Traditionally a loading dock trench drain was a 12 wide cast in place trench drain.
Loading dock trench drain.
In areas where there are larger trucks and more surface area water flow requires a reinforced drain that is at least 8 wide.
If there is a lot of expected forklift traffic use a class e load bearing.
Loading docks typically use 12 or 14 wide cast iron trench grates.
They are not workable solutions on our spark home system.
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Although drains for loading docks do not have a standard trench width size is dependent on the water capacity the system can support.
When roads are flat with little or no natural slope trench drains are used in the median and shoulder areas.
Trench drain systems for loading docks vary based upon the expected water flow.
A trench drain is the most logical solution to keep this dock from becoming full of water and simplifies the concrete construction.
Looking closer during my visit i noticed the drain is a standard 12 wide foundry grate.
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Consider installing a 4 pre sloped polymer concrete trench drain in truck ramps with limited runoff water.
Water backed up in the truck ramp flooding the area.
All end caps adapters and outlets will work with our systems that you find here.
The standard truck dock height is 48 below finish floor of the building.
When choosing a trench drain for loading docks ask yourself first.