20 Feb 2024
POWERCHOCK® AUTO | Automatic Vehicle Restraint
Technical specifications
- High-tensile steel wheel chock installed on an automatic mechanism. All together, they restrain any type of vehicle on the plate.
- Dual-angle hot dip, galvanized steel restraining plate with a minimum of two (2) sections (totalling 2,400mm) ground-fixed in the bay area.
Optional add-on sections (1,200mm) of restraining plate. - High-quality optical sensors linked to an audiovisual communication system:
- Chock equipped with sensors that confirm a proper wheel/chock placement
- Door equipped with a sensor that confirms its proper opening/closure.
- Wall equipped with a sensor that detects vehicle wheels up to 6,60m. - One (1) camera on the outside of the facility to enhance safety measures.
- One (1) control panel inside the facility that enables the operator to activate the restraining system.
- One (1) Communication system* equipped with:
- Indoor control box;
- Visual indicators (red/green LED lights);
- Exterior LED traffic lights;
- Audible alarm;
- 'Restraint Engaged' light indicator;
- Self-diagnostic function.
*In case of early removal of the chock during loading / unloading operations, the high-volume alarms and lights - inside and outside of the facility - are triggered instantly, informing the loading bay personnel and the driver that they are in a potentially hazardous situation.
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Why POWERCHOCK?
- Quality & Durability
POWERCHOCK products are designed and manufactured to resist and to meet the highest standards of quality and function, to protect your employees by providing safe loading bay areas. - Unique 5-Year Warranty
GMR Safety is the only manufacturer that guarantees its wheel chock and restraining plate for 5 years, during normal usage and also in the case of early departure attempts. - Winter Resistant
POWERCHOCK products perform effectively in extreme weather conditions because of their optional 3-directional restraining plate allowing snowplowing operations. - Lowest TCO
POWERCHOCK products don't require building investment and inquire the lowest after-sale costs.
They require little to no maintenance, which can be handled by a technician not certified by GMR Safety. - Universally Compatible
POWERCHOCK products secure every vehicle type as they lock the wheel (a universal component) and is a part of the vehicle that cannot be torn off. Compatible with semi-trailers, straight trucks, trucks with liftgate, swap bodies, cargo vans. - All Grounds & Spaces
POWERCHOCK products can be installed on concrete, asphalt, and paving stones, even in narrow spaces and older/newer buildings. - Rapid & Intuitive
POWERCHOCK products are really simple to use. Less than 30 seconds is the time required for the installation.