Drive-In Rack Systems in Newark, NJ
A Newark import warehouse holding bulk quantities between container arrivals can spend too much of its leased floor on aisles serving identical products.
Drive-In Rack planning starts with that Newark constraint, not a drawing borrowed from another building. Protect receiving space around Doremus Avenue by assigning deep lanes only to products with enough repeated pallets to occupy them. We compare capacity, access, and the way your inventory moves before recommending a configuration. Send your building dimensions and load details for a free warehouse consultation. You receive a layout and itemized pricing before deciding what to order or move.
Why Newark Warehouses Work With Us
Protect receiving space around Doremus Avenue by assigning deep lanes only to products with enough repeated pallets to occupy them. Around Port Newark and the Doremus Avenue freight corridor, the practical question is how storage will work alongside receiving, dispatch, and the space reserved for people and production. Newark operations dealing with import distribution need a plan that reflects their actual product mix rather than a generic rack count. We ask about the peak week as well as normal inventory so the drawing does not depend on an unusually quiet day.
For drive-in rack, the useful comparison is what changes at the working face: aisles traded for lanes to push positions per square foot. A building in the Ironbound may have a different column grid, usable height, or loading approach from the next address. Those measurements belong in the scope before materials are priced.
Newark Pallet Rack is a division of Warehouse Equipment & Supplies Co.. You have a single contact for layout revisions, the itemized scope, delivery planning, and installation coordination with installation partners. We explain the tradeoffs, identify information still needed, and keep the Newark drawing available for later expansion or replacement components. The aim is a storage plan your team can use, with clear responsibilities rather than assumptions.
How Drive-In Rack Works
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.
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.
One open end or two
One open end gives LIFO and deep storage. Two open ends give FIFO with slightly fewer positions, since each lane now needs clearance from both sides.
Guarding built into the design
Guide rails, column guards, and rail-end protection are part of the spec from the start, because a lane that takes daily contact from forklifts is a lane that will eventually need repair.


Where It Fits Best
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. Installation partners anchor, plumb, and align every rail run, then verify a loaded pallet travels the full lane before handing the system over.
Because drive-in lanes take contact from lift trucks over time, we help identify replacement rails and guards and confirm availability before scheduling repairs.
Protect receiving space around Doremus Avenue by assigning deep lanes only to products with enough repeated pallets to occupy them. For the Newark site near Port Newark and the Doremus Avenue freight corridor, we confirm receiving access and where components can be staged before agreeing on delivery windows. The finished drawing identifies the storage zones, access requirements, and capacities for the proposed arrangement. Product-specific components and testing are included in the scope rather than assumed to be interchangeable with ordinary pallet rack. You receive a written quote and a schedule based on the approved scope and confirmed availability, not an unqualified completion promise.
Phone consultation
CAD layout
Itemized quote
Delivery & installation
Get a Drive-In Rack Quote
Send the basics and we will come back with a layout and pricing. Prefer to talk? Call (973) 318-1590.
What's Included:
- Free warehouse consultation
- CAD layout drawings
- Itemized project quote
- Rack type recommendations
- Installation timeline
Drive-In Rack Questions We Hear Most
Drive-In Rack by Service Area
Delivery and installation across Greater Newark and North Jersey.
Other Rack Systems and Services
Pallet Rack
Every pallet reachable, every time. The baseline we size everything else against.
Pushback Rack
Two to six pallets deep from one aisle, without giving up much reach.
Pallet Flow Rack
Load one side, pick the other, and let gravity enforce first in, first out.
Cantilever Rack
Arms with nothing in front of them, built for lumber, pipe, and anything a pallet can't hold.
Carton Flow Rack
Cases advance to the picker instead of the picker hunting for cases.
Warehouse Relocation
Rack teardown, labeling, transport coordination, and reinstallation planned around your move to a new building.
Where We Work
Located in Newark, we serve the entire Greater Newark region with industrial pallet racks and warehouse storage solutions.
Newark Pallet Rack
Address
146-B Ferry St.
Unit #1214
Newark, NJ 07105
Phone
(973) 318-1590Business Hours
Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed
Ready to Price Drive-In Rack?
Call (973) 318-1590 or request a quote and we will start a layout.









