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Preventing trailer creep at the dock face
A trailer walks forward under repeated forklift entries, and the failure appears as a dock board dropping.
Every time a loaded forklift drives into a trailer, it pushes the vehicle very slightly forward. Over a full load cycle those small movements accumulate, the gap at the dock face opens, and eventually the board loses its purchase and drops with a truck on it.
Chocks and jacks exist to make that physically impossible rather than to remind the driver. A chock resists the rolling motion; a jack supports an uncoupled trailer so it cannot tip when weight moves to the rear.
The reason this matters more than it appears is that creep is silent and gradual. Nobody sees it happening, and the first indication is the failure itself, which is why the countermeasure has to be mechanical rather than procedural.
Specifications
| Cause | Repeated forklift entries pushing the trailer forward |
|---|---|
| Countermeasure | Wheel chocks and trailer support jacks |
| Why mechanical | Creep is silent; the first sign is the failure |
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