Metro Top-Track Overhead Mobile Shelving
Overhead-rail mobile shelving from Metro (InterMetro Industries), fitted with Super Erecta wire or MetroMax polymer shelving. Material Handling USA is an authorized Metro dealer and plans, specifies and installs Top-Track systems nationwide.
Guided From Above: How Top-Track Works
Metro Top-Track hangs shelving units from an overhead aluminum rail instead of running rail across the floor. Posts and casters attach to the ceiling-mounted track, so the floor underneath stays completely clear — no floor plates, no trip hazard, no floor prep to level a rail run. Units slide side to side along the track and park closed, and a single working aisle opens wherever access is needed.
Because nothing sits on the floor, Top-Track is the drive of choice when a room has an uneven slab, existing floor-mounted equipment, or a finish (tile, epoxy, raised flooring) the project does not want to cut into. It mounts to structural ceiling framing, so overhead clearance and structural capacity are confirmed before layout, not after order.
Material Handling USA is an authorized Metro dealer, and specifies and installs Top-Track systems using Metro’s own shelving lines — Super Erecta wire and MetroMax polymer — on the overhead rail hardware shown throughout this page.
Capacity & Sizing
Top-Track is Metro’s medium-duty overhead system. Published specifications:
| Spec | Top-Track |
|---|---|
| Mount | Overhead aluminum rail (ceiling-mounted) |
| Weight capacity | Up to 900 lb (408 kg) per unit |
| Configuration | Single-deep or double-deep |
| Storage capacity gain | Up to 50% more storage than static shelving in the same footprint, per Metro |
| Floor impact | None — no floor-mounted rail or plates |
If a room needs a higher per-unit weight capacity (up to 2,000 lb) and can accept floor-mounted rail, see Metro qwikTRAK instead, compared in full below.
Shelf & Finish Options
Top-Track units are built with Metro’s own shelving lines, chosen by load, environment and finish need:
- Super Erecta — Metro’s original wire shelving, offered in Brite, chrome,
Metroseal 3 and type 304 stainless finishes. - Super Adjustable Super Erecta — tool-free post adjustment on the same wire
shelf platform. - Super Erecta Pro — solid-grid polymer shelf surface on the same post system.
- MetroMax i / MetroMax Q — polymer matrix shelving with corrosion-resistant
posts, built for wash-down and wet environments.
Metro offers Microban antimicrobial product protection on select Metroseal-finish posts and shelves; we note this as a manufacturer feature, not a certification or health claim, and any project requiring a specific listing (NSF, for example) should be confirmed model-by-model in writing before order.
Complete Kits & End Units
Metro publishes Top-Track as complete kits sized to common space lengths (10, 12 and 14 ft runs shown in our shop below), plus individual stationary end-unit and mobile-unit kits for projects that need a custom range length or are extending an existing bank. A kit specifies post finish, shelf type, shelf width and the number of mobile vs. stationary units — we confirm the room dimensions and target capacity before quoting a specific kit number.
Planning Decisions Before You Buy
Top-Track vs. qwikTRAK: Which Metro System Fits?
Metro builds two track-mounted mobile shelving systems, and the difference is where the rail lives:
| Top-Track | qwikTRAK | |
|---|---|---|
| Rail location | Overhead (ceiling-mounted) | Floor-mounted |
| Weight capacity | Up to 900 lb per unit | Up to 2,000 lb per unit |
| Floor impact | None | Rail sits on/in the floor |
| Best fit | Uneven or finished floors, no floor prep wanted | Higher loads, flat floor available |
Read the full breakdown on Metro qwikTRAK Mobile Shelving, or see every mobile shelving line we carry on the Mobile Shelving hub.
Shop Metro Top-Track Kits Online
These are Metro Top-Track options; confirm configuration, ceiling conditions, and required components for the room before ordering. Product pricing is shown below.
Design & price it online: Metro High-Density Shelving Configurator
Configure Top-Track and qwikTRAK high-density shelving banks in our free Metro High-Density Shelving configurator — build the layout, see a full bill of materials and save or send the quote in minutes. Need a different Metro product? Browse all 17 tools in the Metro configurator hub.
Metro Top-Track FAQ
What is the difference between Metro Top-Track and qwikTRAK?
How much weight can a Metro Top-Track unit hold?
Does Top-Track require floor work to install?
What shelving can be mounted on Top-Track?
Is Metro Top-Track NSF certified?
Can Top-Track be sized to a specific room?
Ready to Plan a Metro Top-Track Layout?
Send us your room and we’ll lay out a Top-Track system, or compare it against Metro qwikTRAK and our other mobile shelving lines.