--- title: "Drive-In Rack in Merced, CA | Ag Distribution Lanes" url: https://fresnopalletracks.com/service-area/merced/drive-in-rack description: "Drive-in rack in Merced and Atwater for ag distribution and cold storage. Free lane and truck sizing review. Call (559) 620-5206." lang: en --- Image: Drive-In Rack warehouse storage system (https://fresnopalletracks.com/__l5e/assets-v1/fc91263c-a95f-47be-833b-b39ff7af0f1d/drive-in-hero.jpg) Merced, California # Drive-In Rack in Merced, CA Drive-in rack in Merced supports agricultural distributors and cold-storage sites holding large quantities of a few products. Buildings along Mission Avenue, SR-140 and Atwater's rail-served Castle Commerce Center all see this kind of demand. Rail-served buildings receive bulk in carload quantities. Once unloaded, that product needs dense, organized storage, which is precisely what truck-entry lanes deliver. A Merced nut or dairy distributor receiving by rail might unload a full car into a block of drive-in rack, one item per lane. Staff then draw down that stock over days or weeks while the next car is ordered. The block keeps the dock clear and every pallet visible from its lane face. (559) 620-5206 ## Preparing a Merced Drive-In Rack Quote Tell us railcar or trailer quantities, pallets per SKU, weights, pallet size and forklift models. Dock locations on each side of the building shape the layout. Experienced installation crews we schedule and manage assemble the rows and anchor them to the floor, staging material away from active rail and truck docks. In Atwater, drive-thru racking lets a rail dock and a truck dock share one lane block. Pallets go in from the rail side and come out on the truck side, so older stock leaves first. Where docks share a wall, drive-in rack with a closed back stores more. We compare both layouts and list the usable positions for each. Learn more on the Merced service area page (https://fresnopalletracks.com/service-area/merced) and the drive-in rack overview (https://fresnopalletracks.com/products/drive-in-rack). Smaller lots fit Merced pushback rack (https://fresnopalletracks.com/service-area/merced/pushback-rack); rotation-sensitive stock may suit Merced pallet flow (https://fresnopalletracks.com/service-area/merced/pallet-flow-rack). Rail-delivered bulk Nut and dairy cold rooms Two-sided dock buildings Call (559) 620-5206: (559) 620-5206 ## Merced Rail Receipts and Drive-In Pallet Rack A railcar unloads far more of one item than a truck. Lanes hold that volume together and let staff pull it down steadily while the next car is scheduled. Merced also has cold storage serving nut, dairy and produce growers. Fewer aisles mean less refrigerated volume, so dense lanes are common in those rooms. Fresno Pallet Racks is a division of Warehouse Equipment & Supplies Co., supplying and installing rack since 1997, and we use that experience on north-valley projects. Drive-in pallet rack also serves Los Banos-bound and I-5-bound loads staged in Merced warehouses, where full pallets of one product wait for a single truck. Free warehouse consultation CAD layout with position counts Installation by trusted installation partners Image: Drive-in pallet rack lanes fitted with continuous rails (https://fresnopalletracks.com/__l5e/assets-v1/f34a7a69-17f9-45d4-8700-4852812f1435/drive-in-pallet-rack.jpg) Image: Drive-in warehouse racking loaded with bulk pallets (https://fresnopalletracks.com/__l5e/assets-v1/fc91263c-a95f-47be-833b-b39ff7af0f1d/drive-in-hero.jpg) ### Castle Commerce Center Rail and Mission Avenue Trucks In Atwater, rail spurs feed one side of a building while trucks load on another. That split can make drive-thru lanes worthwhile. Food processing Agricultural distribution Light manufacturing ## Drive-Thru Racking for Rail-to-Truck Flow When product enters on one side and leaves on another, an open-ended lane can match the building. Merced warehouses vary widely, from older packing sheds near town to larger buildings in Atwater. We measure clear height under the lowest obstruction, such as lights or heaters, because that number decides how many rail levels the lanes can carry. Lane count follows from your largest lots, and the remaining floor stays selective for smaller items and order staging. 1 ### Rail side Pallets from the railcar enter lanes from the rail-dock aisle and roll in on forks to the far end. 2 ### Truck side Shipping pulls from the opposite face, so the oldest product reaches trucks first. 3 ### Closed-back option If receiving and shipping share a dock, a closed-back layout stores more and suits stable product. 4 ### Guide rails Floor guides keep drivers centred in long lanes, protecting the uprights and the load. ## Recent Installations Racking projects completed for warehouses across Fresno and the Central Valley. 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Prefer to talk it through? Call (559) 620-5206. ### Fresno Pallet Racks 5730 N First St Ste 105 #252 Fresno, CA 93710 (559) 620-5206 Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM ## Merced and Atwater Buyer FAQs ### Do rail-served buildings favour drive-thru lanes? ### How deep can a Merced lane go? ### Are lanes used in Merced cold storage? ### What forklift data should we send? ## Other Rack Types We Supply in Merced ### Pallet Rack Every pallet reachable, every time. The baseline we size everything else against. View details https://fresnopalletracks.com/service-area/merced ### Pushback Rack Two to six pallets deep from one aisle, without giving up much reach. View details https://fresnopalletracks.com/service-area/merced/pushback-rack ### Pallet Flow Rack Load one side, pick the other, and let gravity enforce first in, first out. View details https://fresnopalletracks.com/service-area/merced/pallet-flow-rack ### Cantilever Rack Arms with nothing in front of them, built for lumber, pipe, and anything a pallet can't hold. View details https://fresnopalletracks.com/service-area/merced/cantilever-rack ### Carton Flow Rack Cases advance to the picker instead of the picker hunting for cases. View details https://fresnopalletracks.com/service-area/merced/carton-flow-rack ### Warehouse Relocation Teardown, labeling, transport coordination, and reinstallation of pallet rack and warehouse storage systems at your new building. View details https://fresnopalletracks.com/service-area/merced/warehouse-relocation ## Nearby Areas We Also Serve Our delivery and installation territory covers Fresno and the Central Valley, so one team can handle multiple buildings for the same company. Drive-In Rack in Fresno: https://fresnopalletracks.com/service-area/fresno/drive-in-rack Drive-In Rack in Clovis: https://fresnopalletracks.com/service-area/clovis/drive-in-rack Drive-In Rack in Madera: https://fresnopalletracks.com/service-area/madera/drive-in-rack Drive-In Rack in Visalia: https://fresnopalletracks.com/service-area/visalia/drive-in-rack Drive-In Rack in Selma: https://fresnopalletracks.com/service-area/selma/drive-in-rack Drive-In Rack in Kingsburg: https://fresnopalletracks.com/service-area/kingsburg/drive-in-rack View All Service Areas: https://fresnopalletracks.com/service-area ## Where We Work Located in Fresno, we serve the entire Central Valley with industrial pallet racks and warehouse storage solutions. ### Fresno Pallet Racks #### Address 5730 N First St Ste 105 #252 Fresno, CA 93710 #### Phone (559) 620-5206 #### Business Hours Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM Saturday: Closed Sunday: Closed ## Need Drive-In Rack in Merced? 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