Loading Dock Trench Drain

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Loading dock trench drain.

Traditionally a loading dock trench drain was a 12 wide cast in place trench drain. They are not workable solutions on our spark home system. The standard truck dock height is 48 below finish floor of the building. Water backed up in the truck ramp flooding the area.

Loading docks apply a grate with a h20 or h25 load bearing class d or e. When roads are flat with little or no natural slope trench drains are used in the median and shoulder areas. Although drains for loading docks do not have a standard trench width size is dependent on the water capacity the system can support. Looking closer during my visit i noticed the drain is a standard 12 wide foundry grate.

Consider installing a 4 pre sloped polymer concrete trench drain in truck ramps with limited runoff water. The trench drain in the loading dock shown below clogged and became ineffective before a rainstorm swept through the area. A trench drain is the most logical solution to keep this dock from becoming full of water and simplifies the concrete construction. When choosing a trench drain for loading docks ask yourself first.

Loading docks typically use 12 or 14 wide cast iron trench grates. Call our experts to plan your project 610 638 1221. Our 4 inch channel accessories are for use with any of our 4 inch internal channels. If there is a lot of expected forklift traffic use a class e load bearing.