Pallet Rack Layouts in Dowagiac, MI
We design, quote and install new pallet racks in Dowagiac for legacy plants and new warehouse tenants. Our warehouse racking layouts work around tight columns, truck staging and indoor rail receiving. Dowagiac is about 40 miles southwest. Large legacy plants and building-reuse projects shape the storage layouts here.
Old plants have tight column grids, and the layout has to be drawn around them, column by column.
Using 19 Docks and an Indoor Rail Dock
A plant with 19 truck docks and an indoor rail dock can move a lot of freight. The rack plan should route pallets from each dock to storage without crossing traffic.
We group fast movers close to the busiest doors and put rail-received bulk in drive-in lanes beside the rail dock.
Staging space in front of every door is planned before the first rack row, so trucks never wait for room.
Pallet Racking Around Dowagiac’s 30 ft Column Grid
Legacy stock here includes a 617,000 sq ft industrial building from 1972 with mostly 30 ft column spacing, 19 truck docks and an indoor rail dock.
A 30 ft bay fits fewer rows of pallet racks than a modern 50 ft bay. We test aisle widths and row counts against the grid until posts land in flue spaces instead of costing positions.
- Every column line measured
- Rows tested against the grid
- Posts placed in flue spaces
Selective Pallet Racks and Drive-In Rack Together
Selective pallet rack handles the many-SKU part of the inventory. Drive-in rack fills odd bays where an aisle will not fit and stores deep lots of one product.
Indoor rail receiving pairs well with drive-in close to the rail dock.
Warehouse Racking for Dowagiac Industrial Park
The state-certified Dowagiac Industrial Park has 126 acres for manufacturing, assembly, processing and related warehouse space. New buildings there can get pallet rack systems planned with the building.
M-51 is the main truck route. The park is about 25 miles from both I-94 and the I-80/90 Toll Road, with Benton Harbor port facilities about 30 miles away and an Amtrak stop in town.
New Pallet Racks for Building-Reuse Projects
When a new tenant takes over an old plant, we measure the space and quote new pallet racks for the inventory coming in. The layout follows the existing columns and dock positions.
Our warehouse relocation service handles moving rack from another site into the building.
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