TRUCK DOCK BOARDS
Copperloy Truck Dock Boards
Copperloy truck dock boards safely bridge the gap between the dock and trailer.
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ALL STEEL CONSTRUCTED DOCK BOARDS
Steel Dock Board Made With Welded Steel Curbs
- 15,000 lb. & 20,000 lb capacities
- Overall Widths 60”, 72”, and 84”
- Lengths 36” to 96”
- Lifting Loop standard on all steel truck dock board
COPPERLOY ALUMINUM CONSTRUCTED DOCK BOARD OPTIONS
All Aluminum Dock Board Made With Welded Aluminum Curbs
10,000 lb. 12,0000 lb. & 15,000 lb. capacities
Overall Width 54” to 84”
Lengths 30” to 60”
Lifting Chains optional
Aluminum Dock Board Made With Bolt-on Steel Curbs
10,000 lb.& 15,000 lb. capacities
Overall Width 54” to 72”
Lengths 36” to 60”
Lifting Chains optional
Truck Dock Board Benefits:
- Made in the USA
- Engineered for the toughest heavy-duty cycles
- Improve loading and unloading efficiency
- Portable with the use of a forklift
- Designed for electric powered and gas forklifts carrying heavier loads.
To determine the capacity needed for your board, use the following formula:
STEP 1: CAPACITY
Weight + Load x 0.9 = Capacity
Example: for a forklift of 11,000 lbs. and max load of 4,000 lbs., the resulting capacity would be 13,500 lbs.:
11,000 + 4,000 x 0.9 = 13,500
STEP 2: LENGTH
To determine the necessary length of your dock board is determined by the maximum amount height difference between the dock height and the floor height of the trailer(s) being serviced.
Truck Height – Dock Height = Max Height Difference
Example: if the Truck Height is 54 inches and the Dock Height is 48 inches, the Max Height Difference is +6 inches.
From here, use the table below to determine the dock board length.
But what if the Truck Height is lower than the Dock Height? In that case, you have two options.
- The dock board (with chains instead of lift loops) must be used in reverse, with the board will be in the truck and the lip on the dock.
- Raise the truck bed with wheel risers.
STEP 3: WIDTH
Copperloy recommends a minimum width of 60 inches for dock boards that will be used with forklifts.
Choose Copperloy For All Your Loading Dock Equipment Needs
When it comes to safe material handling, Copperloy’s inventory does not end at dock boards and dock plates. We offer customers a wide variety of American-made mobile yard ramps, dock ramp, that provide a loading and unloading facility where one isn’t already established. This wide range of equipment includes mobile yard ramps, dock-to-ground ramps, truck ramps, and forklift ramps.
