Which lane type suits fresh stone fruit?

Drive-thru lanes suit fruit that must leave oldest-first. Closed lanes work if each lane holds a single lot that ships at once. Some packers keep a short row of selective rack beside the block for samples and partial lots that do not fill a lane.

Can we add lanes to a Reedley cooler mid-season?

It is possible but disruptive. Most packers install before harvest to avoid moving fruit during peak.

Will fruit bins sit on rails?

Some bin styles can, but many need a pallet underneath. We review your bins before fixing rail spacing.

Do lanes change cooling performance?

They can if loads block airflow. We plan flue gaps and rear clearance so refrigeration reaches every pallet.

Reedley, California

Drive-In Rack in Reedley, CA

Drive-in rack in Reedley usually lives inside the coolers that hold peaches, plums and nectarines after packing. Packers on Manning Avenue and Reed Avenue move big lots through cold rooms in a short window every summer.

Stone fruit needs fast cooling and careful handling. Lanes keep each lot on its own rails, away from crushing weight, and pack more pallets into a room that is expensive to chill.

A Reedley packer might pre-cool fruit, then move it into a lane block of drive-in rack until a truck arrives. Each lane holds one lot. When the buyer calls, the whole lane ships, leaving it empty for the next day's fruit. That rhythm suits high-turnover summer coolers well.

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Drive-Thru Racking and Fruit Rotation

Fresh fruit raises the rotation question more sharply than almost any other product. Reedley coolers built for fruit often have low doors, tight corners and evaporators hanging from the ceiling. Each of those limits where lanes can go and how high the rails can climb. We measure clear height beneath the evaporators and plan lane positions so cold air still reaches the back of each lane. That way, the block adds storage without making the room harder to cool during the hottest weeks of the year.

Closed lanes

Drive-in lanes release the newest pallet first. That works when each lane holds one lot that ships whole.

Open lanes

Drive-thru lanes load from one aisle and unload from the other, so older fruit leaves before newer fruit.

Cold clearances

We leave room for airflow and design openings for drivers wearing cold-weather gear.

Pallet bases

Fruit bins and pallets vary. We confirm base style so rails support each load evenly.

Pricing a Reedley Cooler Block

Send cooler dimensions, lot sizes, pallet type, load weights and forklift specifications. If you plan to keep some selective rows, note which items stay there.

Experienced installation crews we schedule and manage handle assembly, with every upright anchored to the floor. Installs are timed before harvest wherever possible.

Drive-thru racking is often the better fit when lots trickle out rather than ship whole. Fruit enters from the packing side and exits toward the docks, oldest first. We weigh that against single-face drive-in rack and show both on a plan. Cold rooms also call for attention to airflow and finish, which we address in the proposal before any material is ordered.

The Reedley service area page and drive-in rack overview have more. Mixed lots may suit Reedley pushback rack, and FIFO fruit may suit Reedley pallet flow.

Chilled stone fruit

Peak-season coolers

Older east-side sheds

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Reedley Stone Fruit and Drive-In Pallet Rack

During peak season, Reedley coolers turn over quickly. Lanes sized to typical lots fill and empty cleanly, so drivers spend less time shuffling pallets.

Packing sheds east of Fresno along SR-180 are often older buildings. We work to their real clear height and column spacing rather than an ideal layout.

Fresno Pallet Racks belongs to Warehouse Equipment & Supplies Co., which has been supplying and installing storage since 1997, so cooler work like this is familiar ground.

Drive-in pallet rack can serve packaging storage after harvest, keeping the cooler useful outside fruit season.

Free warehouse consultation

CAD layout with position counts

Installation by trusted installation partners

Drive-in pallet rack lanes fitted with continuous rails

Drive-in warehouse racking loaded with bulk pallets

Manning Avenue Packers and Reed Avenue Coolers

Fruit moves from Reed Avenue packing lines into coolers and out to trucks heading toward SR-99 via Manning Avenue. Lane blocks should sit on that path.

Tree-fruit packing

Cold storage

Agricultural distribution

Recent Installations

Racking projects completed for warehouses across Fresno and the Central Valley.

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