According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor, the transportation and warehousing sector has one of the highest rates of injury across all sectors. From heavy lifting to mismanaged rack infrastructure, a warehouse can be a hot spot for accidents. But there are steps that logistics companies can take to reduce their risk.
Steel shortages, import tariffs, and logistical bottlenecks have majorly disrupted the pallet racking industry over recent years. Rising costs, combined with the increasing demand for warehouse storage solutions, have led to the pallet racking market growing at nearly 5.8% CAGR, with the sector expected to reach a total market value of over $18.8 billion by 2035.
When a warehouse wants to keep up with rising demand, they have two choices: expand or relocate. At least, those are the obvious options. The reality is that mezzanine storage systems create a third path, offering a way of maximizing warehouse space by utilizing the often unused verticality of warehouses.