by Chris Nichols | Jul 21, 2026 | Blogs
Efficient warehouse layout design starts with product flow, not rack placement. Map how goods move from receiving to storage to pick to shipping, then set aisles, slotting, and racking around that path. Most floors slow down because the layout gets treated like...
by Chris Nichols | Jul 14, 2026 | Blogs
Steel tariffs have pushed new warehouse equipment prices 15 to 22% higher, which is why more buyers are pricing used racking this year. Section 232 duties doubled from 25% to 50% in June 2025, and hot rolled coil reached $1,002 per ton by March 2026 against $694 at...
by Chris Nichols | Jul 7, 2026 | Blogs
A forklift clips an upright. The column bows out maybe an inch at knee height. Somebody grabs a pry bar, muscles it back to roughly straight, and the shift keeps moving. I’ve watched that exact scene play out in warehouses that were otherwise run by careful,...
by Chris Nichols | Jun 30, 2026 | Blogs
A new teardrop upright that listed around $55 in early 2024 will run you closer to $90 today, and the lead time hasn’t gotten any shorter. That’s the part nobody warns you about when you spec out a racking project. The steel went up. The wait didn’t...
by Chris Nichols | Jun 22, 2026 | Blogs
Cantilever racking holds long, awkward loads like pipe, lumber, and steel tube that pallet rack can’t support, using arms that extend from a vertical column with no front post blocking the load. Choosing a system comes down to three calls: load rating per arm,...
