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We
have a loading dock equipped with a state-of-the-art hydraulic dock leveler that
raises and lowers, as well as pivots, to accommodate the height of any truck
from a pickup to a tractor trailer. It has a built-in dock plate that
automatically kicks out to bridge gap between the truck and the dock.
Our dock leveler has even held a car rolled off of a pickup-truck height
tow bed, to safely raise it to dock height and into the building. It
operates from a control panel with buttons, automatically---not manually, which
is another huge advantage.
If you
have the ability to spec your loading area from scratch, do check out this
option. It has excellent flexibility.
The
only time we've ever needed to load/unload at ground level was with huge
Egyptian objects that had to go into and out of the wider side doors of a
tractor trailer via forklift.
Best
of luck!
Amie Geremia
Registrar
Frist Center for the Visual Arts
919 Broadway
Nashville, TN 37203-3822
(615) 744-3243
(615) 744-3991 fax
ageremia@fristcenter.org
www.fristcenter.org
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We use both dock high
and ground level loading at our warehouse. Probably 75% is done as ground
level loading/unloading. For this we use fork lifts, or the lift gates of the
delivering trucks. Ground level access gives you the greatest flexibility for
handling all kinds of deliveries. You can roll items in and out of your
facility using dollies, pallet jacks, fork lifts, etc. You can off-load
from the side doors of trailers, or on and off flat bed trucks from the side
using a fork lift. Your prep department can make use of the easy access to
outdoor areas for painting pedestals, packing crates, and all the messy
activities that go into staging an exhibition. Trucks have differing bed
heights and loading docks can present obstacles to ease of unloading. If your
loading dock is located inside the museum it takes up a lot of space that
could be better used for prep operations. I prefer ground level door
access over loading docks. Best regards, Bryan
Cooke
From:
pacinlist-bounces@pacin.org [mailto:pacinlist-bounces@pacin.org] On Behalf Of Jon Pierro
Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 11:16
AM
To: PACIN
ListServ
Subject: RE: loading
dock follow-up
A dock never “breaks
down”, especially when you need it the most!!
Jon
Pierro
Stebich Ridder
International
120 Brighton
Road
Unit #1
Clifton, NJ 07012
Tel: (973)
594-4950
Fax: (973)
594-1977
www.stebichridder.com
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From:
pacinlist-bounces@pacin.org [mailto:pacinlist-bounces@pacin.org] On Behalf Of Bob Hellier
Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 2:11
PM
To:
pacinlist@pacin.org
Subject:
loading dock follow-up
Thank you for your responses to
my loading dock declined approach question. To further clarify, the
approach would angle down so as to drop about 4 feet vertically over a
horizontal distance of 45'. (The building's floor will be at the same
elevation as the street, thus the need to bring the truck
down)
A follow-up question: Would it be
better to consider a level approach (no dock in other words) with a large,
heavy duty scissors lift at the end onto which crates can be rolled, then
lowered to ground level?
Bob
Hellier
Designer/Preparator
Tampa Museum of Art
600 North Ashley
Drive
Tampa, Florida
33602
(813)
274-8718
FAX (813) 274-8732
E-mail: bob.hellier@tampagov.net
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