{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Loading dock","description":"Warehouse operators, freight forwarders, and shippers depend on the loading dock to bridge the height gap between a truck's cargo floor and the warehouse floor level. The raised platform – either a fixed structure or a portable dock board – allows pallets, roll cages, and general cargo to be moved safely without crane or forklift work at ground level. Loading docks are standard at distribution centres, cross-docking facilities, and food logistics warehouses. Not to be confused with a dock levell","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/loading-dock-3","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-22T15:35:06.534486","citation":"https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verladerampe","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/loading-dock-3","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Loading dock · Warehouse operators, freight forwarders, and shippers depend on the loading dock to bridge the height gap between a truck's cargo floor and the warehouse floor level. · Quelle: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verladerampe"}