--- title: Different Truck Trailers When Picking a Dock Leveler description: When pucking a loading dock leveler, we must keep in mind the different truck trailers that will be arriving to the loading dock bay. image: http://www.overhead-doors.com/hubfs/Understanding_Different_Truck_Trailers_When_Picking_a_Loading_Dock_Leveler.jpg --- [Home](https://www.overhead-doors.com) | [Contact Us](https://www.overhead-doors.com/contact/) | [Blog](https://www.overhead-doors.com/overhead-door-blog) [![Overhead-Door-logo](https://www.overhead-doors.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Overhead-Door-logo.png?width=248&name=Overhead-Door-logo.png)](https://www.overhead-doors.com) Overhead Door Company of The Meadowlands & NYC [24 HR Emergency 1-800-362-6367](tel:+18003626367)         [![SCHEDULE SERVICE](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/167911/a6079eaf-3a9a-4be3-af9f-40060b92f021.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/167911/a6079eaf-3a9a-4be3-af9f-40060b92f021)          [![SCHEDULE ESTIMATE](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/167911/92234230-1cbb-48ae-9a40-a78072e9e4bf.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/167911/92234230-1cbb-48ae-9a40-a78072e9e4bf) ## NYC & NJ Finest Commercial Doors & Loading Docks # Different Truck Trailers When Picking a Dock Leveler Posted by [Wilford Ordoñez](https://www.overhead-doors.com/overhead-door-blog/author/wilford-ordonez) on Apr 21, 2016 10:05:54 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) While consumers are used to seeing commercial trucks on the highway, most do not realize the vital role trucks play in everyday logistics. In fact, a large number of trucks are now on the road to help meet the daily demand for shipments and deliveries. If your company is involved with operations that require a [loading dock](https://www.overhead-doors.com/loading-docks), it is important to understand how this large variety of commercial trucks affects the efficiency, productivity, and [safety of your loading dock](https://www.overhead-doors.com/overhead-door-blog/fire-safety-in-your-premises). This is especially important if you don’t have a captive fleet of trucks. ## Dock Levelers: One Size Does Not Fit All To deal with the need for flexibility at the [loading dock](https://www.overhead-doors.com/loading-dock-equipment), manufacturers design and make available [specialty loading dock equipment](https://www.overhead-doors.com/loading-dock-equipment) that accommodates a range of truck types and sizes. One of the most useful items is the [loading dock leveler](https://www.overhead-doors.com/dock-levelers). 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