Loading dock shelters are enclosures that provide a barrier between the truck being offloaded and the interior loading bay. The seal that these shelters provide is beneficial for a myriad of reasons and is a great option for many different industries. From the comfort of employees to saving costs by limiting power usage and protecting your facility’s walls, these are just a few of the reasons that make installing loading dock shelters in your business an excellent choice.
They Provide a Climate-Controlled, Weather-Resistant Environment
Dock shelters provide immense protection to your interior loading dock bay, from hail, rain, sleet, snow, or heat. Your merchandise, loading bay, and employees will be safe and protected from inclement weather and the elements in general once you’ve decided on installing them. The added benefit to this is that if you are operating a climate-controlled operation, having a single, sealed continuous flow from the loading bay to the truck can save you money on electricity costs.
Energy Conservation
To expand on the previous points, the seal created by dock shelters maintains a more constant, stable temperature due to their insulating effects and the nature of how they grip around your facility’s walls. With the seal that loading dock shelters provide, power usage will be conserved by having to use less to cool and/or heat your loading dock. Dock seals will help you save money on your energy bill by lowering your energy use.
Safer Working Conditions
Loading dock shelters benefit not only your loading bay and products, but your employees as well. Offloading merchandise from a truck or trailer can be a dangerous task. By sealing off the loading bay to the elements, you create a workspace that is much safer for your employees by mitigating many of those hazards. There is the weather element we went over before, keeping your employees safe from weather including rain, hail, snow, overbearing heat/cold, and strong gusts of wind – but having a sealed barrier to the elements also protects you from potential pest infestations.
Your employees will also not have to worry about the trailer/truck moving as they’re transferring merchandise back and forth between it and your loading bay. This means that products can be loaded and unloaded, getting your merchandise into your store or out into the field, generating revenue at a much faster rate than without.
Protecting Your Facility
The exterior of your facility, particularly the loading bay, is under a constant barrage of damaging (and potentially costly) outside forces. Damage from wind, rain, and particularly from the trucks themselves can become very expensive if repeated or left untreated. Loading dock shelters minimize this risk, potentially saving you from high-cost repairs and maintenance.
Make the Right Decision for Your Business, Your Employees, and Your Peace of Mind.
Loading dock shelters offer a vast wealth of benefits for you, your business, and your employees. They protect your merchandise, your valuable workers, your facility itself, and the trucks coming in and out of it from weather, insect infestations, preventable injury – and offer a cost-saving value that cannot be duplicated.
