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Loading dock trench drain.
Trench drain systems for loading docks vary based upon the expected water flow.
They are not workable solutions on our spark home system.
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.
Traditionally a loading dock trench drain was a 12 wide cast in place trench drain.
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Our 4 inch channel accessories are for use with any of our 4 inch internal channels.
Water backed up in the truck ramp flooding 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.
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.
All end caps adapters and outlets will work with our systems that you find here.
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.
The standard truck dock height is 48 below finish floor of the building.