The standard truck dock height is 48 below finish floor of the building.
Loading dock trench drain.
Our 4 inch channel accessories are for use with any of our 4 inch internal channels.
If you ever have any questions please do feel free to reach out.
They are not workable solutions on our spark home system.
Loading docks apply a grate with a h20 or h25 load bearing class d or e.
Loading docks typically use 12 or 14 wide cast iron trench grates.
When roads are flat with little or no natural slope trench drains are used in the median and shoulder areas.
The trench drain in the loading dock shown below clogged and became ineffective before a rainstorm swept through the area.
Although drains for loading docks do not have a standard trench width size is dependent on the water capacity the system can support.
In areas where there are larger trucks and more surface area water flow requires a reinforced drain that is at least 8 wide.
All end caps adapters and outlets will work with our systems that you find here.
A trench drain is the most logical solution to keep this dock from becoming full of water and simplifies the concrete construction.
Traditionally a loading dock trench drain was a 12 wide cast in place trench drain.
Looking closer during my visit i noticed the drain is a standard 12 wide foundry grate.
When choosing a trench drain for loading docks ask yourself first.
Water backed up in the truck ramp flooding the area.
Trench drain systems for loading docks vary based upon the expected water flow.