Ideal Warehouse Innovations have developed a new, hands-free, trailer support system–The Ground Mounted Trailer Support (GMTS), the company announced in a press release. The GMTS can be deployed/retracted with the push of a button. The new support is permanently positioned in the trailer docking area in its retracted state. When a trailer has been docked and secured, the GMTS can be activated from inside the loading dock area, rising to support the trailer from below, during loading/offloading.
The GMTS is built for the busy dock environment where a worker in the yard would be at risk from dock traffic, the company noted. The GMTS is not manually deployed by a dockworker, but is operated safely from inside the dock area, eliminating risk and saving time.
