Drive-in racks are suitable for a small number of varieties, large-volume storage, and pallet storage.
The disadvantage is that they cannot be first-in-first-out.
Compared with pallet racks, drive-in racks can achieve a warehouse utilization rate of about 80%, and the warehouse space utilization rate can be increased by more than 30%, making them the most efficient racks for storage.
Goods are stored and retrieved from the same side of the rack, and are stored first and then retrieved, and stored later and sorted first.
Since forklifts need to enter the racks to store and retrieve goods, it is usually recommended that the depth of single-sided retrieval should not exceed 7 cargo spaces.
The stability of the drive-in rack system is relatively weak among all types of racks, so the racks should not be too high, generally within 10m. From the perspective of global storage cost calculation, the increased storage capacity benefits can generally offset the investment cost within three years.
Drive-in racks are often used in warehouses with high storage space costs such as cold storage, food, and tobacco.
