Industrial & Logistics Doors
Egis DockMate DL8
Dock leveller and shelter set for safe, sealed loading.
Dock leveller and shelter combination that bridges the warehouse-to-vehicle gap safely and seals the dock against weather.
Overview
The dock is where the building meets the vehicle — and where most loading injuries and energy waste happen. The DockMate DL8 is Egis' dock equipment set: an electro-hydraulic dock leveller rated 8 to 15 tonnes, paired with a foam or inflatable dock shelter that seals the trailer to the building. Together they make loading safe, fast and weather-tight.
The leveller bridges the height difference between dock and trailer bed: a 2000–2500 mm wide, 2500–3000 mm long anti-slip deck with an extendable lip that lands on the trailer. Electro-hydraulic operation gives smooth, controlled movement under load — no jerking, no manual pumping — at the push of a button. The 8–15 tonne rating covers forklifts with full pallets across standard Indian truck fleets.
The shelter is the energy and hygiene story: foam or inflatable side and head seals compress against the trailer, closing the gap that otherwise pours conditioned air out and dust, rain and insects in. An integrated control panel runs leveller, door and shelter as one sequence with interlocking — the door cannot open until the trailer is secured — plus wheel-chock interlock, traffic lights, emergency stop and toe guards.
How the dock set prevents the three dock failures
Dock failures come in three kinds: falls (forklift drives off an unsecured edge), trailer creep (the trailer moves away from the dock mid-loading), and energy/hygiene loss (the open gap around the trailer). The DL8 addresses each: the leveller's lip and side toe guards keep the forklift on the deck; the wheel-chock interlock and traffic-light system prevent loading until the trailer is secured and communicate status to the driver; the shelter seals the trailer-to-building gap.
The interlocked sequence is what makes it a system rather than parts: push-button control runs dock door, leveller and shelter in the safe order, and the door interlock means the building envelope is never open to an unsecured trailer. Emergency stop is prominent and latching, and the hydraulic circuit holds the deck safely on power loss.
- Electro-hydraulic leveller, 8–15 tonne rated capacity
- 2000–2500 mm W x 2500–3000 mm L anti-slip deck with extendable lip
- Foam or inflatable dock shelter seals trailer to building
- Integrated control panel with door interlock sequencing
- Wheel-chock interlock, traffic lights, emergency stop, toe guards
- Smooth push-button operation — no manual pumping
Applications
Distribution centres
High-throughput docks with safe, sealed trailer interfaces.
Food and pharma warehouses
Sheltered loading that protects hygiene and temperature discipline.
Manufacturing dispatch
Heavy-capacity levellers for plant dispatch bays.
Cold stores
Sealed dock interface that keeps the cold chain unbroken at the vehicle.
In detail
Frequently asked questions
A dock leveller bridges the height gap between the dock and the trailer bed so forklifts can drive straight in. You need one wherever forklifts load trailers at a raised dock — without it, the height step is unsafe and slow. The DL8's 8–15 tonne rating covers standard forklift-plus-pallet loads.
It seals the gap between the trailer and the building with compressible foam or inflatable side and head seals. That gap otherwise leaks conditioned air continuously and admits dust, rain, insects and exhaust fumes — a particular problem for food, pharma and cold-chain docks.
The integrated panel runs the safe order: trailer secured (wheel chock) → shelter seals → door opens → leveller deploys. The door cannot open until the trailer is chocked, and traffic lights tell the driver when loading is active. Emergency stop halts everything immediately.
Trailer creep is the trailer slowly moving away from the dock under braking forces during loading — opening a lethal gap. The wheel-chock interlock requires the chock in place before the sequence starts, and restraints can be added for high-risk sites.
Hydraulic fluid and seal checks, deck and lip hinge inspection, shelter seal condition, and interlock/traffic-light function tests. Docks are high-abuse environments — Egis recommends quarterly inspection for busy sites.
Usually yes. Levellers fit standard dock pits (or surface-mounted frames where no pit exists) and shelters mount to the building face. Egis surveys the dock geometry, traffic and vehicle mix before specifying.
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