Pallet Flow Rack in Halethorpe, Maryland

A railcar can bring many pallets of one item at once. When the next car arrives, the older lot must leave first.

Pallet flow racking handles that automatically. The new lot loads behind the old one, and pickers can only reach the oldest pallet.

Rail schedules are rarely perfectly regular, so a little extra lane depth for the busiest items absorbs a late or early car without forcing pallets onto the floor. We size that buffer from your actual delivery history.

Patapsco-area tenants often share docks, which we note on the plan.

Packaging suppliers off Southwestern Boulevard ship corrugated, film and labels. Light pallets need enough slope to move; heavy film needs braking.

We set each lane for its load range. Mixing very light and very heavy pallets in one lane is avoided.

Halethorpe has many older, lower-clear warehouses, some near Relay and the Patapsco industrial area with uneven column spacing.

A gravity flow rack there may run two or three levels, with lanes set between columns. We measure clear height at the load end, where lanes sit highest.

Speed controllers spaced along the lane keep pallets at a walking pace. Exit separators stop the line so the front pallet can be lifted without pressure behind it.

Both are sized for the heaviest pallet you will put in that lane.

Rail freight can arrive on mixed pallets. Rollers need sound bottom boards running across the lane. Odd pallets go to selective rack or get re-palletized at receiving.

Lane depth follows pallets per SKU between deliveries. If a railcar brings more than one lane holds, the overflow waits in reserve and feeds the lane as it empties.

That keeps the flow block compact without losing rotation.

Undated reserve fits pushback rack in Halethorpe, loaded and picked from one aisle. Small cases picked for contractor orders fit carton flow rack in Halethorpe.

In rail-served buildings, the rail door is where volume enters. Put the loading aisle of the pallet flow rack close to it so lots go straight from car to lane.

The pick aisle then faces truck docks. Freight moves in one direction across the building, from rail to rack to trailer, with no backtracking.

A gravity flow rack block placed this way also keeps rail unloading crews out of the pick area during busy shipping hours.

Each lane should carry its SKU at both ends. When a new railcar lot arrives, check the rear label before any pallet enters.

If a lane changes SKU, empty it fully first so old and new product never mix. That small habit protects the rotation the system is built for.

Southwestern Boulevard buildings often run lean receiving crews, so clear labels save time every shift.

We are a division of Warehouse Equipment & Supplies Co., with rack supply and installation work going back to 1997.

The Halethorpe service area page and the pallet flow rack overview have more. Tell us railcar volumes, pallet types and weights, and we will sketch the pallet flow racking without charge.

Baltimore Pallet Racks

1400 W. Lombard St.

Unit #687

Baltimore, MD 21223

Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Can pallet flow rack keep railcar lots in order in Halethorpe?

Do light packaging pallets move on flow lanes?

What happens when a railcar brings more than a lane holds?

Does pallet flow fit older buildings near Relay?