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Loading Docks

Every pm visit filed before you leave the site.

Every leveler, door, restraint and seal listed by door number, each one's planned maintenance on the customer's schedule, and repairs followed from the visit to the signed quote.

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Enter the date and the next one appears here.

Your customer sets this interval; no rule fixes one.

The rules, with where each one came from.

Each date this app counts and each check it runs on a save is listed here with its source and the day we last read it. Where a rule lives in a paid standard, we cite it and keep the same facts in our own layout; we never copy the standard's text or forms.

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sourced rules in this trade, each read on or after Oct 29, 2026.

Dates it counts

  1. Planned maintenance: the interval set in pm interval (months) from the last pm visit.Set per customer; no rule fixes this interval.
    Your contract

What it checks when you save

  1. OSHA counts dock levelers, dock plates and bridge plates as dockboards.From 29 CFR 1910.21 definitions (Cornell LII), checked Oct 29, 2026.
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  2. Every dockboard, dock levelers included, must be able to hold the heaviest load it is meant to carry.From 29 CFR 1910.26 Dockboards (Cornell LII), checked Oct 29, 2026.
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  3. A dockboard first put into service on or after January 17, 2017 is built and kept so a forklift or other transfer vehicle cannot run off its edge, unless the employer shows there is no run-off hazard.From 29 CFR 1910.26 Dockboards (Cornell LII), checked Oct 29, 2026.
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  4. While anyone is on a dockboard, wheel chocks, sand shoes or a similar measure keep the truck, trailer or rail car under it from moving.From 29 CFR 1910.26 Dockboards (Cornell LII), checked Oct 29, 2026.
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  5. When a forklift drives onto a highway truck, the truck's brakes are set and chocks sit under its rear wheels.From 29 CFR 1910.178(k) trucks and railroad cars (Cornell LII), checked Oct 29, 2026.
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  6. A dockboard is secured before anyone drives over it, crossed slowly, and never loaded past its rated capacity.From 29 CFR 1910.178(n)(11) dockboards (Cornell LII), checked Oct 29, 2026.
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Asked, and answered from the rule.

Does OSHA treat a dock leveler as a dockboard?

  1. OSHA counts dock levelers, dock plates and bridge plates as dockboards.From 29 CFR 1910.21 definitions (Cornell LII), checked Oct 29, 2026.

Do dock levelers need run-off protection?

  1. A dockboard first put into service on or after January 17, 2017 is built and kept so a forklift or other transfer vehicle cannot run off its edge, unless the employer shows there is no run-off hazard.From 29 CFR 1910.26 Dockboards (Cornell LII), checked Oct 29, 2026.

What keeps a trailer from moving while it is loaded at the dock?

  1. While anyone is on a dockboard, wheel chocks, sand shoes or a similar measure keep the truck, trailer or rail car under it from moving.From 29 CFR 1910.26 Dockboards (Cornell LII), checked Oct 29, 2026.
  2. When a forklift drives onto a highway truck, the truck's brakes are set and chocks sit under its rear wheels.From 29 CFR 1910.178(k) trucks and railroad cars (Cornell LII), checked Oct 29, 2026.

How much weight does a dock leveler have to hold?

  1. Every dockboard, dock levelers included, must be able to hold the heaviest load it is meant to carry.From 29 CFR 1910.26 Dockboards (Cornell LII), checked Oct 29, 2026.
  2. A dockboard is secured before anyone drives over it, crossed slowly, and never loaded past its rated capacity.From 29 CFR 1910.178(n)(11) dockboards (Cornell LII), checked Oct 29, 2026.

What it keeps for you.

Dock equipment

Door number, Equipment, Drive, Manufacturer, Model, and more.

What your client receives.

The dock pm report, as the app issues it the moment the pm visit is saved: signed, dated and frozen, with what is next due. This one is filled with invented records so you can read it before you sign up.

Building owners read every report filed to them in one binder, free.

Sample Inspection Co. (fictional) · Loading Docks

Dock PM report

SE-4100

Dock equipment

Door number
DO-4100
Equipment
Dock leveler
Drive
Hydraulic
Manufacturer
Brackwater Equipment

and 5 more fields

PM visit

Scheduled
Sep 1, 2026
Completed
Sep 1, 2026
Status
Completed

Leveler

Lip, lip hinge and pins: cracks, bends and wearPass
Deck plate and welds: cracks and bendsPass
Cylinders, hoses and fittings dry; fluid at the mark (hydraulic levelers)Pass
Lift springs and hold-down: tension and wear (mechanical levelers)Pass
Maintenance strut present and holds the deck upPass
Toe guards in place on both sidesPass

and 5 more on the full report

Door

Panels and hinges: dents, cracks and loose fastenersPass
Tracks, rollers and brackets aligned and tightPass
Springs, cables and drums: wear and frayingPass
Door stays balanced with the opener releasedPass
Opener stops at its open and close limitsPass
Reversing edge or photo eye sends the door back upPass

and 1 more on the full report

Restraint seal

Restraint hook or arm catches the trailer's rear impact guard (ICC bar)Pass
Inside and outside lights change when the restraint locks and releasesPass
Manual release worksPass
Seal pads and shelter curtains: tears and worn pleatsPass
Head curtain reaches the trailer roof linePass
Dock light works and the arm swings freelyPass

Photos

No photos on file.

Findings

No findings on file.

Signature

Not signed in the app; signed on paper if at all.

Next due

Planned maintenanceNov 1, 2026Set by your contract

A recordkeeping aid. It does not certify compliance and is not legal advice.

Every name, date and number on this sample is invented.

What Loading Docks costs.

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$49 a monthFounders price; list $99
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