It is important to consider the pros and cons of your business. But when
it comes to transporting your goods from the warehouse to the trucks for
delivery we always ensure that we have essential loading dock
equipment that can increase efficiency to the whole process and make
more safe and profitable.
Dock shelter seals off the gaps
between the docked vehicles to the loading bay. It provides full access to the
truck without exposing the product into the wind, extreme temperature and
weather and pests that may cause unnecessary impact to the product being
transported. Using this will ensure your energy savings, as it maintains the
temperature inside the building, cleanliness and increases the speed of
manpower through efficient transport of goods to the loading trucks.
A lot of companies offer loading
dock shelters that can be useful, but each dock shelter has
advantages and disadvantages that make it difficult to choose.
There are different types of dock shelters that Just-Rite Equipment, a division of
DuraServ offers where you can choose from. They are listed as follows:
With its seal flexibility, and full trailer access of a shelter. It has
a tight seal between the wall of the building and the back of the truck.
Designed with impactable foams side members, in each side and head
curtain/member is made with fiberglass and the translucent head member
transmits light.
Key Highlights
Shelter Head Frame: White Fiberglass(Translucent)
Channel Frame: Roll Formed/Galvanized Steel (2″ x 8″, 2″ x 10″ or 2″ x
12″)
Side Curtains with Foam Side Members/ Fiberglass Stays (Removable):
Available
Standard Base Unit Projection: 18″ /Maximum Standard Unit Projection:
30″
Warranty: 5-years
Made with roll-formed galvanized steel framing, what is so special with
this dock is that all pads are vented for air and moisture release. It also has
full-length stripes that guide the driver to the docks. It also provides a seal
from the external unnecessary entry like dust, insects and other airborne
matter that may enter while the loading dock is in use.
Key Highlights
Head Curtain: Five Fiberglass Stays/Four Overlapping Wear Pleats Per
Side/Wind Straps
Side Curtains: Closed Cell Neoprene(Sealing Edge/Bottom Wear Panel)
Rain Sealing System Integration/Shelter Projections(Up to 30″):
Available
Foam Side Members:22 oz Vinyl Fabric
Shelter Head Frame: White Fiberglass(Translucent)
Serco S-3200 Shelter also known as Snap-back dock shelter. This
design is useful because it can be applied to wide vehicle variety and types.
When trailers are misguided for some instance, its flexible frame, overlapping
layers of fabric provide more resistance against sharp corners to prevent
shelter damage. It also defies the side frame because it was covered with white
18 oz. coated vinyl as it projects natural light to the loading area.
Key Highlights
Channel Frame: Roll Formed/Galvanized Steel: 2” x 4” Sides & 2” x
6”(Raked Top)
Base Unit Frame Projection(Standard): 24”
Steel Support Projection(Standard): 30”
Shelter Sides: Translucent White Vinyl/Shelter Top(Black Vinyl)
Side Curtains: Cell Neoprene(Closed)/Inside Sealing Edge/Bottom Wear
Panel
When each of the above-mentioned designs has its own specification, the
Serco S-420 Rigid Frame Dock Shelter is like the combined Ultra Shelter for its
fiberglass material, has the visible stripes that guides the driver to docks
like Kelly foam-sided Shelter and Serco S-3200 for its transmission of natural
light to the loading dock. What defies this design is that the rain sealing
system integration available on shelter with projections up to 30. The best
pick for a design if you wish to combine more advantages in one.
Key Highlights
Standard: Base Unit Frame Projection: 24″ / Steel Support Projection:
30″
Rain Sealing System Integration (Shelter Projections Up to 30):
Available
Frames (Translucent White Fiberglass): Available
Increase “Standard” Unit Height by 6″: Available
Outside Edge of Face Curtains(Aluminum Trim Angles): Available
Kelly FLEX-FRAME Impactable Dock Shelter design is also a combination of
the above-mentioned design but is unique when it comes to the translucent white
vinyl coating that is on the side and black vinyl coating is on the top cover.
Which allows more lighting when you transport goods to the loading truck.
Key Highlights
Shelter Sides(Translucent White Vinyl)/ Shelter Top(Black Vinyl):
Available
Base Unit Frame Projection (Standard): 24″
I-beam Protector Projection (Standard): 10″
Head Curtain: Five Fiberglass Stays/Four Overlapping Wear Pleats Per
Side/Wind Straps
Side Curtains: Closed Cell Neoprene(Sealing Edge)/Bottom -Wear Panel
While it has the common design with the other dock shelters, its
highlight focuses on the head curtain that includes five Fiberglass Stays and
four Overlapping Wear Pleats on the sides & Wind Straps that protects the
goods when strong winds are present during the transfer process. Tapered Draft
Pads (8” to 2”) located behind the side curtains help prevents airflow from
lower corners of the shelter. Permanent “NO STEP” labels are included for
safety.
Key Highlights
Standard: Base Unit Frame Projection- 24″/ Steel Support Projection- 30″
Rain Sealing System Integration(Shelter Projections Up to 30″):
Available
Head Curtain: Five Fiberglass Stays/Four Overlapping Wear Pleats Per
Side/Wind Straps
Side Curtains: Closed Cell Neoprene(Sealing Edge)/ Bottom Wear Panel
Its product protection extends from the loading dock up to the railway
car transition. This dock shelter is suspended on a steel frame and equipped
with extension arms that allow covering distances between docks and rail cars
up to 72.
Key Highlights
Variable Height Head Curtain: Fixed/Split (up to 36″ drop standard)
Multiple cover fabric options: Available
Variety of Frame/Cover Configurations: Available
Just-Rite Equipment ensures you get the exact dock shelter you need when in dilemma on what to choose. When you decide to invest on these docks, Good news! Because these loading docks are available near you!
Contact us at Sterling, VA (703) 450-2800, Baltimore, MD (410) 536-0505,
Jamesburg, NJ (609) 448-6550, and South Windsor, CT (860)528-1036, our Service
Area Offices at dock shelter Sterling VA,
dock shelter Baltimore MD, Jamesburg NJ dock shelter and South Windsor
dock shelter would be happy to serve.
You can also contact us through our website at http://bit.ly/justriteequip-contact-us and make a
Service Request at http://bit.ly/justriteeqiup-servicerequest, or you may visit
us at Service Areas: Sterling, VA, Baltimore, MD, Jamesburg, NJ, Delaware,
Eastern Pennsylvania, New Haven, CT, Farmington, CT, Windsor, CT, Hartford, CT,
Fairfield, CT and Springfield, MA.
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