WorkinMan
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Post by WorkinMan on Aug 8, 2005 19:02:33 GMT -5
I was looking at a small trucking company here locally, and I realized just today that there is no way a trailer is going to stick it's butt into that little hole. The dock appears to be barely wide enough to accomodate a standard full-size chevy pickup, let alone a 53' behemoth.
Then I got a chance to see how this dock is worked; The trailer doesn't enter the dock, the driver opens the trailer doors and then backs it up flush against the walls, then the folks load (and/or) unload the truck.
How common is this type of truck dock, or could I possibly live within 10 miles of the only one on earth?
By the way, how in the name of Sam Hill would you not kncok the walls down when you back up to it? 53 feet is a lot of mobile real estate, and just my luck the first load I delivered would leave a hole just the size for another trailer to squeeze inside, lol.
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Post by truckertom on Aug 9, 2005 19:25:59 GMT -5
You just have to back slowly up to the dock. Modern ones have pads for the trailer walls/door to snug up to. Many docks were built whena 98" trailer was the widest there was, now the 102" wide is standard. Many warehouses were built when a 45 foot trailer was as long as they came, now we are putting 57' trailers in there.
But in truth, most dock doors are bigger than what you are seeing. A dock plate and a forklift usually have to pass through the door into the trailer. So you may not be looking at the most modern of docks.
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