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Rolling Archive Shelving (Mobile Shelving)

Shelving on carriages that roll along floor rails, so the aisles close up and one aisle opens wherever you need it. Up to twice the storage in the same room for files, records, evidence, collections and parts. Hand-crank or powered, with safety locks, laid out for your room and your floor.

Price
Quoted per roomGet your exact price →
Lead time
4–8 weeksConfirmed in your quote
Storage
Up to 2× the roomOne moving aisle instead of many
Drive
Hand crank or poweredOther options on request →
  • New & used
  • Ships from points across the US
  • Supply only or supply & install
Mobile archive shelving with three-spoke handwheels, one aisle open beside static shelving
White mobile shelving cabinets on both sides of an open aisle, each with a handwheel
Rolling archive shelving on floor rails, with one aisle open between the rows
A long room of mobile shelving rows on rails with handwheels
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Sizes and capacities

SpecificationStandard range
How it worksShelving units on wheeled steel carriages run on floor rails; fixed units at the ends, mobile units between
DrivesManual push for short carriages; mechanical assist (hand crank driving both sides of the carriage); or powered push-button
EffortWith mechanical assist, about 1 lb on the handle moves 4,000 lb of load
Carriage capacityAt least 1,000 lb per foot of carriage length
ShelvingFour-post steel shelving, closed-end cabinets, wire shelves, drawers or long-span shelving; your existing shelving can often go on
HeightsTypically 60″ to 90″ tall; taller industrial systems by design
RailsRecessed flush into the slab, or surface-mounted on the floor with a deck and ramps
SafetyLock on every handwheel, anti-tip at every rail; aisle locks and sensors on powered systems
FloorFiles and books need about 125–200 lb per sq ft; we check your floor before ordering
Lead time4–8 weeks; confirmed in your quote
Other sizesOn request: tell us what you need

Capacities are static ratings; every quote confirms the rating for your load.

A mobile shelving unit with its height, depth, carriage length and shelves marked
What each size means. Click to enlarge.

Options & accessories

  • Powered drivePush-button with sensors that stop on a person in the aisle.
  • Aisle locksKeep an aisle open while someone works in it.
  • Key locksLock the whole system for records and evidence.
  • End panels and labelsClosed ends with label holders.
  • File and box shelvingSized for letter, legal and record boxes.
  • Raised floor deckRails on top of the floor, with ramps.

Why order from Lenokers

Laid out for your room

Carriage lengths, shelf sizes and the moving aisle fitted to your floor plan.

Checked for your floor

Floor load and rail type confirmed before anything is ordered.

Ships across the US

Sent from the shipping point nearest you, supplied or installed.

One team start to finish

Layout, rails, carriages and shelving, installed and adjusted.

Three ways to buy

Mobile shelving rails, shelves and an end panel on a pallet, ready to ship

Supply only

Rails, carriages and shelving for your layout, delivered to your dock.

  • Carriages, rails and shelving for your layout
  • Shipped to your dock with assembly drawings
  • Rails set level before carriages go on
Quote supply only
Standing in the open aisle of installed mobile shelving, boxes on both sidesRecommended

Supply & install

Delivered and built by our own crew.

  • Rails set and leveled by our crews
  • Carriages and shelving assembled and adjusted
  • Safety locks tested before we leave
Quote supply & install
Warehouse layout drawing with rack rows, aisles and a rack schedule

Full project

From a storage study to finished, labelled shelving.

Plan my project

What to send for a fast quote

  1. What you storeFiles, binders, boxes, evidence, books or parts.
  2. How muchLinear feet of files, or boxes, today and in five years.
  3. The roomLength, width and height, doors, columns and the floor level.
  4. Shelving you havePhotos and sizes, if it could go on the carriages.
  5. Who uses itHow many people at once, and whether it must lock.
No drawing? No problem

Send a photo or a sketch

A sketch of the room with its length and width and a photo of the shelving you have is enough to start.

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Mobile shelving FAQ

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How much space does mobile shelving save?

Up to half the floor, or about twice the storage in the same room, because one moving aisle replaces an aisle between every pair of units. The layout we send shows the gain for your room.

How is rolling archive shelving priced?

Per room: by carriage length and count, shelf type, drive and rails, plus installation. Send the room size and what you store and we price the exact layout.

Can my floor take it?

Paper files and books usually need a floor rated about 125–200 lb per sq ft, carried along the rails. We check the floor before ordering, and on upper floors we may ask for a structural engineer.

Do the rails need cutting into the floor?

No. Rails can be recessed flush in a new or cut slab, or surface-mounted on the existing floor with a deck and ramps.

Is it safe to work in the aisle?

Each handwheel has a lock, and anti-tip devices run along every rail. Powered systems add sensors and aisle locks that stop carriages when someone is in the aisle.

Can our existing shelving go on carriages?

Often, yes: standard four-post steel shelving can be mounted on new carriages. Send photos and sizes and we confirm it.

Send your room size. See how much more it holds.

The room size, what you store and how much of it. You get a layout showing the storage you gain and a priced quote.

Any order size

New & used

Supply only or supply & install

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About rolling archive shelving

Rolling archive shelving, also called mobile or compact shelving, mounts rows of shelving on steel carriages that run on rails in the floor. The rows close up against each other, and turning a handwheel or pressing a button opens an aisle exactly where you need it, so a room needs one aisle instead of many. Records rooms, law and medical offices, schools, museums, evidence rooms and parts departments use it to double their storage without a bigger room. Lenokers lays out, supplies and installs mobile shelving, rails to shelves.

One moving aisle

Fixed units stand at each end; the mobile units between them roll together. Open the aisle you need, and close it when you are done, so the floor is shelving, not aisles.

Fixed and mobile shelving units on rails with one aisle open
Fixed and mobile shelving units on rails with one aisle open.

Hand crank or powered

A three-spoke handwheel turns a chain drive to both sides of the carriage, so one hand moves tons of files. Powered systems move at the push of a button, with sensors that stop for people.

The handwheel and safety lock on the end of a mobile shelving carriage
The handwheel and its safety lock on the end of a mobile shelving carriage.

Rails and floors

Rails sit flush in the slab or on top of it with a low deck and ramps. Either way they are set dead level, so carriages roll easily and stay put.

A mobile shelving carriage on floor rails, with the ramp along the rail
A mobile shelving carriage on floor rails, with the ramp at the rail end.

Same room, twice the storage

Static shelving needs an aisle beside every row. On rails, the same room holds about twice the shelving.

The same floor: four rows of static shelving with aisles, and seven rows on rails with one aisle
The same floor holding static shelving with aisles and mobile shelving with one aisle.