Instructor

Russ Hennigar

Russ came to the material handling industry from a teaching and educational publishing background. He has spent decades in the material handling industry, starting out as a full line distributor salesman with one of the largest material handling companies on the West Coast. He eventually became VP/General Manager and a member of the Board of Directors for that distributorship. Over the years, he has owned a distributorship and has worked as VP/Industrial Sales for a rack/shelving manufacturing company. His knowledge of the industry is practical, multi-faceted and from the ground up which is the basis for Material Handling Bootcamp.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction

    • 1. What is Drive-In Rack?

    • 2. Choosing the Right System

    • 3. What Drive In Rack Provides
  • 2

    Structure and Components

    • 4. General Structure

    • 5. Basic Framing

    • 6. Top Ties (Overhead Ties)

    • 7. Anchor Bay Beams (Undertie Beams)

    • 8. Arms, Rails, X Bracing

    • 9. Review Structure and Component Counts
  • 3

    Basic Design Elements for Drive In Rack

    • 10. Three Basic Considerations

    • 11. Pallet and Load Size

    • 12. Determining Rail Length

    • 13. Pallet and Load Width

    • 14. Load Height

    • 15. Forklift Considerations

    • 16. Area Considerations

    • 17. Drive in Rack Variations

    • 18. Drive In Rack Enhancements

    • Drive In Quiz