How quickly can drive-in rack be delivered and installed in Aurora?

Our Westmont warehouse is about 30 minutes from Aurora, so standard components often arrive within 48 hours of an approved order. Engineered drive-in rack parts can take longer, and we put the real lead time in writing with your quote. Most Aurora installations run one to four weeks depending on size.

Does drive-in rack work in Aurora buildings near I-88 Reagan Tollway corridor?

Usually, yes. In Aurora, tilt-wall distribution buildings along I-88 share the market with older manufacturing plants near the Fox River. We plan the drive-in rack around your column grid, clear height, and dock layout so pallet positions land where the building allows, and we show you the position count before you order.

Which Aurora operations get the most out of drive-in rack?

We see it pay off most for manufacturing and food processing operations in Aurora, especially where seasonal inventory that swallows floor space three months a year is the daily headache. During a free warehouse consultation we compare drive-in rack with other options for your SKUs so you can see whether it is the right fit.

How many more positions will drive-in add in our building?

Trading aisles for lanes typically shrinks the footprint for the same pallet count by roughly a third, sometimes more in the taller 32 to 40 ft clear buildings going up in Will County. We give you the side-by-side position counts in the layout rather than a rule of thumb.

Will our current forklifts fit inside the lanes?

Lane width, rail height, and mast clearance get dimensioned to your specific truck - mast height, overall width, and turning clearance - before anything is drawn. If your trucks won't work safely in a lane, we tell you at the layout stage.

Drive-in or drive-through - which do we need?

Drive-in is open at one end and runs LIFO, which gives the most positions. Drive-through opens both ends for FIFO at the cost of some positions and a second access aisle. Your rotation requirements decide it.

Can drive-in rack be reconfigured if our SKU mix changes?

Rail elevations can be reset for a different pallet height, and lanes shortened or added. If SKU count grows enough that lanes stop filling, sections can be converted back toward selective racking.

Drive-In Rack system inside a Illinois warehouse

Aurora, Illinois

Drive-In Warehouse Racking in Aurora, Illinois

Name: Chicago Pallet Racks - Aurora
Address: 36 N. Cass Ave., Westmont, IL, 60559, US
Telephone: (312) 815-2445
Price range: $$

If your Aurora operation is dealing with a growing distribution floor along I-88 where every new SKU lands on the floor because the rack runs are already full, you are not alone. In Aurora, tilt-wall distribution buildings along I-88 share the market with older manufacturing plants near the Fox River, and that usually shows up as seasonal inventory that swallows floor space three months a year.

Drive-in rack lets the forklift drive into the lane and store pallets on rails several deep, so large quantities of a few SKUs fit in a fraction of the floor. Before anything is ordered, your Aurora team gets a drawing, a position count, and a line-item price, so the decision is based on numbers. Call (312) 815-2445 to start a free layout.

(312) 815-2445

Why Aurora Warehouses Work With Us

Warehouses near the Butterfield Road business parks and the Fox River east side each come with their own limits: usable height, column spacing, dock count. In Aurora, tilt-wall distribution buildings along I-88 share the market with older manufacturing plants near the Fox River, so we draw every drive-in rack layout to the actual building.

As a division of Warehouse Equipment & Supplies Co., we have designed storage for manufacturing and food processing operators across Chicagoland since 1997. For drive-in rack, the fit question is usually aisles traded for lanes to push positions per square foot, and we answer it during a free warehouse consultation before you commit.

Being about 30 minutes away in Westmont, with I-88, Route 59, and Route 34 between us, keeps delivery windows tight and replacement parts on hand. Installation is done by our own crews, and your Aurora layout stays on file for the next expansion.

Free warehouse consultation

CAD layout with position counts

Installation by our own crews

Drive-in pallet rack lanes fitted with continuous rails

Drive-in warehouse racking loaded with bulk pallets

Operations We Rack Around Here

Nearby areas we work in regularly include the I-88 Reagan Tollway corridor, the Butterfield Road business parks, the Eola Road industrial area, the Fox River east side.

Manufacturing

Food processing

Third-party logistics

Building materials

How Drive-In Rack Works

No aisles. The forklift enters the structure, and the floor holds more pallets per square foot than any other system.

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 the highest density available. 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.

What a Drive-In Rack Project Includes

Before drive-in rack is priced for your Aurora building, we gather the constraints: usable height, column grid, aisle widths your lifts need, SKU count, and the load mix your manufacturing volume actually moves. Most of that comes from one phone conversation.

Our design team then builds a CAD layout showing pallet positions, level elevations, and aisle widths, with load ratings for each level noted on the drawing. The quote is itemized by component, so you see cost per position instead of a lump sum. Where it helps, we price a second option on the same floor plan, with the highest density available for a small number of SKUs, so the tradeoff is a number instead of an opinion.

Common drive-in rack parts move from our Westmont stock within days. Our crews install to the approved drawing, anchor every frame, and work around your shifts so food processing production does not stop. Your layout stays on file, so adding a bay next year or replacing a damaged upright starts from where the system already is.

High volume of a small number of SKUs

Seasonal or buffer inventory held in bulk

Cold storage and freezer rooms where cube matters most

Product too fragile to floor-stack more than two high

Buildings where floor space, not height, is the binding constraint

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Recent Installations

Racking projects completed for warehouses across Chicago and the surrounding suburbs.

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Warehouse pallet racking aisles with a forklift

Rows of pallet racking in a distribution facility

Warehouse pallet rack system spanning a large storage area

Pallet racking rows under warehouse skylights

Cantilever rack arms mounted along a warehouse wall

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Westmont, IL 60559

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