Loading dock turntables allow you to streamline the operation of warehouses, factories, and other commercial & retail facilities.
Australian Turntables offers a variety of sizes and weight capacities to cater to multiple requirements. In addition, our loading dock turntables are engineered to last long and ensure safe operation, making them the ideal equipment upgrade for any warehouse.
If you are thinking of incorporating a loading dock turntable into your business operations or are simply interested in learning more about its benefits, we have compiled a list of frequently asked questions to assist you in gaining a better understanding.
Benefits of Loading Dock Turntables
Loading dock turntables provide a simple solution to enhance the functionality and efficiency of any loading dock. They allow for fast and easy positioning of trucks, ensuring smooth, safe, and efficient loading and unloading processes.
Some benefits of integrating a loading dock turntable are:
- Enhanced design and layout to boost efficiency: By eliminating the need for reversing, turntables help to save space, which directly contributes to the overall layout of the loading dock area. This additional space can be utilised for retail sites, parking spaces, or even more storage space. Australian Turntables collaborates with architects and designers right from the start to incorporate the benefits of loading dock turntables into the project.
- Improved safety in loading dock operations: Enter and exit loading sites in a forward direction, reducing the likelihood of accidents caused by blind spots, obstacles, poor visibility and reversing maneuvers. Load and unload in a safe position, eliminating work-related incidents. Click here to see how a turntable can enhance your workers’ safety.
- Reduced loading dock footprint: Turntables can contribute towards reducing the carbon footprint of a loading dock by eliminating the need for reversing maneuvers, saving gasoline and reducing related emissions. Additionally, they allow bigger trucks to enter the facilities, reducing the number of routes needed to transport goods, resulting in fewer emissions from transportation.
- Increased number of trucks per shift: By eliminating the need for reversing maneuvers, turntables can help to streamline the loading and unloading process and enable more truck cycles per shift. This increase in productivity can lead to a greater amount of handled goods in a loading dock, as well as more efficient use of resources and workforce.
- Investment in a long-term solution: Australian Turntables offers a durable and reliable long-term solution to meet your loading dock needs. Our turntables are designed and assembled with high-quality materials, guaranteeing exceptional durability and long-lasting performance. They will provide businesses with a reliable and efficient solution that can serve their needs for many years.
Types of Loading Dock Turntables
Our turntables are suitable for semi-trailers and heavy trucks and are utilised across diverse markets and industries, including but not limited to:
- Retail
- Hospitals and healthcare
- Garbage collection.
Our turntables are designed to cater to the specific demands of each industry, ensuring optimal performance and durability.
What is the Size & Weight Capacity of a Loading Dock Turntable?
Australian Turntables provides a wide range of solutions tailored to meet our client’s unique needs. We have standard products and custom-designed solutions engineered for your project’s specific demands.
Our designs can accommodate various sizes and weights, as we supply turntables at any diameter, capable of accommodating hundreds of tonnes or multiple vehicles.
Size
We offer loading dock turntables starting from 7m, with the ability to customise the size based on your specific requirements without any maximum limit.
Capacity
Our loading dock turntables capacity ranges from 10MT to 30MT, but we can increase the capacity per your project needs. They can accommodate more than one vehicle at a time and can be used as storage for equipment and other items.
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