Drive-in Racks vs Selective Pallet Racks

Drive-in racks, also called drive-through or corridor racks, let forklifts drive directly into the racking to load and retrieve goods. Compared with selective beam racks, drive-in racks offer higher storage density and suit low-SKU, high-volume LIFO storage, widely used in wholesale, cold storage, food and tobacco industries.

The difference. Selective racks give every pallet position its own aisle for flexible, independent access; drive-in racks merge aisle and position, with the truck driving inside the rack and saving aisles, so more positions fit the same floor area. In return, drive-in racks usually follow LIFO rotation, with a fixed goods rotation order.

Selection advice. Where space is tight and goods are few in type and large in volume, drive-in racks give better space utilization; where SKUs are many, access is frequent and random picking is needed, selective racks are more flexible. Pallet depth and guide rails should also be set by the forklift model.

Scope. Drive-in racks suit wholesale, cold storage, food and tobacco high-volume, low-SKU storage. For selection based on site and operation, contact Nanjing Tongnuo Storage Equipment Manufacturing Co., Ltd.