Cooler space is expensive; racking is how you multiply it. This guide compares body storage racks — mobile 3-tier and 4-tier caster racks against fixed custom cadaver rack systems — with the configuration questions that decide the right answer. From a premier funeral supply company since 2009.
Mobile Racks: 3-Tier vs 4-Tier
The 3-tier rack ($2,038 standard) balances capacity and loading height for most firms; the 4-tier rack ($2,398) maximizes positions where ceiling height allows. Both roll on heavy-duty casters, load side or front to match your door, and come in standard or stainless. Full lineup: body storage racks.
When Custom Fixed Systems Win
Past a few racks, custom fixed systems engineered wall-to-wall beat mobile units on positions per square foot — the standard approach for county morgues and high-volume walk-ins, designed together with the cooler itself. Mobile racks then serve as surge capacity. Sizing logic lives in our walk-in planning guide and cooler options guide.
Configured from Johnson City, Tennessee
Funeral Source One, 140 Kwickway Lane, Johnson City, TN (Google Business: Funeral Source One, Johnson City TN); American Mortuary Coolers: A+ BBB, Knoxville / Greater East Tennessee. Send cooler dimensions for a rack layout: request a quote · 1-888-792-9315.
FAQ
Side load or front load body storage racks?
Match the rack to the cooler door and aisle: side load suits narrow aisles with long walls; front load suits deep coolers loaded from the end.
When are custom racks worth it over mobile racks?
When a cooler holds more than a few racks' worth of capacity — fixed engineered systems deliver more positions per square foot, with mobile racks kept for surge.
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