A-Safe Inc. has unveiled TrailerKerb, a temporary barrier that provides resistance when forklift trucks get close to the edge of flatbed trailers during loading and unloading operations at the dock.
A-Safe will offer TrailerKerb directly to end users and to the reseller/distributor marketplace upon its full launch later this year. Like other products in the range, it is made from A-Safe’s Memaplex material, the company’s patented blend of eight materials and rubber additives that effectively absorbs impact without incurring damage.
A single section of TrailerKerb weighs just 22 lbs., measures 5 ft. 10 in. in length, and is rated at 3,000J. They will usually be supplied in sets of 12 with the option of a transport rack that can carry all pieces securely via wheels or lifted by forklift. In a typical application, all 12 pieces will be installed from aboard the trailer then as the load moved back, 2 pieces of the TrailerKerb are removed at a time. The process can be repeated in reverse if a flatbed is to be unloaded at a dock. TrailerKerb pieces are designed with two handles for ergonomic use in all instances.
