "Cantilever Rack in Elkridge, MD | US-1 Long Goods" url: https://baltimorepalletracks.com/service-area/elkridge/cantilever-rack description: "Cantilever rack in Elkridge, MD for furniture, rugs, fixtures and long consumer goods along US-1 and I-95. Free CAD layout: (410) 305-9766." lang: en --- Image: Cantilever Rack system inside a Maryland warehouse (https://baltimorepalletracks.com/assets/cantilever-hero-3ef0AkpP.jpg) Elkridge, Maryland # Cantilever Rack in Elkridge, Maryland Cantilever rack in Elkridge comes up most often with retail fulfillment and consumer-goods distributors along Washington Boulevard that handle long or bulky items: rolled rugs, furniture boxes, fixtures and display parts. Arms extend from uprights with no columns across the face, so oversized items fit without being forced into pallet bays. (410) 305-9766 ## Bulky Retail Goods on Cantilever Racking Retail fulfillment buildings near I-95 and MD-100 often hold a small but troublesome share of oversized SKUs. In pallet rack they overhang, take two bays or end up on the floor. Cantilever racking gives those items their own home. Arms can carry decking for furniture cartons, or bare arms can hold rolled goods and long boxes directly. Most retailers I work with along US-1 are surprised how much floor comes back once the oversize items leave the pallet aisles. Measure the longest and deepest items first; those two numbers drive almost every other decision. Image: Cantilever warehouse racking holding steel tubing (https://baltimorepalletracks.com/assets/cantilever-2b-G7pQApUm.jpg) Image: Cantilever rack storing lumber and wood products (https://baltimorepalletracks.com/assets/cantilever-3b-HMeRbmPP.jpg) ## Decked Arms Versus Bare Arms Bare arms suit stiff, long loads that span several arms. Decking across the arms creates a shelf for boxes, bundles and irregular shapes that would otherwise fall between them. Many Elkridge layouts use both on the same run: decked levels for furniture cartons, bare levels for rolled rugs and tubes. ## Cantilever Rack Capacity and Arm Sizing Arm capacity and upright capacity are rated separately. We size from the heaviest load per level and the number of arms supporting it. Arm length follows the depth of the deepest item on that level. Furniture boxes can be deep but light; rolled goods can be heavy for their size. Mixing them on one level is fine if each arm stays within its rating. ## Truck Access in Fulfillment Buildings Most fulfillment buildings already run reach trucks or counterbalance forklifts. Bulky items are handled with the load perpendicular to the rack, which needs room to approach. We check aisle width against your truck and the longest item. If long goods dominate, a side-loader or multi-directional truck can narrow the aisle. ## Older Patapsco-Area Space and Cantilever Storage Rack Elkridge mixes newer distribution space with older buildings in the Patapsco industrial corridor. In older space, a single-sided cantilever storage rack along a wall keeps long items out of the main aisles. In newer, taller buildings near Dorsey, double-sided runs with more levels make sense. ## Oversize Returns and Cantilever Rack Zones Retail fulfillment also brings back oversize returns: furniture boxes, rolled goods, fixtures. A small cantilever rack zone for returns near receiving keeps them from blocking the dock while they are inspected. Label each level for returns awaiting inspection and returns ready to restock. The same cantilever storage rack can serve both, as long as the levels stay clearly separated. ## Labels, Floor Marks and Daily Use Bulky items get misplaced because they do not fit a standard location label. We number each upright and level, then mark the floor in front of the run so drivers stop square to the right bay. A simple location system turns an awkward zone into one the whole team can pick from without asking a supervisor where the rugs went. Revisit the labels whenever product sizes change, especially before the holiday rush. ## Pallets and Reserve in the Same Plan Most of your stock is probably on pallets. Rotation-sensitive pallets fit an Elkridge pallet flow system (https://baltimorepalletracks.com/service-area/elkridge/pallet-flow-rack), and deep reserve of a handful of SKUs fits drive-in rack in Elkridge (https://baltimorepalletracks.com/service-area/elkridge/drive-in-rack). As a division of Warehouse Equipment & Supplies Co., our team builds on supplying and installing rack since 1997. Visit the Elkridge service area page (https://baltimorepalletracks.com/service-area/elkridge) or the cantilever rack overview (https://baltimorepalletracks.com/products/cantilever-rack) and share item dimensions so we can draw your cantilever racking free. Call (410) 305-9766: (410) 305-9766 ## Recent Pallet Rack Projects Racking projects completed for warehouses across the Baltimore metro. Image: Pallet rack project (https://baltimorepalletracks.com/__l5e/assets-v1/9e6d591a-1b42-4328-8d0c-3ff129072082/project-orange-blue-rack.jpg) Image: Pallet rack project (https://baltimorepalletracks.com/__l5e/assets-v1/e271d582-2fce-4cff-97da-462ddab27097/project-blue-tall-rack.jpg) Image: Pallet rack project (https://baltimorepalletracks.com/__l5e/assets-v1/ec5ca081-4183-457a-914c-fb74a5815fa2/project-dc-aisle.jpg) Image: Pallet rack project (https://baltimorepalletracks.com/__l5e/assets-v1/9bee7a3e-6b3b-4d2b-8863-c37f0e1dd966/project-distribution-center.jpg) Image: Pallet rack project (https://baltimorepalletracks.com/__l5e/assets-v1/880d5178-c293-49a2-82ae-3365f0c1628c/project-drive-in.jpg) Image: Pallet rack project (https://baltimorepalletracks.com/__l5e/assets-v1/91e4b43a-9eb0-4105-9d30-657028a00c91/project-loaded-aisle.jpg) Image: Pallet rack project (https://baltimorepalletracks.com/__l5e/assets-v1/e1312ce4-7800-4267-82fd-dd273b917f2a/project-igt-install.jpg) Image: Pallet rack project (https://baltimorepalletracks.com/__l5e/assets-v1/259a43d6-5be8-4f8e-920d-5c0dcdcf44a4/project-wire-deck.jpg) Image: Pallet rack project (https://baltimorepalletracks.com/__l5e/assets-v1/aa0a820f-d334-4983-9a3f-a2435e8bb4aa/project-shelving-bays.jpg) Image: Pallet rack project (https://baltimorepalletracks.com/__l5e/assets-v1/b572c5bc-8d66-4163-afa0-d13a2eb10eef/project-green-orange-rack.jpg) View More Projects: https://baltimorepalletracks.com/projects ## Get a Cantilever Rack Quote for Your Elkridge Warehouse Send the basics and we will follow up with a layout and pricing. Prefer to talk it through? Call (410) 305-9766. ### Baltimore Pallet Racks 1400 W. Lombard St. Unit #687 Baltimore, MD 21223 (410) 305-9766 Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM ## Elkridge Cantilever Questions ### Can cantilever rack store furniture cartons in an Elkridge fulfillment building? ### Can decked and bare levels share one run? ### Do I need a side-loader for cantilever? ### Does cantilever fit older buildings in the Patapsco corridor? ## Other Storage Systems & Services in Elkridge ### Pallet Rack Every pallet reachable, every time. The baseline we size everything else against. View details https://baltimorepalletracks.com/service-area/elkridge ### Pushback Rack Two to six pallets deep from one aisle, without giving up much reach. View details https://baltimorepalletracks.com/service-area/elkridge/pushback-rack ### Carton Flow Rack Cases advance to the picker instead of the picker hunting for cases. View details https://baltimorepalletracks.com/service-area/elkridge/carton-flow-rack ### Pallet Flow Rack Load one side, pick the other, and let gravity enforce first in, first out. View details https://baltimorepalletracks.com/service-area/elkridge/pallet-flow-rack ### Drive-In Rack No aisles. The lift truck enters the structure, and the floor holds more pallets in the allotted storage footprint. View details https://baltimorepalletracks.com/service-area/elkridge/drive-in-rack ### Warehouse Relocation Teardown, labeling, transport coordination, and reinstallation of pallet rack and warehouse storage systems at your next building. View details https://baltimorepalletracks.com/service-area/elkridge/warehouse-relocation ## Nearby Areas We Also Serve Our delivery and installation territory covers the Baltimore metro, with a coordinated plan for companies operating several buildings. Cantilever Rack in Baltimore: https://baltimorepalletracks.com/service-area/baltimore/cantilever-rack Cantilever Rack in Dundalk: https://baltimorepalletracks.com/service-area/dundalk/cantilever-rack Cantilever Rack in Essex: https://baltimorepalletracks.com/service-area/essex/cantilever-rack Cantilever Rack in Glen Burnie: https://baltimorepalletracks.com/service-area/glen-burnie/cantilever-rack Cantilever Rack in Halethorpe: https://baltimorepalletracks.com/service-area/halethorpe/cantilever-rack Cantilever Rack in Sparrows Point: https://baltimorepalletracks.com/service-area/sparrows-point/cantilever-rack View All Service Areas: https://baltimorepalletracks.com/service-area ## Where We Work Located in Baltimore, we serve the entire Baltimore metro with industrial pallet racks and warehouse storage solutions. ### Baltimore Pallet Racks #### Address 1400 W. Lombard St. Unit #687 Baltimore, MD 21223 #### Phone (410) 305-9766 #### Business Hours Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM Saturday: Closed Sunday: Closed ## Need Cantilever Rack in Elkridge? Call (410) 305-9766 or request a quote and we will get a layout started. (410) 305-9766 Tap to Call: (410) 305-9766 ## Structured data ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "LocalBusiness", "@id": "https://baltimorepalletracks.com/#business", "name": "Baltimore Pallet Racks", "url": "https://baltimorepalletracks.com", "telephone": "(410) 305-9766", "parentOrganization": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Warehouse Equipment & Supplies Co.", "url": "https://www.warehouseequipmentsite.com" }, "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "1400 W. 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