Glossary

A pad mounted to the face of a building around a dock door opening to seal the area between the outside of a truck and the door opening.  Seals are usually covered with rubber or canvas to increase wear and

A piece of aluminum designed to bridge the space between a loading dock and a truck backed up to dock where to facilitate loading/unloading of a truck.  Lighter capacity and not designed for forklift usage.

A scissor lift designed to load/unload trucks where no dock or truck well exists.

A mechanical device designed to bridge the gap between a loading dock and a truck backed up to dock.  A leveler can be operated manually, hydraulically or pneumatically and can be raised or lowered to accommodate trucks of varying heights.

Protective product used on docks to keep trucks and vans from damaging dock levelers or dock itself.  Usually made out of rubber or other resilient material.  Also known as bumpers.

A piece of steel or aluminum designed to bridge the space between a loading dock and a truck backed up to dock where mobile equipment is used to load/unload the truck.

The area of the warehouse used for shipping and receiving to stage product and access trucks.

Any device on a conveyor system used to re-direct product off of main transportation line.

The measurement reflecting the amount of vertical bending in a pallet rack beam after a load is applied.

Any type of shelf or walkway surface used on pallet rack, shelving or mezzanine flooring.  Decking can be wire deck, plywood, particle board, bar grating, steel plate, plank grating or concrete.