Loading Dock Equipment Manufacturers Publish Dock Levelers 101

The Loading Dock Equipment Manufacturers (LODEM) Industry Group of the Material Handling Industry of America (MHIA) announces the publication of Dock Levelers 101—What You Always Wanted to Know About Dock Levelers but Were Afraid to Ask. This guide was developed to provide guidance about the proper selection of a loading dock leveler system. It covers various issues about leveler systems including different types of dock levelers and common terms and definitions.

This publication is offered for download at no cost at the MHIA Bookstore.

LODEM members are the Industry's leading suppliers of loading dock equipment. They supply solutions worldwide and in virtually every major manufacturing and distribution sector.

MHIA (@mhia) is an international trade association that has represented the material handling & logistics industry since 1945. MHIA members include material handling and logistics equipment and systems manufacturers, integrators, consultants, publishers, and third party logistics providers. Member companies come from all areas of material handling and various parts of the world, making MHIA a strong national and international representative for the material handling industry. Much of the work of the industry is done within its product-specific sections, councils and affiliates. The association also sponsors trade events, such as ProMat 2011 and NA 2010 to showcase the products and services of its member companies and to educate industry professionals on the productivity solutions provided through material handling and logistics.

Contact: Carol Miller, Vice President of Marketing & Communications, Material Handling Industry of America (MHIA) (704) 676-1190/800-345-1815.

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