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.

Loading dock trench drain.

Water backed up in the truck ramp flooding the area. Call our experts to plan your project 610 638 1221. Consider installing a 4 pre sloped polymer concrete trench drain in truck ramps with limited runoff water. If there is a lot of expected forklift traffic use a class e load bearing.

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. They are not workable solutions on our spark home system. When roads are flat with little or no natural slope trench drains are used in the median and shoulder areas.

The standard truck dock height is 48 below finish floor of the building. Trench drain systems for loading docks vary based upon the expected water flow. The trench drain in the loading dock shown below clogged and became ineffective before a rainstorm swept through the area. Although drains for loading docks do not have a standard trench width size is dependent on the water capacity the system can support.

Our 4 inch channel accessories are for use with any of our 4 inch internal channels. Loading docks typically use 12 or 14 wide cast iron trench grates. If you ever have any questions please do feel free to reach out. Traditionally a loading dock trench drain was a 12 wide cast in place trench drain.