Pallet Rack Systems for Ocala, FL Warehouses

From 900-plus acres of newer bulk buildings off CR 484 to the older stock near downtown, every building in Marion County calls for a different rack plan. We lay out, supply and install six types of warehouse racking for distributors, manufacturers and supply yards along I-75.

The building sets the limits before inventory does. Bulk logistics buildings at Florida Crossroads Commerce Park, south of CR 484, and the Class A rear-load warehouses in the airport parks off SW 60th Ave give you real height and wide column grids. Close-in buildings along N Magnolia Ave and NW 8th Ave are usually lower and tighter, so the same pallet count takes a different plan.

We start with clear height, column spacing, dock positions and forklift reach, then pick the rack type. Tall buildings with a reach-truck fleet can run narrow aisles and six or seven beam levels. A counterbalance fleet in an older building may max out at three or four levels with 12 ft aisles.

Many SKUs with a pallet or two each point to selective pallet rack. Several pallets of the same item favor pushback rack. Date-coded grocery and foodservice product that must rotate calls for pallet flow. Deep runs of a few SKUs in a cooler or freezer suit drive-in rack.

Lumber, pipe and fencing for the building-supply and farm-supply trade go on cantilever rack. Each-picking for e-commerce orders runs best on carton flow. Most buildings around Ocala end up using two or three of these together.

Most warehouses here are not air-conditioned. Crews start early in summer and plan heavy lifting before the afternoon thunderstorms roll in. Galvanized or protected finishes make sense in wash-down areas and humid rooms.

Hurricane season runs June through November. Distributors in the NW Ocala cluster near the I-75 / NW 49th Street interchange often stage extra product for post-storm restock across the state, so we plan surge positions into the layout. If your rack is moving with you, see our warehouse relocation service.

Questions About Rack Types