Drive-in racking is a specialized form of racking suitable for warehouses with uniform goods & high running costs. The racking can be built as drive-in (Last in First out (LIFO) method) of drive-through (First in First out (FIFO) method). Here the material handling equipment drives through racking & thus need no aisles & uses space most efficiently. The pallets are placed on longitudinal beams. Drive in/ Drive through racking is widely used in cold storages as it uses minimum floor space. However the initial cost of racking is relatively higher.
| Floor Space Utilization | Approx. 80% - 90% |
| Practical use of available positions | Approx. 70% |
| Speed of throughput | More than one truck can access the goods |
| Stock rotation | Can be achieved by lanes & not by individual pallets like in other cases |
| Stock variability | Each lane can have only one product |
| Safety | Good |
| Handling Equipment | Normal trucks |
