Vehicle Restraints

Providing Safety with Vehicle Restraints

Make your loading docks a safer place by reducing injuries, forklift Damage & insurance claims by installing Vehicle Restraints.

Problems such as careless parking, vehicle creep and unscheduled truck departures can happen even in the safest of environments.  Installing a vehicle restraint system will reduce the risks of costly equipment damage and physical injury while increasing productivity.

Face mount vehicle restraints are the most common style.. Acting on the trailer's ICC bar, it is an effective means of restraining the majority of the trailers. The main functions of a face mount restraint are:

• Prevent premature trailer departure.
• Limit trailer creep away from the dock.
• Restrict trailer movement to keep the extended lip of the dock leveler in place on the floor of the trailer.
• Prevents trailer theft.

When selecting a face-mount vehicle restraint it is important to consider the operating range required, restraining capacity, and the flexibility needed to adapt to the wide variety of trailer ICC bars.