We’re excited to announce that recent changes have been made to Blue Giant’s ConfigureBLUE to allow for the offset of our vehicle restraints away from center line of the pit bay. Changes to trailer design and the increase in the number of trailers with hitch provisions have made the area in the center of the RIG bar more congested. Offsetting a vehicle restraint can help to reduce interference with any obstructions and increase the percentage of positive restraint engagement. Each vehicle restraint style will have specific distances based on the width of any obstacle present in the area of t ..read more

Whether or not the workers in your warehouse operate fork lifts, lift trucks, or any other motorized vehicles, it’s essential that vehicle safety is every facility manager’s top priority.  While they might not be the fastest motorized vehicles, these warehouse vehicles are extremely heavy and if operated improperly or recklessly, can result in serious injury and even death.  Here are 5 quick vehicle safety tips to ensure your warehouse is as safe as possible: Only allow trained workers to operate the vehicles:  No one who is underage or unqualified should be allowed to operate ..read more

One of the hardest jobs of a facility manager who houses and distributes food, beverages, pharmaceuticals, and other environment-sensitive products is to make sure that the warehouse conditions are constantly set to satisfy the requirements of the companies’ products.  Did you know that companies lose an average of one ton of refrigerated air per dock door per year when they use pit levelers instead of vertical dock levelers?  Not only is a facility manager jeopardizing the quality of the environment-sensitive products, but they’re also losing money in temperature costs literally fly ..read more

As a leading authorized distributor of Blue Giant Equipment, Warehouse Technology is proud to announce Blue Giant’s next generation of dock levelers.  These levelers will feature an updated structural design along with a brand new load classification that we talked about in a previous blog. Designed and built in a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility, this next generation of dock levelers will feature a premium powder coat finish as standard, providing unrivaled durability.  Furthermore, innovative robotic welding techniques have been employed to structural integrity, uniform qual ..read more

Safety at the loading dock should be any facility manager’s top priority.  A fully operational and safe loading dock usually has a dock leveler, dock seal or shelter, a vehicle restraint, and possibly more.  While each of these pieces of equipment increases the productivity and safety at the loading dock, sometimes managers forget to make sure that these pieces of equipment “communicate” with each other to make sure they’re all operating safely and productively during a loading and unloading cycle.  This is where light communication packages come in. Think of light communicatio ..read more

Warehouses can be a very busy place with a lot of moving parts and people, and it doesn’t take much for an accident to happen.  These accidents can range in size, severity, and cost.  Anything from machinery such as forklifts and trucks, to conveyor belts, products for shipment, and even the warehouse and loading dock itself is at risk for damage within a warehouse.  This is why it’s important to have the proper protective gear and safety equipment within your warehouse.  Not only does it protect products and property from accidents, but more importantly, it keeps your work ..read more

Every facility manager knows that for every experienced semi truck driver, there’s a handful that act as if they’re driving bumper cars when backing up to loading dock bay.  Even for experienced drivers, backing up into an unfamiliar loading dock bay can be a difficult task.  At facilities across the country, truck drivers, even when moving at a slow and safe pace, can damage loading dock areas.  This usually happens when they back in and are unable to stop in time, so the drivers crack loading docks by backing into them.  This damage can end up costing both the facility ma ..read more

You wouldn’t walk around your house in the dark would you?  Furthermore, you wouldn’t be expected to safely navigate within your house, office, or anywhere for that matter without the proper lighting right?  Therefore, why would you be expected to load and unload trailers at your loading dock without the proper and optimal lighting provided by loading dock lights? Loading dock lights are one of the single most important safety items around a loading dock.  They increase safety and productivity by illuminating the inside of trailers during the loading and unloading process with a ..read more

An impressive combination of usability and longevity, Blue Giant Hydraulic Dock Levelers are high-performance systems that operate at the touch of a button.  Being such a reliable loading dock option, it’s no wonder that Blue Giant Hydraulic Dock Levelers are among the most popular choice of dock leveler for project and facility managers.  Because they are such an ideal choice for increased productivity at the loading dock, we wanted to publicly answer a few of the most frequently asked questions relating to hydraulic dock levelers.   1. What is the auto-park feature and why is ..read more

Loading dock seals and shelters improve energy conservation, help preserve internal temperatures, and help protect products from outside contaminants.  While they are a very important part of any facility’s loading dock, there’s still questions about their application, which we wanted to help clarify in this blog post.   1. What is the difference between a dock seal and a dock shelter? A dock seal is designed to enclose a loading dock reducing its width to tightly surround the top and sides of a parked trailer, while a dock shelter is designed to permit full access to the trailer wit ..read more