Expand Loading at Scale - Dockzilla

Supersize your Loading capacity

Our team of engineers designs self-standing configurations to solve supply chain woes. Seamlessly add elevated square footage to a current facility or load nearly anywhere with a stand-alone solution.

Expand Your Building’s Loading Docks

Retrofit your current facility:

  • Turn one dock door into multiple loading dock positions.
  • Maintain operations during permanent construction.
  • Streamline site selections with less building limitations.
  • Move asset to other locations when lease ends.

Add Freestanding Loading  Dock Distribution

Distribution velocity wherever you need it:

  • 2-3Xs faster than permanent construction.
  • Accommodates irregular grading, can be installed on asphalt.
  • Minimize real estate investment & long-term leases.
  • Relocatable modular set-up.

Freestanding: Add Capacity Anywhere

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Expand First-Mile Operations

Increase capacity at scale and turn your parking lot into a loading hub. Dockzilla popped up a 48-position cross dock building at a California port. As needs changed, Dockzilla came back to add 12 more loading docks positions and a high-strength vinyl canopy. This was all made possible thanks to Dockzilla’s modular concept.

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Faster Than Permanent Construction

Dockzilla’s solutions are ready 2-3Xs faster than permanent construction. When there were no viable facilities nearby or time for permanent construction, Dockzilla engineered a 36,000 sq ft cross dock building, including 60 loading docks, at the Port of Charleston for a 3PL customer. Read more

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Peak Season Cross Dock

Need to test a market or quickly fill a supply chain gap? Dockzilla designed and installed a fully functional cross dock with 16 loading dock positions on a vacant asphalt lot to fill a mid-mile need during an e-commerce leader’s peak season. Read more

Building Expansion: Open During Construction

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Connect Temporary Refrigerated Loading

Dockzilla’s fully enclosed building expansions can quickly become an integral part of your building. Dockzilla engineered and installed a temporary 7,376 sq. ft. forklift-ready refrigerated warehouse, with 10 loading docks, and connected it to a permanent building to maintain shipping & receiving operations during a loading dock construction project. Read more

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Relocate 24/7 Shipping & Receiving

Permanent construction is sometimes a non-starter due to time and cost. Dockzilla stood up a temporary warehouse on an irregular asphalt lot to maintain 24/7 shipping & receiving for an entire hospital campus during long-term construction project. Read more

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Design Engineering

  • Modular, configurable and expandable design to grow with your business
  • Patented impact-resistant design absorbs trailer forces without budging
  • Elevated dock height workspace offers more space for forklifts
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Intuitive Safety

  • Engineered to pre-meditate what can happen during loading operations
  • Architecturally designed with premium safety features & code compliance (OSHA, IBC)
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Game-Changing Speed

  • Stands up 2-3Xs faster than permanent construction
  • Pre-engineered and prefabricated for quick onsite assembly
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Flexibility to Reconfigure

  • Set up anywhere—accommodates irregular grading and can be installed on asphalt
  • Relocatable modular set-up to move to and/or test other sites
  • Minimizes real estate investment & long-term leases

Full-Service Process

1. CONCEPT

(1-3 Months)

Concept

Building Style

  • Elevated Steel Foundation
  • Grade Level Foundation

Loading Operations

  • Operational Sizing Requirements
  • # of Dock Positions / Doors
  • Platform Surface Type
  • Forklift, Pallet Jacks, Hand Carts
  • Loading Vehicle Styles / Sizes
  • Throughput Needs

Permitting Length

  • Code Temporary (6-12+ months)
  • Business Temporary (1-7 years)
  • Permanent – Conduit Electrical, Sprinklers, IBC, etc.

2. REFINE

(1-3 Months)

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Facilities Requirements

  • Offices, Breakrooms and Restrooms
  • ADA Compatibility
  • Power – Generator vs. Wired

Structure / Style Type

  • Fully Enclosed
  • Insulated vs. Non-Insulated
  • Canopy / Roof Only
  • Platform Only – No Roof

Construction Methods

  • Site/Feasibility Review
  • Survey
  • Drainage Locations
  • Utilities Availability / Locations
  • Trailer Turning Path Analysis
  • Parking Design
  • Building / Site Overlay

3. BUILD/INSTALL

(1-6 Months)

Build

Facilities Requirements

  • Building Permits
  • Site Layouts
  • Parking
  • Utilities

Construction

  • Civil work – Foundations, Concrete Slab If Needed

CONCEPT

(1-3 Months)

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Building Style

  • Elevated Steel Foundation
  • Grade Level Foundation

Loading Operations

  • Operational Sizing Requirements
  • # of Dock Positions / Doors
  • Platform Surface Type
  • Forklift, Pallet Jacks, Hand Carts
  • Loading Vehicle Styles / Sizes
  • Throughput Needs

Permitting / Length of Use

  • Code Temporary (6-12 months –Possibly Longer)
  • Business Temporary (1-7 years)
  • Permanent – Conduit Electrical, Sprinklers, IBC, etc.
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REFINE

(1-3 Months)

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Facilities Requirements

  • Offices, Break rooms and Restrooms
  • ADA Compatibility
  • Power – Generator vs. Wired

Construction Methods

  • Site/Feasibility Review
  • Survey
  • Drainage Locations
  • Utilities Availability / Locations
  • Trailer Turning Path Analysis
  • Parking Design
  • Building / Site Overlay

Structure Style / Type

  • Fully Enclosed
  • Insulated vs. Non-Insulated
  • Canopy / Roof Only
  • Platform Only – No Roof

Purchase Process / Terms

  • Engineering Purchase Order (typically 5%)
  • Down Payment-Long Lead and
  • Materials (typical 50%)
  • Rental (Deployment, monthly rent, dismantle)
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BUILD / INSTALL

(1-6 Months)

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Facilities Requirements

  • Building Permits
  • Site Layouts
  • Parking
  • Utilities

Construction

  • Civil work – Foundations,
  • Concrete Slab

Purchase Process / Terms

  • Progress or after install depending on building type (35%)
  • Retainage (typically 10%)

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