Truck-to-container work at the dock: low heads, tight spaces and pallets that must turn inside a steel box — walkie equipment at the box, counterbalance staging outside.
Scenario challenges
Loaded space inside a container leaves little mast or operator margin; the equipment that enters the box must be compact by design, not by compromise.
A container that clears in hours rather than days is the whole commercial point; every pallet move inside the box is on the critical path.
Dock plates and yard surfaces change under load; equipment and tires must take the transition without drama.
Selection logic
| Decision factor | What to check on site | How this solution is specified |
|---|---|---|
| Door and container headroom | Measure the loaded internal height and the dock door clear height; the truck that enters must fit under both. | Walkie equipment — the ST15 — does the in-box travel; counterbalance trucks stage outside the box. |
| Pallet turning inside the box | A pallet must often turn 90 degrees inside the container. | The ST15’s compact 685 mm chassis turns in the space; a side shifter (AT-SS201) corrects the last 100 mm without re-approach. |
| Staging and yard flow | Pallets land outside the box and move to racking or trucks. | The EP25 / EP30 counterbalance line moves staged pallets to the warehouse on 80 V lithium with opportunity charging. |
| Weight on dock plates | Dock plates have ratings; the equipment crossing them concentrates weight. | Walkie axle loads are modest; counterbalance trucks cross plates unloaded or by route design. |
Recommended models
Dock-to-warehouse staging at 2,500 kg @ 500 mm, charging 0–80% in 2 h.
\nThe in-box and dock-lane workhorse — 1.5 t, 685 mm chassis, electromagnetic braking.
\nSend your container mix, dock dimensions and pallet profile — engineering responds within 12 hours on average.
Cold storage, ports & heavy industry, warehousing, construction and farms — scenario-first matching across the range.
The daily inspection checklist keeps dock equipment available, and the capacity worksheet sizes the staging fleet.