Pushback Pallet Rack in Dallas, TX
When a single item fills three, four or five pallet spots in your Dallas building, pushback rack can bring those pallets into one lane and give the floor back to storage.
Where Dallas Distributors Use Pushback Rack
Beverage, snack and packaged-food distributors are the classic fit. They move high volume on a modest SKU count, so most items fill several positions at once.
Consumer goods and retail distribution centers in the Southern Dallas County Inland Port and Garland run into the same thing: big lots, steady turns, and not enough aisle-facing slots.
Pushback Rack Mechanics in Plain Terms
Each lane holds a stack of nested carts on gently sloped rails. A forklift sets a pallet on the front cart; the next pallet nudges it back a position. Lanes can run two to six deep.
Pull the front pallet and the rest glide forward. That is last-in, first-out, which suits product that does not need date rotation or lanes that empty fully before restock.
Staging Intermodal and Inbound Loads
DFW has two Class I railroads feeding it. Containers come through the Union Pacific Dallas Intermodal Terminal near Wilmer and the BNSF Alliance yard in north Fort Worth, and many of them hold one or two items in volume.
Pushback lanes give those loads a compact home until they are broken down or shipped. We check pallet footprints first, because carts have to suit the pallets you really receive.
Trading Aisles for Positions
Every aisle removed is floor reclaimed. Moving deep-SKU items from single-deep rows into four-deep pushback lanes can free up a meaningful slice of the building.
The trade is selectivity. Only the front pallet is visible, so slow single-pallet items belong in selective racking.
Right-Sizing Lane Depth
We size depth to the pallets you typically hold per SKU, not the peak. Lanes that run half-full most of the year waste the density you paid for.
Fitting Pushback Rack to the Building
Height follows the shell. A 36 ft building in the Great Southwest Industrial District near Arlington can stack several cart levels. A 20 ft building along Stemmons may hold two.
We review site conditions during the walk-through, particularly in older east-side buildings in Mesquite.
Install Planning for North Texas
A good pushback install starts before the steel arrives. We confirm forklift lift height, mast clearance under the highest beam, and that drivers are comfortable placing loads at the upper levels, because pushback asks for a little more finesse than selective.
Summer heat slows rail and cart assembly in an unconditioned building, so crews work early. In spring, hail and storm season can push deliveries a day or two, and we schedule with that slack. Permit paperwork is handled by our team.
Next Steps
Warehouse Equipment & Supplies Co. started supplying and installing warehouse equipment in 1997. We can bundle pushback with offices, mezzanines, shelving, partitions and other racking in a single project.
Send a SKU list with typical pallet counts and a building sketch, and we will return lane depths and a drawing. We can also mark which items should stay selective.
Explore the national pushback rack page, our Dallas location, first-in, first-out pallet flow rack, dense drive-in rack, or carton flow for each-picking.
What Customers Say About Us
“I have used Warehouse Equipment & Supplies for two pallet racking projects, and I have found their service to be exceptional. They are highly responsive and communicate throughout the process. Their pricing is also very competitive. 10/10 would recommend working with this company for any of your warehouse needs.”
Kade Kirkendall
2 years ago
“Warehouse Equipment is one of our best vendors that we work with at Armor-IImak. They are family owned and the most respect, upfront honest vendors you will work with. They have never been late on a project and are extremely dependable!!!”
Ryan Long
“W.E.S is always helpful and go above and beyond to assure your project is done on time and on budget. I would highly recommend them for any project you have. Always professional and courteous.”
James Hubbard
“It was a great decision to hire Warehouse Equipment for the new racking project in CVG, Ohio. Chad and his team provided an excellent service, and they even improve the delivery and installation dates, allowing the client to load the space earlier than expected. I will recommend using them for warehouse and racking projects.”
Eva Fernandez Cendan
“Best price of all the quotes that we received. They were on time, worked very quickly, swept the floors under the racks that they took down, and helped to store excess materials. Did a great job.”
Greg Reis
Frequently Asked Questions
Is pushback a good fit for Dallas beverage and food distributors?
Often, yes. High-volume items that fill several pallet positions are what pushback is designed for, as long as strict date rotation is not required.
Can pushback stage containers from the DFW intermodal yards?
Yes. It works well for holding container loads of one or two items. We size carts to the pallet footprints you actually receive.
How deep should our pushback lanes be?
Match depth to the pallets you typically hold per SKU. Three to five deep is common.
Will pushback work in an older 20 ft building near Stemmons?
Yes, usually with fewer levels. You still gain positions by removing aisles.
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