loading platform

Cargo transfer area

A loading platform is a raised surface, typically at the height of a truck bed or railcar, where goods are loaded and unloaded.

Warehouses, factories, and shipping facilities use loading platforms—also called loading docks—to transfer cargo efficiently between vehicles and storage areas: Workers stacked pallets on the loading platform.

Related
  • dockMooring structure at water's edge
  • rampSloped connecting surface
  • forkliftPowered pallet-hoisting vehicle
  • pallet jackManual pallet-moving device
  • palletStackable freight platform

warehouse · freight · shipping container · cargo · truck · bay · back lot · shipment · crate · conveyor · terminal · pier · whipping · dolly · heavy lifting · shipping · industrial · concrete

Opposites
cargo movement direction

loading platformreceiving dock

Goods arrival platform

unloading bay

facility zone function

loading platformwarehouse floor

Industrial building's ground level

storage area · storage bay · stockroom · staging area

elevation/access level

loading platformwarehouse floor

Industrial building's ground level

ground level · floor level · main floor

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G