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For a business, whether it is a warehouse or retail store, the loading dock area is one of the most important parts of the entire building. Therefore, it needs the proper attention when a new loading dock is being implemented. The loading dock and loading dock doors have a lot to do with how well a business functions. If these implements are not strategically designed and installed, it can slow everything down that happens in the area. Take a look at some of the ways the best warehouse dock can actually improve business efficiency overall. 

The dock of the right height allows the right vehicles to make a delivery. 

Take a look at the different types of delivery trucks that bring things to the building to unload. You may see semi-trucks, cargo vans, box trucks, or other types of vehicles. The loading dock you choose should be built to a height that can accommodate the most types of vehicles. If a loading dock is not the right height, some of the vehicles stopping in to make a delivery will take twice as long to unload than what they should. 

A well-built loading dock makes loading/unloading faster. 

Unloading and loading vehicles is a huge part of many business operations. The faster you can get goods off of a truck, the faster those goods will be stocked on store shelves. If you are a warehouse owner, the faster goods get loaded onto a vehicle, the faster those deliveries get out to customers. If the loading dock is not efficiently designed, it can be detrimental to these processes. For instance, if your loading dock is too confined, it can make it harder for trucks to get in and out, which means employees inside the building will be left waiting for the vehicles to get into the proper position. 

Loading dock doors with good attributes can improve overall safety and efficiency. 

The best loading dock will have excellent doors in place with all the best attributes. The doors should be: 

• easy to open and close to accept an incoming vehicle 
• secure when they are closed to keep out vandals, thieves, or pests
• efficiently designed to keep cold and hot air from flowing in or out 
• safe to use and user-friendly for employees 

Doors that do not have these attributes can slow down everything that happens during loading and unloading processes. Therefore, the doors on the dock are just important as the dock itself.