Quality used pallet racking, sourced nationwide, inspected to ANSI MH16.3, delivered with PE stamped drawings, and installed turnkey. Typically 40 to 70 percent below new rack pricing, on your floor in 2 to 4 weeks.
Heavy-gauge American-made rack from the 1990s and early 2000s is structurally superior to most of the lightweight imported new product on the market today. The math is simple.
New selective rack, landed and installed, runs roughly $100 to $160 per pallet position depending on configuration, freight, and current steel pricing. Quality used rack through RackZilla, installed with engineering and documentation, typically lands 40 to 70 percent below that range. On a 5,000 position warehouse, the swing is six to seven figures.
New rack from a domestic manufacturer is currently running 10 to 16 weeks. Inspected used rack on a standard configuration can be on your floor in 2 to 4 weeks. When a lease starts, when a customer deadline hits, when seasonal volume is 60 days out, lead time is the variable that matters most.
Heavy-gauge American-made uprights and beams from established domestic mills were built to a standard that most current imported product does not match. Thicker column walls, heavier gauge steel, deeper footplates, and more anchor points. These are racks that have been holding inventory for 20+ years and still pass structural evaluation. The steel does not expire. The engineering documentation proves it.
Includes engineering, documentation, and install. Not a stripped quote.
Uprights, beams, and wire decks are heavy, awkward, and expensive to move. Freight is the single biggest swing variable in any used rack deal. RackZilla models freight before quoting, optimizes load patterns for every trailer, and maintains a trucking network most brokers do not have access to. If you have been quoted used rack before, ask yourself whether freight was included or whether it showed up as a surprise at the end.
If you need it, I have it or I will find it on your timeline.
RackZilla runs a national sourcing operation across every channel where rack changes hands. This is not a broker with a phone and a list. This is a systematized intelligence network built to locate, evaluate, and move rack before it hits the open market.
Adding positions, converting to higher density, or maximizing clear height. Used rack lets you scale without the capital expenditure of new.
Moving buildings, merging facilities, or reconfiguring after an acquisition. RackZilla can tear down the old site, source what is missing, and install the combined system at the new location.
First warehouse, new branch, or building out a 3PL operation. Used rack means your racking budget goes further, and you can redirect the savings into material handling equipment, WMS, or labor.
Every component is inspected to ANSI MH16.3, the American national standard for the assessment, repair, reconditioning, and reuse of used industrial steel storage racks. Photo log on every job.
Wholesalers do not deliver this. Manufacturers charge extra for it. With RackZilla, it is included on every project.
Every project leaves with PE stamped drawings sized for the buyer's commodity classification, storage height, and seismic zone. Your AHJ gets what they need for sign-off. Your insurance carrier gets what they need for coverage. Your operations team gets a capacity placard on every frame.
RackZilla maintains a network of licensed PE engineers who specialize in industrial storage structures. The drawings are not afterthoughts. They are part of the scope from day one.
High-pile storage permit triggers (commonly storage exceeding 12 feet on more than 500 square feet of footprint, classified by commodity hazard) drive sprinkler density, aisle width, flue space, and in-rack sprinkler decisions. RackZilla handles the permit application package so you are not navigating your AHJ alone.
The specification for the design, testing, and utilization of industrial steel storage racks. PE stamped drawings on every RackZilla project reference this standard.
The standard for assessment, repair, reconditioning, and reuse of used industrial steel storage racks. Every RackZilla inspection follows this protocol.
OSHA's general duty standard for safe storage and material handling. Capacity placards, load charts, and proper anchoring are not suggestions.
International Building Code and International Fire Code define seismic design categories, fire suppression requirements, and high-pile storage classifications that govern your rack layout.
The standard for the installation of sprinkler systems. Commodity classification, storage height, and rack configuration determine sprinkler density, and RackZilla coordinates this with your fire protection engineer.
When storage exceeds local thresholds, a high-pile storage permit is required. RackZilla prepares the application package including stamped drawings, commodity classifications, and sprinkler coordination documents.
RackZilla acts as your project manager and general contractor. One phone number from spec to sign-off.
We walk your facility, take measurements, understand your operation, and define the scope.
We locate rack that matches your specs, model freight, and present a fully loaded quote with no surprises.
On-site inspection to ANSI MH16.3. Photo log. Inventory list. Engineering package prepared.
Freight coordinated, rack delivered, installed by OSHA-aware crews, anchored, placarded, and ready for product.
Closing a facility, downsizing, upgrading, or just cleaning house. RackZilla takes the entire problem off your plate. You get paid. You get your floor cleared. You get your lease deposit back. One phone call.
References on request. Insurance documentation available. Every project backed by licensed PE engineering.
General liability and commercial auto coverage on every job. Documentation available on request.
Licensed professional engineers who specialize in industrial storage structures. Stamped drawings on every project.
Installation and teardown crews trained on fall protection, forklift safety, and proper anchoring procedures.
Brett Nathan. One phone number from first call to final install. No project handoffs. No call center. Direct.
Homebase in the Southeast. Rack sourced from coast to coast. The entire country is the sourcing floor, and the Southeast is where it all starts.
Tell us about your warehouse, your timeline, and your budget. We will source, inspect, engineer, and install.
Closing, downsizing, or upgrading. One call and we handle teardown, freight, and floor cleanup.