Pallet Storage Pricing Explained

Racked storage gives every pallet its own addressable location. That is what makes accurate cycle counts, FIFO rotation, and same-day picking possible, and it is the right answer for multi-SKU inventory that gets picked at case or unit level.

Bulk and floor storage is dramatically cheaper per pallet but assumes you are moving whole-pallet quantities of one SKU. Import containers of a single product staged before a retail rollout are the classic fit. The mistake is putting multi-SKU pick inventory into bulk to save money and then paying it back tenfold in handling labor.

A cheap pallet rate in the Inland Empire can be more expensive overall than a Los Angeles position once you add a drayage move from the port and an extra shipping zone on the way out. Every import container that lands at Long Beach and has to travel inland carries a real transportation cost that never appears on the storage line of the invoice.

Our Vernon facility sits roughly 30 minutes from the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles and immediately off the 710. Containers come straight to the dock without an intermediate transfer, and outbound parcels reach most of California in ground zone 1 or 2.

How is a pallet position defined, and what happens if my pallets are over-height? Is handling in and out included? Is there a monthly minimum? Are there long-term storage penalties, and at what aging threshold? What notice is required to remove inventory, and are there exit or transfer fees?

Ask all of it in writing before signing. Any operator running a straightforward business will answer plainly — and the ones who will not have told you something useful.