Pallet Racking Dimensions: Everything You Need to Know

When it comes to planning the layout of your warehouse, knowing your pallet racking dimensions is essential. Having adequate aisle room is important if you plan on maneuvering forklifts and trucks through your space and understanding the limits of your system is important for workplace safety and compliance.

At Erect-A-Rack, we’re the experts in everything pallet racking. We’ve compiled everything you need to know about standard pallet rack dimensions, so you can get to planning your space.

Understanding Pallet Racking Dimensions

Before you can decide which pallet racking system you need, it’s important to understand the dimensions of your pallets. The standard pallet is 1165mm deep by 1165mm wide, but this can vary depending on your inventory. After determining the size of your pallets, you can calculate the pallet rack upright dimensions and the depth of your system. From here you’ll know which pallet racking beam dimensions you need to order. Always consider the height your forklift can manoeuvre before selecting your racking heights.

Using these metrics, you can map out your warehouse to determine the best system for your space. For further assistance, our dedicated team at Erect-A-Rack can help you design the system that is ideal for your warehouse.

Pallet Racking Sizes: An Overview

For more information on the specific sizes of each of our systems, reference the following charts:

Selective Pallet Racking

FOR REACH TRUCKS (WIDE AISLES FOR MEDIUM VOLUMES)

Aisle widths	Storage Area	Operating aisle area	Lift height	Through-put rate
2.8 to 3.2m	45%	55%	up to 10.5m	16 – 20 pallets per hour(pph)

FOR COUNTERBALANCED TRUCKS (WIDE AISLES FOR LOW VOLUMES)

Aisle widths	Storage Area	Operating aisle area	Through-put rate	Lift height
3.8 to 5.5m	35%	65%	20 – 24 pph	up to 8m

Drive-In Systems

FOR REACH TRUCKS (MEDIUM AISLES FOR MEDIUM VOLUMES.)

Aisle widths	Lift height (recommended)
2.8 to 3.2m	up to 8.5m

FOR COUNTERBALANCED TRUCKS (MEDIUM AISLES FOR LOW VOLUMES)

Aisle widths	Lift height (recommended)
3.8 to 5.5m	up to 8.5m

Narrow Aisle Pallet Racking

FOR NARROW-AISLE TRUCKS

Aisle widths	Storage area	Operating Aisle area	Lift height	Transfer aisle	Through-put rate
1.6 to 2.0m	49%	51%	13-14m	4.5 – 6.0m	16 to 24 pph (subject to WMS and transport)

Double Deep Pallet Racking

DOUBLE-DEEP TRUCKS.

Aisle widths	Storage area	Operating aisle area	Through-put rate	Lift height
3.0 to 3.5m (medium aisles)	55%	45%	12-18 pph	up to 9.5m

Powered Pallet Racks

WITH REACH TRUCKS (MEDIUM AISLES)

Aisle widths	Storage area	Operating aisle area	Lift height	Through-put rate
2.8 to 3.2m (one aisle only)	Can be up to 95%	Can be as low as 5%	Up to 10.5m	14 – 18 pallets par hour (pph)

WITH COUNTERBALANCED TRUCKS (WIDE AISLES)

Aisle widths	Storage area	Operating aisle area	Through-put rate	Lift height
3.8 to 5.5m	Can be up to 90%	Can be as low as 10%	18 – 22 pph	Up to 8m

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