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 Push Back Rack?

    • 2. Push Back Pallet Counts
  • 2

    Basic Structure and Components

    • 3. Push Back Framing

    • 4. Push Back Components: Beams

    • 5. Push Back Components: Cart Lanes

    • 6. Bill of Material (BOM) Example
  • 3

    Basic Design Elements

    • 7. Pallet Length and Overall Push Back Depth

    • 8. Determining Double and Single Wide Bays

    • 9. Determining Shelf Elevations and Overall Height

    • 10. Forklift Considerations

    • 11. Area and Layout

    • 12. Alternative Push Back Solutions

    • Push Back Quiz