Victoria Kickham, Senior Editor, started her career as a newspaper reporter in the Boston area before moving into B2B journalism. She has covered manufacturing, distribution, and supply chain issues ...

Omron Scientific Technologies introduces the DSS Trapped Key Loading Dock Safety System, a simple and effective three-step loading dock safety system, say company officials. Operators lock the trailer ...

Warehouses, distribution centers and manufacturing facilities are inherently dangerous places. Almost all essential industrial operations carry some form of risk, whether they occur at a loading dock, ...

Unfortunately, injuries and fatalities can and do happen on loading docks every year. Some of the most common causes of dock accidents involve the semi-trailer leaving the dock unexpectedly, which can ...

RALEIGH, N.C.—Loading docks are one of the most vulnerable security areas at hospitals, posing a threat to facilities large and small, says Lisa Pryse, president of the International Association for ...

A new vehicle restraint system from Rite-Hite safely connects trailers and intermodal container chassis to docks, preventing trailer-dock separation. The Dok-Lok SHR-5000 features a patented “shadow ...

The Dok-Commander control system from Rite-Hite integrates the controls of multiple loading dock devices into a centralized, easy-to-operate control system. Specifically engineered for a loading dock ...

Dock Assist tractor pushes van toward a simulated loading dock at a creep speed. It’s very slow, but precise. Photos: Tom Berg How far will autonomous trucks go on regular runs? Only over the highway, ...

Workplace injuries and accidents that cause employees to miss six or more days of work cost U.S. employers nearly $62 billion in 2013, the most recent year for which statistically valid injury data is ...

PERRYSBURG, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Miner Ltd., the loading dock and door division of OnPoint Group, today announced it has closed the acquisition of Dock & Door Handling Systems, the leading loading ...

New York warehouses are under more pressure than ever to improve workplace safety, and a big part of that conversation is happening around loading docks. The state’s Warehouse Worker Injury Reduction ...