--- title: "Bloomington-Normal Pallet Racks | Springfield Pallet Rack" url: https://springfieldpalletrack.com/service-area/bloomington-normal description: "High-bay selective and pushback rack for 30-36 ft clear supplier and distribution buildings in Bloomington-Normal. Free layout: (217) 598-4023." lang: en --- Image: Pallet rack rows in a warehouse serving Bloomington-Normal, IL (https://springfieldpalletrack.com/assets/hero-warehouse-UDtk90RH.jpg) # Warehouse Racking in Bloomington-Normal, IL Bloomington-Normal is about 65 miles up I-55 from Springfield, at the point where I-55, I-74 and I-39 meet. Unlike most of central Illinois, a good share of its industrial space is tall: the North Normal Industrial Park at the I-39 / I-55 interchange has 500,000 SF buildings with 30-32 ft clear heights. That height changes the job. We design high-bay pallet rack (https://springfieldpalletrack.com/products/pallet-rack) and pushback rack (https://springfieldpalletrack.com/products/pushback-rack) for automotive suppliers and distributors, sized to lift trucks that can actually reach the highest beam. (217) 598-4023: 2175984023 ## Supplier Warehouses Tied to the EV Plant An electric-vehicle assembly plant in Normal anchors a ring of just-in-time supplier and logistics warehouses, some at 36 ft clear. Parts arrive in returnable containers and leave on a tight sequence. Selective rack gives pickers access to every part number, and pushback lanes hold the deep runs of high-volume components. In a just-in-time building the dock schedule rules everything. We place fast-moving lanes nearest the doors and keep staging space clear so a late inbound truck does not back up the line. ## Returnable Containers and Dunnage Automotive suppliers ship parts in returnable totes and bins, and the empties come back. Those empties need a home that does not eat pick positions. We often set aside a few low-level bays or a floor lane near the docks just for returnables. Container footprints vary by program. A bulk bin may be wider than a standard pallet, so beam lengths get set for the widest container you expect to store, not the most common one. Image: Warehouse racking aisle like those we plan in Bloomington-Normal (https://springfieldpalletrack.com/assets/warehouse-aisle-DrDu-B7-.jpg) ## Install Sequencing in a Running Supplier Building A supplier cannot stop feeding the line while rack goes in. We phase the install in blocks of rows, move inventory once, and keep the busiest aisles open during each shift. Winter storms on I-55 can delay a steel truck, so we hold a buffer day in every phase. ## Working With 50x60 Column Spacing The North Normal buildings use 50x60 ft column spacing. That grid takes rack rows well when bays are planned around it, and badly when they are not. We set beam lengths so columns fall inside flue spaces or row ends, not in the middle of a pick face. At 30-36 ft clear, forklift reach usually sets the limit before the roof does. A reach truck may get one more level than a sit-down truck. The layout shows both options so you can weigh the extra positions against the fleet you own. - Frame heights matched to truck lift and load height - Beam levels set from real pallet heights - Aisle widths sized for the trucks on site ## New Parks Coming Online A 250-acre multimodal business park is being developed just south of Central Illinois Regional Airport, next to the Norfolk Southern line, with state Megasites grant funding. A separate 279-acre Interchange City West site in northwest Normal also won Megasites money for water and road work. The local economic development council has said the area has lacked available industrial buildings. When space is short, getting more pallets out of the building you already lease is often the faster move. If you do relocate, our warehouse relocation service (https://springfieldpalletrack.com/warehouse-relocation) handles teardown and reinstall. ## Request a Bloomington-Normal Layout Or call (217) 598-4023 (2175984023). ## Bloomington-Normal Rack FAQs ### What pallet rack dimensions should I order? ### Can I get a position count for my current warehouse? ### Does every rack system have the same delivery timing? ### Should automotive suppliers choose selective or pushback rack? ### Is all teardrop rack interchangeable for an expansion? ## Near Bloomington-Normal Lincoln, IL: https://springfieldpalletrack.com/service-area/lincoln Clinton, IL: https://springfieldpalletrack.com/service-area/clinton Morton, IL: https://springfieldpalletrack.com/service-area/morton Decatur, IL: https://springfieldpalletrack.com/service-area/decatur ## Racking for Bloomington-Normal? Call (217) 598-4023. 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