Regional Material Handling, Inc.
266 West Coleman Blvd., Suite 204 Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 Phone:843.569.3444 • Fax:843.569.3447 E-Mail:sales@rmhinc.com
• Web site:www.rmhinc.com
Fully welded dockboards provide a safe ramp for powered vehicle application. Selecting the proper Bluff product for your application with improve product life, safety, and loading efficiency. Review the product selection guide below to determine which product meets your needs best.
Capacity Selections should consider the extremes rather than averages. All trucks need to be loaded or unloaded, not just the average ones.
Plates
Weight of equipment and heaviest load
Boards
Capacity rated for single-shift operation at a 3 mile per hour maximum rate of travel.
Stackers and other narrow aisle loaders should not be used on a dockboard
Paper roll clamp and multi-shift loading and 5,000 pounds to the board capacity
Length
To determine the proper length of a dockboard/plate, three times are required.
Dock Height (D)
Height of highest truck (T)
Gradability of loading equipment used
Width
We recommend a minimum product with of 12" to 18" wider than the overall width of the vehicle or pallet used. For improved end loading efficiency, you may consider increasing board width, as shown in diagram.
