Dock Shelter

Difference between Dock Shelter and Dock Seal

Significant problems can be caused by the Small gaps around Lorries parked on your loading. While they may not seem like much, these locations can allow heat, cold, dirt, rain, snow, insects and debris into your loading dock and commercial space.

This is where dock shelter and dock seals can save you money and effort by keeping your dock untouched, clean and safe.

Benefits of both dock seal and shelter

Both dock shelters and seals can save you hundreds of dollars a year by maintaining your insulation and taking pressure off your heating and cooling system. Both door shelters also provide the benefit of preventing the use of rain and snow which can cause water damage to your property and products. They help keep out dust, dirt, and debris to keep your workplace clean. They also help prevent access to insects and other pests that can cause infestation.

Both dock shelters and seals can look similar and meet similar goals, but they are each designed to meet specific objectives.

Dock shelter

Dock shelters form a seal around a truck or trailer with fabric curtains covered with fiber glass. Dock shelters are versatile, offer a range of different trailer sizes and are ideal for large docks. Dock shelters are more durable and allow unhindered access to loads for higher efficiency.

Dock seal

Dock seals are foam pads that return to the trailer and rest upon arrival at the dock. Dock seals provide a tight seal around the three sides of the trailer, but can wear off quickly on a dock that gets a lot of use. Dock seals also take up less space than shelters but are not versatile to fit a wide variety of trailers. Dock seals may also prohibit the use of forklifts for Lorries.

Dock shelter are generally more expensive than dock seals, but also provide a high degree of seal performance and durability. Dock seals provide a more economical solution, but wear out more quickly with higher usage. Dock shelters provide a seal around the entire circumference of the trailer and newer models provide a seal in the form of a dock seal. Dock seals have historically provided a tight seal, but only 3 sides of the trailer. Dock shelters are incredibly useful in improving the effectiveness of any loading dock. If you have the facility or the ships load several times a day, you will already be quite familiar with how much the temperature can fluctuate while the door is open and how difficult it can be to stop. There is an easy way to prevent temperature fluctuations, and the answer is to load the dock shelter.

With an extensive years of experience in Loading dock industry, Dock Technik, has come a long way when it comes to safety, security and endurance needed for any logistic industry. Dock Technik’s, aim is to look if loading and unloading process is safe and effective to enable the distribution network to operate seamlessly.