Commercial Dock Leveler Repair and Replacement Across Arkansas

We Service All Brands of Dock Levelers At Your Facility

At the heart of any facility is the loading dock. The loading dock is where we receive and ship everything so it only makes sense to take care of this component in your facility. When the dock is down due to broken parts or malfunction, it can cause a major jam for your facility and this is the reason you should be proactive in maintaining your loading dock system. Just like changing the oil in your car extends the life of your car, so too does routine maintenance extend the life of your loading dock system. Moreover, routine maintenance can discover problems before they become bigger issues that come with downtime and lost income.

The purpose of dock levelers is to fill in the gap between trucks and your loading docks so that forklifts can safely go in and out of the trucks to load and unload them.

Since dock levelers are permanent fixtures at your loading docks and they are used many times on a daily basis, it’s important to make sure that all the components of dock levelers are periodically inspected for wear and tear, so that parts that are wearing out can be replaced.

Springs, for example, are one component of mechanical dock levelers that need to be inspected on a regular basis. The mainsprings, which control the placement of the dock leveler lip that creates a safe platform between the loading dock and trucks, must be in good condition and have the right amount of tension to ensure correct placement of the lip. 

On hydraulic dock levelers, shock absorbers are an example of a component that gets non-stop use. Therefore, shock absorbers need to be routinely inspected to make sure that they are lowering the dock leveler lip at the correct speed, so the lip doesn’t crash into the loading floor and truck when it comes down.

Not maintaining your dock levelers on a regular basis could cause failure and could pose the risk of serious injuries or death to loading dock workers, as well as causing severe damage to the loading dock and trucks that are parked there.

Another benefit of regular maintenance on dock levelers is that they can play a vital role in the energy efficiency of your warehouse. Mechanical dock levelers do not provide the same level of energy optimization as newer types of dock levelers, such as vertical dock levelers, which enable the overhead loading dock door seals to close flush with the loading dock floor instead of the loading dock leveler, which helps maintain a consistent temperature within the warehouse, leading to lower energy costs.

However, vertical dock levelers require periodic maintenance to ensure that the systems are working as they are designed to.