Dock Shelter
A dock shelter provides a weatherproof barrier, protecting goods from rain, wind, and dust while loading or unloading. It enhances safety and operational efficiency in warehouses.
Dock Shelter
Dock shelters offer an effective barrier against the elements to form an efficient and effective protection during loading and unloading.
When the vehicle reverses into the shelter, it pushes back the curtains to create a seal from wind and rain.Rudhar standard Dock Shelters are of a ‘collapsible’ design, meaning that the frame will hinge back against the building when impacted by misaligned vehicles, rather than breaking like most traditional fixed frame designs.Low cost and low maintenance.
Designed to compensate for a wide variety of vehicle sizes and poorly aligned vehicles.
If hit in a particular way, it will collapse to minimise damage.
Manufactured from Polyester Trevira fabric with PVC UV resistant coating on both sides ensuring very high tear resistance.
Retractable Dock Shelters
The Retractable Dock Shelter is Independent manual scissor mechanism allows shelter to retract with the trailer keeping the shelter square. The design also eliminates the need for rigid steel guide protectors. The front panels are made of high resistance black PVC protected with double interlacing of polyester that works like spring in order to cover the vehicles of different shapes
Cushion Dock Shelters
A cushion dock shelter from Loading Systems offers the best insulation when a dedicated vehicle fleet is used to ship goods. When swap-trailers and mobile containers are often loaded at your loading bay our cushion dock shelter is the best solution.Only the highest quality materials are chosen to provide a high degree of wear resistance and withstand the effects of UV-radiation or extreme temperatures.The cushion dock shelters ensure best draught seals and insulation is achieved. Even sealing of the smallest gaps between the vehicle and building is achieved.
Inflatable Dock Shelter
Inflatable Dock Shelters combine optimum sealing with the greatest possible variety of applications. The WI-Series comes with inflatable side and top seals to provide a virtually airtight contact with vehicles. This makes the inflatable shelter the ideal shelter for temperature controlled warehouses and distribution centres to seal against summer heat, winter cold, draught, dust and insects.
FAQ About Dock Shelter
Your dock seal depth is determined by the slope of your approach and the dock bumper thickness. level approaches typically have 4.5" thick dock bumpers and a 9"-10" thick seal. For each degree of slope we add or reduce an inch of projection depending on whether the slope is an incline or decline. back to top
Loading docks are not all the same bumper projection, dock height, approach, door opening size, wall construction, access required to the rear of the trailer, trailer sizes being service as well as several other questions are key factors when designing a dock. For this reason there is no simple answer to this question. On our site there are several tools to help. You can call us during business hours, fill out an RFQ, or submit the dock seal survey on the dock seal page and we will help you with a dock seal fit to match your needs. back to top
If your top pad is receiving more damage than other parts of your seal there are several reasons it could be happening. The most common reason for this is a sloped approach. When the dock slopes down and the dock bumpers are not thick enough the truck will hit the wall or over compress the top of the seal causing it to wear out early. The way to avoid this situation is a wedged seal with adequate dock bumper projection. back to top
Installing a dock seal is simple and can be performed with basic tools. Comprising of flat and angle brackets installation is simple and can be performed in an hour or two depending on experience. For installation instructions email us at sales@loadingdocksupply.com back to top
There are many terms used in the door industry to describe what we call dock seals; we often hear them called dock wrap around, dock bumper cushions, door pads, docking pads, etc. Loading dock supply, experts in this field, offer a full range of dock seals, truck shelters, and other dock equipment with same day quotes most handled on the phone.
A dock seal is traditionally designed to enclose a loading dock reducing its width to an optimal 7'6", while a truck shelter is designed to allow full access to the trailer without restricting the available space around the door. Truck shelters typically afford service to a wider range of trucks than a dock seal as well, due to the nature of the seal. When a vehicle docks with a shelter the curtains with spring steel stays slide along the side of the vehicle rather than compress like a dock seal.