Dock boards and aluminum dock plates are very different and often called by the wrong name. A lot of time aluminum makes sense for dock plates because of the lighter capacity and the need to manually move the dock plate.
Aluminum dock boards are almost NEVER the best choice. Aluminum is much softer than steel and almost anything you do to it weakens it. Steel Dock Boards carry higher capacities.
Steel is much more durable and since the board, even if it is built from aluminum is too heavy to manually move, aluminum’s one value is countered. Contact us regarding information on warehouse dock equipment, or fill out the Request For a Quote form on the left side of this page and we will contact you within 24 hours.