Over-Dock-Door Racks Save Space, Allow Easy Storage

Utilize the space over your dock doors

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Article: What's the most useless space in your warehouse?

It's wasted space, and empty pallets are a constant issue for many warehouses

Over-Dock storage racks help solve this problem by storing your empty pallets, pack materials, or cartons in racking above your loading dock doors, where space is often left unused. Steel King SK2000 or SK3000 high quality racks make the system work.

Since lift trucks are an issue in these areas, the racks are configured to reduce the chances of a forklift impact.

Single leg dock door racks

The single-leg design uses an upright frame with a special offset, and a single upright column that clears your door height. Heavy-duty wall ties stabilize the frame. Wall tie and beam length are varied to clear your doors. Design adds no load to your roof structure.

• Single-leg, wall-tied systems are best suited for buildings with poured concrete walls or exposed-column buildings.
• The heavy duty wall ties used to stabilize the frame vary in length
• Beam lengths also vary to clear the door.
• Single-leg, wall-tied racking systems should be used primarily for empty pallets or light loads
• The front post, where most potential damage occurs, is removed.
• The single-leg, wall-tied design is anchored to the floor with 4  bolts.
• The rack system needs to be secured with heavy-duty wall ties. Each wall tie is bolted to the rack column and anchored to the concrete wall or exposed building column.

These systems minimally consume ground space, but add in a great deal of light-load storage area.

Full-upright rack systems

Some warehouses can accomodate full uprights that will hold heavier loads with varying capacities. Contact us about these rack applications.

Contact us for assistance with your over the dock door storage project. We can help you design exactly the right racking system for your application.