A dock leveler is a fixed bridge designed to permit the safe and efficient flow of goods into and out of a building. In order to accomplish this, a dock leveler must be able to support extremely heavy loads, service a wide range of truck heights, and compensate for tilted trucks.
Standard
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Heavy Duty (FH)
Heavy Duty (FHE)
XDS
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There two basic types
of dock levelers based on the method of activation. Mechanical dock levelers
are spring biased upwards and incorporate a hold down mechanism, while
hydraulic units are powered by an electro-hydraulic system. While the
initial cost of a mechanical dock leveler is less than a hydraulic unit,
the long term operating cost for a hydraulic dock leveler is generally
lower.
Many trucks are canted to one side due to unevenly distributed loads.
Tilt allows dock levelers to compensate for this canted condition. Without
tilt, the dock leveler lip would not lie flush with the trailer bed. Tilt
is important when a fork lift is backing out of a trailer as it prevents
damage to the fork lift tires, drive train and transmission. Unlike
other manufacturers, every Blue Giant dock leveler comes standard with
maintained tilt.
We are confident that your comparison will show that for design, operation
and features, your best loading dock investment is BLUE GIANT.
