Types of Dock Equipment

These equipments are the generally used kinds that facilitate unloading and loading operations.

Portable Walk Ramp

The Portable Walk Ramp is from aluminum material with a skid-resistant deck and can be used as a truck dock. The ramp handles a low volume, has a low capital investment, permits side delivery truck door loading and unloading.



Portable Dock Plate

The dock plate has a diamond-pat-tern surface to reduce mobile warehouse pallet handling equipment skis. To secure the plate position in the gap the dock plate has a locking leg ( T- Bar) that is attached to the underside and fits the gap. The dock plate has sufficient structural and width to handle a low-lift pallet jack.

Disadvantages of the dock plate are mobile equipment can slide off the plate and can cause damage to the delivery truck sides.

Advantages are the low cost of dock plate, mobility between dock positions and capacity to handle a low volume.


Portable Dock Board

The dock board is an aluminum device that allows an electric pallet jack or a fork-lift to unload and load trailers. The dock board also has a diamond-pat-tern surface to prevent skid and locking leg( T bar) to secure the dock board in the gap



Hydraulic Recessed Dock Leveler

The Hydraulic Recessed Dock Leveler has a hydraulic pump and motor that moves the dock plate to the desired elevation. It is controlled by push buttons that are located inside the building wall that is adjacent to the dock position.

The Hydraulic Recessed Dock Leveler has few mechanical parts and structural member in the pit, so it is very reliable, requires little maintenance and permits cleaning of the pit. But it requires a higher capital investment.




Mechanical Recessed Dock Leveler

The Mechanical Recessed Dock Leveler has a diamond- pattern surface and upwardly biased ramp with spring mechanism that is held down by a releasable rachet device.

To operate, the employee will pull the release chain which causes the ramp rises to its maximum position. Then the employee will stand on the ramp on forced it down onto the trailer bed, and the dock leveler is ready for operations.

The Mechanical Recessed Dock Leveler costs less that the Hydraulic model. However there are more components in the pit, hence there will be an increase in maintenance expense.




Vertically Storing Dock Leveler

The Vertically Storing Dock Leveler consists of a ramp that is withdrawn in a vertical position inside the building. Its is available in both Hydraulic and mechanical models.

For the hydraulic model, the employee will push the button to activate it. For the mechanical model, the employee will manually lower the ramp onto the trailer bed, there are counterbalanced springs that assist in lowering.



Edge of Dock leveler

The Edge of Dock leveler is a short ramp mounted with a lip that is mounted to a steel channel that is embedded to the front of the dock. It is also available on both hydraulic and mechanical models.

Lift and Bridge Devices

(1) In-Floor Hydraulic Lift

In-Floor Hydraulic Lift is an outdoor device that has an elevating platform. The elevating platform is pit-installed in the delivery truck-loading area and is operated using a hydraulic system. To operate the lift, the employee plugs in the controls and raises or lowers the platform to the desired transaction level. At the desired level, transaction is done and then raises or lowers the platform to the next required level.

(2) Scissors Lift

The Scissors lift is a outdoor bridge device that is an elevating or declining platform. To operate, the employee aligns the platform elevation to the rear of the trailer and transfers a manually operated pallet jack with a pallet load from the trailer to the platform. Next, the platform is lowered to a level corresponds with the warehouse dock. At this elevation, the pallet load and vehicle are moved to the warehouse.


(3) Tailgate Truck

Tailgate delivery trailer. To operate, the tailgate is raised to the rear of the trailers and the cart or pallet is placed on the tailgate. After the employee lowers the tailgate to the ground or dock, the unit load is transferred to the warehouse.