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A loading dock leveler is a piece of equipment which is typically mounted to the exterior dock face or recessed into a pit at a loading dock. Commonly referred to as “bridging the gap”, a dock leveler allows for the movement of industrial vehicles (e.g. forklifts, pallet jacks ) between a building and a transport vehicle .
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The operator runs the trolley over the ship to lift the cargo, usually containers. Once the spreader locks onto the container, the container is lifted, moved over the dock, and placed on a truck chassis (trailer) to be taken to the storage yard. The crane also lifts containers from chassis on the dock to load them onto the ship.
The Gravel Supply Terminal was a 'dock' where a gravel trailer could park. There was a small brown building with a black roof at the far end. Although there was no loading or unloading here, a neat little mechanism allowed the Truck Cab to reverse in and automatically hitch or un-hitch the trailer as required. This mechanism was later simplified.
The M274 Mule was introduced in 1956 to supplement both the 1 ⁄ 4-short-ton (0.23-tonne) trucks ("Jeeps") and 3 ⁄ 4-short-ton (0.68-tonne) trucks (Weapons Carrier Series and M37 series) in airborne and infantry battalions.
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