Pallet Rack Overload Dangers – Ways to Overcome Space Challenges

Resist Temptation – Safe Alternatives to Pallet Rack Overload

As warehouse space becomes more and more scarce, resist the urge to overload your pallet rack system as a way to deal with the surge. Loading more pallets than a system is configured to hold will likely cause more costly and severe damages than any benefit it can provide. Additionally, overloading pallets to accommodate more inventory than originally intended can have dangerous repercussions on pallet rack capacity and possibly stress forklift mast and lift capacity.

Pallet Rack Overload Dangers

• Damage to system integrity
• Worker injury or death
• Inventory damage
• Costly downtime
• Dead space bays taken out of service

Pallet rack systems are designed to specific load capacities – it is a vital rack criterion. Even if your intention is temporary storage, the risk does not justify the potential damage and associated costs. So how do you manage?

Improve Storage Capacity 

• Reconfigure pallet rack
• Add-on to the existing rack system
• Build new rack in under-utilized areas
• Rack extensions adding additional beam levels

There are several reasons that you may be running out of storage space. For example, if your inventory mix has changed, a fresh look at your storage and processing operation may be the most cost-effective way to address the challenge. That doesn’t mean completely revamping your operation. It may, however, suggest shifting and reconfiguring racking to create more space and better, safer traffic flow to achieve the most effective processing.

Alternatively, you may be carrying more days of inventory than you are used to holding, which could be causing storage issues. Well, you wouldn’t be alone, and yes, there are cost-effective ways to adjust to the new normal. Adding pallet rack doesn’t have to be expensive or require long lead times.

Don’t Get Overloaded – Call WOI for Quick, Make-Sense Solutions

The Warehouse Optimizers, Inc. team is here to help you find the best solution to your storage capacity challenges. Our expert warehouse design specialists will work with you to understand your concerns and offer solutions to meet your budget and time frame. 

The WOI team will walk you through every stage of the process. We strive for nothing less than expert customer service to deliver outstanding results and peace of mind. We call it our 5-Step Total Satisfaction Experience™.

WOI will:

1. Listen to your needs
2. Execute your project with special attention to your unique application
3. Stick to project timelines
4. Ensure a safe environment
5. Pay close attention to the detail  of the finished product

Call Warehouse Optimizers today to start finding your Labor Shortage Solution. Call (865) 540-4004 for a prompt response. We proudly serve customers throughout the Southeast, including KENTUCKY, TENNESSEE, NORTH CAROLINA, ALABAMA, AND FLORIDA.

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