Warehouse Racking Systems
Researching warehouse racking systems? The more informed you are, the better your chance of choosing the right system for your operation. And the East Coast Storage Equipment team has you covered.
Whether you’re outfitting a new facility, expanding capacity, or replacing an existing warehouse racking system, we can help you plan and source commercial pallet racking and industrial racking systems for a wide range of storage needs. Our team handles facility design, engineering, new and used equipment sourcing, delivery, and installation.
Below, compare the storage racking and pallet racking systems we offer. To learn more about a specific type, click the “Learn More” button.
Compare Warehouse Racking Systems
Figuring out which system fits your operation? Compare your options below.
Selective Pallet Rack
Best for: Warehouses that need versatile, accessible storage for a wide range of SKUs.
Selective pallet racking is one of the most popular types of racking on the market today. It offers virtually endless configurations to meet nearly any need.
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Pushback Rack
Best for: High-density storage with limited space and products that don’t require first-in, first-out (FIFO) organization.
Pushback racks use a slanted rail system combined with carts that ride those rails. These racks give you more storage in smaller areas to increase efficiency.
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Pallet Flow Rack
Best for: Perishable goods or any inventory in your warehouse that needs FIFO inventory rotation.
Pallet flow racks pack more capacity than most other rack types. They create a FIFO scenario that’s perfect for products that have limited shelf lives.
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Drive-In Rack
Best for: High-density storage of large quantities of uniform products with low turnover frequency.
Drive-in rack is spectacular for warehouses that need improved storage on a small footprint. Deep lanes and no need for multiple access aisles.
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Cantilever Rack
Best for: Long, bulky, or oddly shaped items like pipes, furniture, and building materials. Single- or double-sided.
Cantilever racks are perfect for products with unusual shapes and sizes. Think lumber and furniture. Structural steel racks can handle the heaviest loads.
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Carton Flow Rack
Best for: Order picking operations and smaller, fast-moving inventory items that need a FIFO workflow.
Carton flow racks can be independent or part of a bigger racking system. These FIFO racks give you high visibility for products and loads of picking efficiency.
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Rack-Supported Buildings
Best for: Facilities that need maximum storage density with built-in structural stability for extreme weather conditions.
Rack-supported buildings are excellent when max density is non-negotiable. They’re also ideal in areas that have earthquakes or heavy snow or high winds.
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What’s Included in a Complete Racking Project?
Choosing the right rack is only part of a successful project. East Coast can manage your warehouse racking system from the initial layout through installation:
- Design and layout. We plan the system around your facility dimensions, inventory, material handling equipment, workflow, and storage goals.
- Engineering. Our team accounts for load requirements, rack configuration, local requirements, and other project specifications. Engineering review and stamped plans can be coordinated when required.
- New and used sourcing. We source both new and used rack, giving you more options for balancing availability, project budget, and specifications.
- Delivery. Honoring your installation requirements and project schedule, we coordinate all equipment delivery.
- Installation. Your pallet racking installation moves from plan to finished system thanks to our pallet rack installation team. They handle everything from full-facility projects to small additions, coordinating site requirements, scheduling, crews, and equipment.
If your project combines racking with conveyors or other automated equipment, we can also coordinate the rack design with a broader warehouse automation plan.
New vs. Used Racking for Large Projects
East Coast Storage Equipment sources both new and used equipment. That gives us more ways to build a system around your project’s requirements. For bulk storage racking projects, we can help you figure out which approach — or combination of approaches — makes the most sense based on quantity, availability, schedule, and compatibility.
We know that, for a large warehouse racking project, the choice between new and used equipment is about more than just the price of a single individual upright or beam type. Availability and lead time are more important when you need hundreds or thousands of components on a specific schedule, for example.
Or, if you’re expanding a system, the manufacturer, connection style, dimensions, capacities, and similar specs can narrow your options to the point that price becomes secondary. At scale, even small prices in cost can have major budget effects. Our team can help you balance price with other non-negotiables.
Already know what you need? Browse our new pallet racking or used pallet racking inventory.
Warehouse Racking for Single- and Multi-Location Projects
From our facilities in New Jersey, Florida, and Texas, East Coast Storage Equipment supports racking projects across the U.S. Our installation crews travel nationwide to support individual facilities and businesses planning projects across multiple locations.
For national and multi-location accounts, having one partner involved in design, project management, sourcing, and installation can keep project requirements and equipment specs consistent from site to site.
We work with warehouses, distribution centers, 3PLs, manufacturers, pharmaceutical operations, food and beverage companies, e-commerce businesses, and virtually any other organization with a commercial storage component. Learn more about the industries we serve.
Our Warehouse Racking Process
Every project is different, but so is East Coast Storage Equipment. We start fresh with every project — nothing templated, just custom service.
Still, there’s a basic process to describe here. Over countless happy customers and decades of experience, we’ve learned the path from an empty floor to an installed rack system generally follows some core steps:
Quote
Tell us what you’re storing, your goal, your facility requirements, and your project timeline. We’ll then define the scope and equipment needs.
Design
We build a layout around your space, workflows, inventory, equipment clearances, applicable project requirements, and storage density.
Fulfillment
With the system finalized, we source the used or new equipment and coordinate delivery to perfectly suit the project schedule.
Installation
Our equipment installation team coordinates project management, crews, equipment, and site requirements to build the system according to every detail of the approved layout.
Post-install support
We can help with adjustments, system expansions, relocations, additional equipment and other changes after your operation evolves after the initial installation.
Warehouse Racking System FAQs
There’s no single price for a warehouse racking system. Costs depend on the rack type, load capacities, system dimensions, quantity, whether you’re going new or used, installation approach, engineering requirements, and freight. Permitting requirements and facility conditions can also change the total project cost. East Coast can develop a quote based on the actual system and scope rather than looking to a generic per-bay estimate for larger projects.
This is going to come down to the complexity and size of the project, permitting, site conditions, equipment availability, and how much work can go on without interrupting your existing operations. East Coast coordinates these pieces before crews get moving so installation aligns with the project schedule overall.
Yes, in many cases. Matching an existing system means identifying details like the manufacturer, connection style, beam size, upright dimensions, configuration, and capacity. East Coast can identify compatible new or used equipment and figure out the best approach for a replacement or expansion.
Absolutely. East Coast supplies equipment and installs nationwide. That includes projects that span multiple states. We can coordinate design, project management, sourcing, delivery, and installation across multiple facilities while keeping consistent specs between each of them.
The biggest differences come down to storage density, product accessibility, inventory rotation, SKU count, load type, and picking requirements. Selective rack is going to prioritize access, while pushback and drive-in rack increase storage density. Pallet flow and carton flow racks support FIFO inventory management. Meanwhile, cantilever rack is meant for bulky or long products.
This depends on your budget, schedule, available inventory, specifications, and quantities. New racking can make it easier to source uniform equipment for a specific design. But used rack can give you substantial value at the whole-project scale if the right quantities and specs are available. East Coast Storage Equipment can source both. That allows you to make the decision based on the project’s requirements, not just the inventory type.