Drive-In Rack in Hanover, Maryland

In 32 to 40 foot clear buildings near Dorsey Run and Race Road, drive-in pallet rack can run many pallets high. Combined with lane depth, that is a lot of storage per square foot.

Height brings its own checks: truck reach, mast clearance inside lanes and operator visibility at upper levels.

Client audits go smoother when the block has a recent inspection record and clear load signs, and both take little effort to keep current through the year.

Some 3PL clients ship a few SKUs in very large volumes, such as beverage, paper goods or promotional builds. Those programs fill lanes completely.

Mixed-SKU clients belong elsewhere in the building.

Driving into a lane at height takes skill. Camera or laser aids on trucks help operators place pallets on upper rails accurately.

Training at handover and slow, straight entry prevent most damage.

Drive-in lanes are last in, first out. When a client requires first-in, first-out, drive-thru racking opens both ends, with loading on one aisle and shipping on the other.

Contracts often decide this, so ask clients before the layout is final.

Rail spacing follows pallet width; pallets should be one standard type. Floor guides at entrances center trucks, and upright protectors at openings take impacts.

Lane width is built around the truck body, mast and overhead guard. Reach trucks and counterbalance trucks have different dimensions, so tell us which will work the lanes.

Hardware distributors near National Business Park rarely hold enough of one item for drive-in, but some carry staple products that do. A small block for those keeps the rest of the building selective.

For moderate depth without trucks entering lanes, pushback rack in Hanover is a strong option. For client FIFO requirements at moderate depth, a Hanover pallet flow system keeps trucks outside the structure.

Depth follows client volume. A program bringing two hundred pallets of a few SKUs might use lanes eight or ten deep at six high.

When volume drops, shallow lanes empty faster. We size each lane to the program's typical stock, not its peak.

3PL clients come and go. A drive-in rack built with standard frames can be reconfigured or converted to selective rows when a bulk program ends.

We keep your layout on file so a change starts from the existing drawing.

Ask us early when a new client's volumes are forecast; the rework is simpler with notice.

Upper rails are hard to see from the floor. Inspect them during low-volume periods using a lift with a safety platform, or ask us about periodic inspections.

Walk the openings weekly for bent posts and misaligned rails, and clear lane floors of debris.

A drive-in rack in a busy 3PL building takes constant traffic, so a routine matters.

Keep spare rail sections and protectors on site for fast replacement.

As a division of Warehouse Equipment & Supplies Co., we rely on supply and installation experience reaching back to 1997.

Review the drive-in rack page and the Hanover service area page, then send client volumes, pallet specs and truck details for a free layout.

Baltimore Pallet Racks

1400 W. Lombard St.

Unit #687

Baltimore, MD 21223

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

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