A Drive In/Drive Thru Pallet Rack System is an excellent solution for high density storage that can be adapted for either FIFO or LIFO inventory flow and designed to suit your customer’s needs.

A Drive In Pallet Rack System is a LIFO (last in, first out) configuration which uses the same point of entry and exit for loading inventory. Drive Thru is loaded from one side and unloaded from the opposite side utilizing FIFO (first in, first out) inventory retrieval which allows forklift entry from either side.

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A Drive In/Drive Thru System is great when you have a high volume of inventory and minimal SKUs. This system consists of rails running the depth of the rack for pallet placement and allows for pallets to be stored back to back and floor to ceiling. This decreases the need for multiple aisles, increasing your customer’s storage space.

Following is the standard information we ask our customers when quoting a Drive In/Drive Thru Pallet Rack System:

•We need to know the system required. Do they need Drive In or Drive Thru? A Drive In system only allows entry and exit on one side of the system. A Drive Thru system allows entry and exit from both sides of the system.

•What is the layout? How many pallets deep by how many pallets wide by how many pallet high?

•What is the minimum and maximum weight of the pallet? What is the size of the standard pallet: depth, width and height, and what is the size of the pallet with any overhanging product: depth, width and height? The pallet height should always include the load and the pallet.

•What type of pallets are the customer using and are they in good condition? We need to know this to make sure the pallet will be able to support the load while sitting on the Drive In Rails. There are many different pallet styles. The preferred pallet for a Drive In/Drive Thru System is a standard 48” deep x 40” wide GMA (Grocery Manufacturers Association) pallet.

•What is the building clear height?

•What type of warehouse environment will this be used in? Freezer, cooler or ambient temperature? Will it be placed outdoors or in a wet area? This will tell us if we need to quote galvanized or standard painted pallet rack.

At WPRP, Our Goal is to Help You and if you have additional questions about how to quote a Drive In/Drive Thru Pallet Rack System, do not hesitate to contact us. Our Pallet Rack Specialists are happy to help you through the quoting process.