Pushback Rack in O'Fallon, MO
An electronics fulfillment operation along Technology Drive carries several pallets behind a small group of repeat items. Reserve stock is consuming the aisle space needed for new pick faces as online order volume climbs.
Pushback rack puts repeated pallets on nested carts served from one aisle. It runs last in, first out within each lane, so inventory depth and rotation policy decide whether the recovered floor is useful. We compare lane depths with your real pallet counts, cart contact, and loaded weight before recommending a layout. Densify stable reserve items without burying the wide-SKU active inventory. Start with your building drawing and current load information so the proposal addresses the immediate bottleneck rather than selling capacity you cannot use.
Why O'Fallon Warehouses Work With Us
Planning around WingHaven, Technology Drive, and the Highway K corridor starts with how the local operation handles material, not with a standard rack diagram. Fulfillment, medical supply, electronics, and light assembly operations around Technology Drive often need more pick locations before they need more total pallet storage. An expansion should preserve order access and packing space. The right layout treats reserve stock and active picking as separate demands on the same building.
For this project, the central decision is straightforward: densify stable reserve items without burying the wide-SKU active inventory. A push back pallet rack system is selected by filled positions and available faces, not simply the deepest cart package offered. Pallet overhang, bottom construction, and load stability can change the specification. We discuss those details before quoting and keep reserve density separate from any inventory that requires direct access or strict date rotation.
As a division of Warehouse Equipment & Supplies Co., St. Louis Pallet Racks gives you a single point of contact for the free warehouse consultation, layout revisions, component questions, and installation planning. We explain what is included, identify unresolved measurements, and keep changes visible in an itemized quote. If your operating priorities change, the drawing is reviewed before material is released rather than leaving your team to work around a surprise.
- Free warehouse consultation
- CAD layout with storage counts
- One contact for layout, delivery, and installation
Local Project Context
Highway K corridor, WingHaven, Technology Drive area, South O'Fallon industrial. Planning around the I-64/Highway 40 and Highway K corridor.
Operations We Support
E-commerce fulfillment · Medical supplies · Electronics · Light assembly
How Pushback Rack Works
Two to six pallets deep from one aisle, without giving up much reach.
Loading from the aisle
The driver sets the first pallet on the front cart. Each pallet added after that pushes the cart train deeper into the lane, so one aisle handles the whole depth.
Carts nested on rails
Steel carts with nylon or steel wheels ride inclined rails, each nesting under the one ahead of it - that nesting is what makes multi-deep storage possible from a single face.
Retrieval by gravity
Pull the front pallet and the next cart rolls forward on the incline to the pick face. No driving into the lane, no repositioning pallets by hand.
Last in, first out
Each lane runs LIFO. That suits fast-turning product and any operation managing rotation by lane rather than by individual pallet date.
What Your Pushback Rack Project Includes
The planning review includes where reserve enters the system, how lanes are assigned, and what happens when a lane is only partly occupied. We leave staging and mixed-order access on the drawing so the position gain is not purchased at the expense of dispatch. Your team receives the approved assumptions with the quote and can compare a different depth before carts are released.
Pushback layouts are built around the pallet, not the building. We start by confirming pallet type, footprint, overhang, and load weight, because cart spacing and rail incline follow that profile rather than a generic 48x40 assumption.
Next we set lane depth. Deeper lanes store more, but only pay off if you actually carry that many pallets per SKU - so we compare a two-deep and a four-deep version of the same footprint and show what each does to total positions and to how many pick faces you're left with.
The quote covers frames, beams, rails, carts, and guarding, itemized so you can see exactly what the added density costs per position - the number that matters more than the sticker price. Rails and carts are set and tested at installation, and cart travel is verified in every lane before handover.
You end up with a CAD drawing, capacity ratings, a system drivers pick up in a shift, and a local source for replacement carts and wheels down the road.
What We Need to Plan It
- How many pallets of the same SKU do you typically hold at once?
- What's the pallet footprint, and is there overhang?
- What's the heaviest pallet going into a lane?
- What's the clear ceiling height or your forklift's max lift height?
- How wide are the aisles you're working with today?
Where This Service Fits
- Two to six pallets of the same SKU stacked in one lane
- Cold storage or leased space where rent per square foot is steep
- Operations trimming aisle count to add positions
- Beverage, packaging, and consumer goods runs
- Buildings with clear height to spare but limited floor
Recent Installations
A look at pallet rack installations our crews have completed for warehouses across the St. Louis metro area.
Get a Pushback Rack Quote
Tell us about your O'Fallon operation and we will follow up with layout planning and pricing. Prefer to talk? Call (314) 338-4815.
St. Louis Pallet Racks
1118 Hampton AveSte 219
St. Louis, MO 63139
Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday: Closed
Pushback Rack Questions We Hear Most
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Pallet Rack
Also called selective pallet rack
Every pallet reachable, every time. The baseline we size everything else against.
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Pallet Flow Rack
Also called flow through racking
Load one side, pick the other, and let gravity enforce first in, first out.
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Drive-In Rack
Also called drive through pallet racking
Deep storage lanes for bulk inventory, with forklift access inside the rack structure.
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Cantilever Rack
Also called cantilever warehouse racking
Arms with nothing in front of them, built for lumber, pipe, and anything a pallet can't hold.
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Carton Flow Rack
Also called carton flow shelving
Cases advance to the picker instead of the picker hunting for cases.
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Warehouse Relocation
Teardown, labeling, transport coordination, and rack reinstallation planned around your move.
View detailsPushback Rack Service Areas
O'Fallon sits between St. Charles and Wentzville, and we regularly install in all three — handy if you're consolidating or adding a second building nearby.
Our St. Louis Business Location
Located in St. Louis, we serve the entire metro area with industrial pallet racks and warehouse storage solutions.
St. Louis Pallet Racks
Address
1118 Hampton Ave
Ste 219
St. Louis, MO 63139
Phone
(314) 338-4815Business Hours
Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday: Closed
Need Pushback Rack in O'Fallon?
Call (314) 338-4815 or request a free warehouse consultation.