--- title: "Drive-In Pallet Rack in Boston, MA | Boston Pallet Rack" url: https://bostonpalletrack.com/products/drive-in-rack description: "Drive-in pallet rack for Boston warehouses that need density over selectivity. Free layout showing the position gain. Call (617) 404-1171." lang: en --- Image: Drive-In Rack system in an industrial warehouse (https://bostonpalletrack.com/assets/drive-in-hero-CA5gVqly.jpg) # Drive-In Rack in Boston, MA Drive-In Rack in Boston, MA should solve a measurable storage problem, not simply add another row. Boston warehouses around Newmarket Square and the South Boston waterfront often have more pressure on floor space than on inventory demand. Across the I-93 and Route 128 corridors, the right storage choice also depends on your dock schedule, building columns and how many products must remain immediately accessible. Before you order steel, compare a layout against your actual pallet or case list. Our free design consultation gives you a place to start: available positions, usable aisle widths and a scope you can discuss with your operations lead. Call the existing Boston number to work through those decisions. Drive-in rack removes aisles from the equation entirely. The forklift drives inside the structure and sets pallets on continuous rails, which packs more positions into a given footprint than pushback, flow, or selective ever will. The cost is access: only the pallets at the open end of the lane are reachable until you work through the ones in front. That makes it the right call for large volumes of a small number of SKUs - bulk buffer stock, seasonal inventory, freezer product - and the wrong call the moment SKU variety climbs. Drive-in loads and unloads from one end for LIFO; drive-through is open at both ends for FIFO, at the cost of a few positions and a second access aisle. We lay out drive-in around your specific lift truck's dimensions and your SKU depth, then put the position count next to a selective plan of the same footprint so the density gain is a number, not a sales claim. (617) 404-1171 ## Why Boston Warehouses Work With Us From Newmarket Square and the South Boston waterfront to the I-93 and Route 128 corridors, a drive-in rack plan needs to match the building you operate in. Boston receiving yards can leave little room to stage steel, and an older floor plan may hide columns, low overhead services or narrow dock approaches. We review those constraints with the load dimensions and your busiest working day before suggesting a configuration. The objective is usable storage and a clear handling route, not simply more components on a drawing. Warehouse Equipment & Supplies Co. is the business behind this Boston contact. Your free design consultation brings the rack options, CAD layout and itemized scope into one discussion. We explain where direct access matters, where depth is useful, and which loads need a different support arrangement. Delivery and installation responsibilities are established before work starts. Our team handles the permit side for you. ## How Drive-In Rack Works 1 ### Continuous rails, not beams Pallets rest on rails carried by upright frames rather than individual beam levels, so a lane accepts pallet after pallet at the same elevation. 2 ### The truck enters the lane The driver travels inside the bay to place or retrieve each load. Lane width, rail height, and mast clearance get dimensioned to that specific truck, not a generic one. 3 ### One open end or two One open end gives LIFO and the highest density available. Two open ends give FIFO with slightly fewer positions, since each lane now needs clearance from both sides. 4 ### Guarding built into the design Guide rails, column guards, and rail-end protection are specified from the start to help limit forklift contact with the rack. Image: Drive-in pallet rack lanes fitted with continuous rails (https://bostonpalletrack.com/assets/drive-in-pallet-rack-Cg418ibV.jpg) Image: Drive-in warehouse racking loaded with bulk pallets (https://bostonpalletrack.com/assets/drive-in-hero-CA5gVqly.jpg) ## Where It Fits Best High volume of a small number of SKUs Seasonal or buffer inventory held in bulk Cold storage and freezer rooms where cube matters most Product too fragile to floor-stack more than two high Buildings where floor space, not height, is the binding constraint ## What We Need to Design It - What forklift will enter the lanes, and what are its exact dimensions? - How many pallets do you hold per SKU? - Do you need LIFO, or does the product require drive-through FIFO? - What's the clear height and floor condition in the storage area? - How many total pallet positions are you trying to reach? ## What a Project Includes The design starts with the forklift, not the rack. Mast height, overall width, load backrest, and turning clearance decide lane dimensions, so truck specifications get collected before anything is drawn. Next we look at SKU depth. Drive-in rewards deep lanes of a single product and punishes variety - if a lane never fills, you've built an expensive way to store less than you could have with selective. Where the inventory profile is mixed, we'll usually recommend a hybrid: selective at the pick face, drive-in behind it for reserve. The quote itemizes frames, rails, rail supports, guide rails, and column protection, with a CAD drawing showing lane depth, rail elevations, and total positions. Experienced installation crews we schedule and manage install frames anchored to the floor, align every rail run, then verify a loaded pallet travels the full lane before handing the system over. Your team receives capacity information and operating guidance for the completed lanes, with a contact for planning additional new rack when storage needs change. Before finalizing the Boston installation plan, we review receiving access, rack protection and usable clear height. Our team handles the permit side for you. The agreed scope identifies installation responsibilities, delivery timing and any work by other trades, so your operations team can prepare the space before the steel arrives. 1 Phone consultation 2 CAD layout 3 Itemized quote 4 Delivery & installation ## Warehouse Racking Systems ## Get a Drive-In Rack Quote Send the basics and we will come back with a layout and pricing. Prefer to talk? Call (617) 404-1171. ### What's Included: - Free warehouse consultation - CAD layout drawings - Itemized project quote - Rack type recommendations - Installation timeline ## Drive-In Rack Questions We Hear Most ### How much does pallet rack cost? ### What type of pallet rack do I need? ### How much weight can pallet rack hold? ### How long does it take to get and install pallet rack? ### Do you install pallet rack? ## Drive-In Rack by Service Area Delivery and installation across Greater Boston and surrounding Massachusetts cities. Boston: https://bostonpalletrack.com/service-area/boston/drive-in-rack Cambridge: https://bostonpalletrack.com/service-area/cambridge/drive-in-rack Worcester: https://bostonpalletrack.com/service-area/worcester/drive-in-rack Lowell: https://bostonpalletrack.com/service-area/lowell/drive-in-rack Quincy: https://bostonpalletrack.com/service-area/quincy/drive-in-rack Newton: https://bostonpalletrack.com/service-area/newton/drive-in-rack Somerville: https://bostonpalletrack.com/service-area/somerville/drive-in-rack Brockton: https://bostonpalletrack.com/service-area/brockton/drive-in-rack Lynn: https://bostonpalletrack.com/service-area/lynn/drive-in-rack Waltham: https://bostonpalletrack.com/service-area/waltham/drive-in-rack Framingham: https://bostonpalletrack.com/service-area/framingham/drive-in-rack Woburn: https://bostonpalletrack.com/service-area/woburn/drive-in-rack Peabody: https://bostonpalletrack.com/service-area/peabody/drive-in-rack Haverhill: https://bostonpalletrack.com/service-area/haverhill/drive-in-rack Taunton: https://bostonpalletrack.com/service-area/taunton/drive-in-rack ## Other Rack Systems We Supply ### Pallet Rack Every pallet reachable, every time. The baseline we size everything else against. https://bostonpalletrack.com/products/pallet-rack ### Pushback Rack Two to six pallets deep from one aisle, without giving up much reach. https://bostonpalletrack.com/products/pushback-rack ### Pallet Flow Rack Load one side, pick the other, and let gravity enforce first in, first out. https://bostonpalletrack.com/products/pallet-flow-rack ### Cantilever Rack Arms with nothing in front of them, built for lumber, pipe, and anything a pallet can't hold. https://bostonpalletrack.com/products/cantilever-rack ### Carton Flow Rack Cases advance to the picker instead of the picker hunting for cases. https://bostonpalletrack.com/products/carton-flow-rack ### Warehouse Relocation Teardown, labeling and reinstallation planned around the day your new warehouse needs to ship. https://bostonpalletrack.com/warehouse-relocation ## Where We Work Located in downtown Boston, we serve all of Greater Boston with industrial pallet racks and warehouse storage solutions. ### Boston Pallet Rack #### Address 535 Albany St. Ste #5C Boston, MA 02118 #### Phone (617) 404-1171 #### Business Hours Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM Saturday: Closed Sunday: Closed ## Ready to Price Drive-In Rack? Call (617) 404-1171 or request a quote and we will start a layout. 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