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The growt h and deve l opmen t of bus t ranspor -
ta t i on has c l ose l y f o l l owed advances in auto-
mo t i ve t echno l ogy and t he i mprovemen t and
expans i on of t he na t i ona l h i ghway ne t wor k .
The f i rst bus rou t es we r e or i g i na t ed by i nd i v i d-
ua l en t repreneurs us i ng conve r t ed passenge r
au t omob i l es . These rou t es we r e shor t and ser -
v i ce was genera l l y unre l i ab l e . As the h i ghway
ne t wor k expanded and mor e su i t ab l e bus
equ i pmen t became ava i l ab l e , t hese shor t , d i s-
connec t ed rou t es we r e me rged i nto l arger con-
so l i da t ed ope ra t i ons prov i d i ng mor e re l i ab l e
t hrough serv i ces ove r l onger d i s t ances . Our
mode rn expr ess h i ghway sys t em and the de -
ve l opmen t of mor e comf or t ab l e and e f f i c i ent
h i gh-speed buses have made bus t ranspor t s-
t i on the l ead i ng means of pub l i c t ranspor t in
t he Un i t ed St a t es . Ove r t he pas t decade bus
serv i ces have evo l ved i nto severa l gene ra l
ope ra t i ona l ca t egor i es and charac t er i s t i c ter -
m i na l t ypes .
for a package expr ess serv i ce , wh i ch and t a i ned when ave r age area occupanc i es a re
Queu i ng Ar eas
shou l d func t i on w i t hou t i nt er f er i ng w i t h con- abou t 5 sq f t per pe rson and human l ocomo t i on
course t ra f f i c . A separa t e package expr ess i s l i m i t ed to a res t r i c t ed , shu f f l i ng ga i t . Pedes - A numbe r of d i f f erent pedes t r i an queu i ng s i tu-
coun t e r shou l d be prov i ded . The l eng th of t he t r i ans requ i re an ave r age of mor e than 35 sq a t i ons occur i n t e rm i na l s wh i ch a f f ec t the i r
coun t e r depends on t he scope of the opera t i on , f t per pe r son in orde r to se l ec t the i r norma l func t i ona l des i gn . L i near queues wi l l occur
wh i ch var i es w i t h each l oca t i on . wa l k i ng speed and to avo i d conf l i c t s w i th whe r e passenge rs l i ne up to pur chase t i cke t s
other pedes t r i ans . Human l ocomo t i on on or boa rd buses . Ca r e mus t be t aken tha t t hese
Pub l i c Lockers and Te l ephones Locke rs and te l e . sta i rs and t he conven i ence and comf or t o f l i nes do no t d i srup t o t he r t erm i na l f unc t i ons .
phones a re r evenue produc i ng , and t he quan- pedes t r i an wa i t i ng a reas is s i m i l ar l y re l a t ed The l eng th of a l i near queue may be es t i ma t ed
t i t i es to be prov i ded depend to a grea t degr ee to ave r age pedes t r i an a rea occupancy . on t he bas i s of an ave r age pe r pe rson spac i ng
on the i r pot ent i a l earn i ng capac i t y . of 20 in . The pr esence o f baggage has l i t t l e
e f f ec t on th i s spac i ng because baggage i s
D i spa t ch Of l i ce The d i spa t ch of f i ce cont ro l s Cor r i dor Des i gn p l aced on t he f l oor e i ther be t ween t he l egs or
a l l bus movemen t and consequen t l y shou l d be M i n i mum cor r i dor w i d t hs a re based on t he a t t he s i des . Bu l k queues may occur w i th i n
l oca t ed on the concourse so tha t it can ob- pedes t r i an t ra f f i c f l ow vo l ume l ess appropr i a t e a passenge r t erm i na l whe r e passenge rs a re
se rve a l l l oad i ng ber ths . The s i ze of t he d i s- a l l owances for d i srupt i ve t ra f f i c e l emen t s wa i t i ng for bus ar r i va l s or o t he r serv i ces .
pa t ch of f i ce may vary anywhe r e f rom 50 to such as co l umns , newss t ands , s t a i rways , w i n- Whe r e no c i rcu l a t i on t hrough t he queu i ng
150 sq f t . dow shoppe rs , e t c . Whe r e t he cor r i dor i s a l so space i s requ i red , a rea occupanc i es as l ow as
used as a wa i t i ng area to accommoda t e s t and- 5 sq f t pe r pe rson may be to l era t ed for shor t
Of f i ces A l l t erm i na l s rega rd l ess of t ype requ i re i ng pedes t r i ans , t he max i mum pot ent i a l accum- pe r i ods . Th i s a l l ows s t and i ng pedes t r i ans to
a cer t a i n amoun t of of f i ce space. The spec i f i c u l a t i on and sa f e human occupancy of t he cor - avo i d phys i ca l con t ac t w i t h each o t he r. Whe r e
area to be prov i ded depends on the t erm i na l r i dor shou l d be de t e rm i ned . (See " Queu i ng movemen t t hrough the queu i ng space i s re-
s i ze and t ype . A l t hough usua l l y of f i ces for Areas , " be l ow . ) The max i mum prac t i ca l f l ow qu i red , such as in a passenge r wa i t i ng con-
t he t erm i na l manage r , passenge r agen t , and t hrough a cor r i dor is approx i ma t e l y 25 pe rsons course , an ave r age a rea of 10 or mor e sq f t
sw i t chboa rd are suf f i c i ent , in l arger t erm i na l s pe r foot w i d t h of cor r i dor pe r m i nu t e (PFM) . pe r pe r son i s requ i red . Human area occupan-
mor e e l abora t e fac i l i t i es a re requ i red . The f l ow vo l ume tha t a l l ows for the se l ec t i on c i es be l ow 3 sq f t pe r pe rson resu l t in c rowded ,
of norma l wa l k i ng speed and avo i dance of i mmob i l e , and pot ent i a l l y unsa f e queues , par -
Renta l Space The amoun t of rent a l space to be t ra f f i c conf l i c t s i s equ i va l ent to 7 PFM (or t i cu l ar l y whe r e pedes t r i ans may be j os t l ed
prov i ded f or s tores , shops , concess i ons , a t e . , l ess) . Th i s s t anda rd wou l d be used in passen- of f p l a t f orms .
depends pr i mar i l y on t he ea rn i ng pot ent i a l ge r t e rm i na l s tha t do no t have severe peak i ng
i nvo l ved and t he amoun t of space ava i l ab l e . pa t t erns or space res t r i c t i ons . Whe r e severe Esca l a tors and Mov i ng Wa l ks
repe t i t i ve peaks and space res t ra i nt s occur ,
such as in a commu t e r t erm i na l , the mor e The h i gh cos t s of esca l a tors and mov i ng wa l ks
s t r i ngent s t anda rd of 10 to 15 PFM may be presen t d i f f i cu l t des i gn qua l i t y dec i s i ons . The
used . Th i s s t anda rd a l l ows t he a t t a i nmen t of un i t s a re genera l l y des i gned c l ose to the i r
nea r -norma l wa l k i ng speed bu t does resu l t in prac t i ca l ope ra t i ng capac i t i es even t hough
mor e f requen t t ra f f i c conf l i c t s w i th o t he r th i s prac t i ce causes pedes t r i an de l ays and
By JOHN J . FRU I N , Ph . D. pedes t r i ans. queu i ng . Esca l a tor and mov i ng wa l k manu -
f ac turers wi l l ra t e t he theore t i ca l capac i t y
of the i r un i t s on assump t i on of un i f orm s t ep
Ent rances or space occupanc i es , bu t de t a i l ed pho t o-
PEDESTR I AN DES I GN FOR PASSENGER The cr i ter i a ut i l i zed for cor r i dor des i gn can graph i c s tud i es of pedes t r i an use of t hese
TERM I NALS be rough l y app l i ed to t he des i gn of doors . The un i t s show tha t , even unde r t he mos t c rowded
max i mum capac i t y of a f ree -sw i ng i ng door i s cond i t i ons , pedes t r i ans wi l l l eave vacan t s t ep
The des i gn of pedes t r i an fac i l i t i es for passen-
approx i ma t e l y 60 pe rsons pe r m i nu t e , but th i s pos i t i ons or gaps , t hus r educ i ng e f f ec t i ve
ge r t erm i na l s i s dependen t on t he ca t egory of
capac i t y i s ob t a i ned w i t h f requen t t ra f f i c d i s- capac i t y . Th i s i s caused by the pedes t r i an ' s
t erm i na l and i ts pedes t r i an t ra f f i c pa t t erns .
rup t i ons and queu i ng at the en t rance sec t i on . own persona l space pre f e rences and momen -
Commu t e r passenge r t erm i na l s , w i t h ex t r eme
A s t anda rd of 40 pe rsons pe r m i nu t e wou l d t ary hes i t a t i on when boa rd i ng t hese un i ts , par -
bu t shor t peak t ra f f i c pa t t erns and repe t i t i ve
be represen t a t i ve of a busy s i tua t i on w i t h occa - t i cu l ar l y when t hey ope r a t e at h i gher speeds .
users , can be des i gned for l owe r s t anda rds
s i ona l t ra f f i c d i srup t i ons . Whe r e f ree - f l ow i ng Th i s had l ed to t he use of a nom i na l or prac -
of serv i ce than l ong-d i s t ance t erm i na l s , whe r e
t ra f f i c is des i red , a s t anda rd of 20 pe rsons pe r t i ca l des i gn capac i t y of 75 pe rcen t of the t heo-
the use rs a re genera l l y un f am i l i ar w i t h t he
m i nu t e shou l d be adop t ed . re t i ca l as shown in Tab l e 1 .
fac i l i ty and peak t ra f f i c l eve l s may be sus t a i ned
ove r severa l hours . De t a i l ed pho t ograph i c
s tud i es of t he use of pedes t r i an fac i l i t i es i nd i - St a i rs
ca t e tha t max i mum capac i t y co i nc i des w i t h TABLE t Nom i na l Capac i t y-Esca l a tors and
the mos t c rowded pedes t r i an concen t ra t i ons , Human l ocomo t i on on st a i rs i s much mor e
represen t i ng a poor des i gn env i ronmen t . Many s t y l i zed and res t r i c t ed than wa l k i ng because Mov i ng Wa l ks
of t he e l emen t s of aes the t i c des i gn a re l ost of t he res t ra i nt s i mposed by t he d i mens i ona l
con f i gura t i on of t he sta i rs , phys i ca l exer t i on , Capac i ty , persons per mi nut e
in th i s t ype of c rowded env i ronmen t , as the
pedes t r i an becomes pr eoccup i ed w i t h t he d i f . and conce rns for sa f e t y . As w i t h cor r i dors , T yp e of uni t Speed-90 fpm Speed-120 f pm
f i cu l t i es caused by t he c l ose i nt erac t i on and capac i t y f l ow is ob t a i ned when there i s a dense
c rowd i ng of pedes t r i ans comb i ned w i t h re- 32- i n. esca l ator . . . . . 63 84
conf l i c t s w i t h other pe rsons . The cha l l enge
s t r i c t ed , uncomf or t ab l e l ocomo t i on . The max i - 48- i n . esca l ator . . . . . 100 133
to t he t erm i na l des i gne r i s to ba l ance t he space
requ i remen t s for a comf or t ab l e and aes the t i - mum prac t i ca l f l ow on a sta i r i s approx i ma t e l y 24- i n . wa l k . . . . . . . . . . . 60
ca l l y p l eas i ng human env i ronmen t aga i ns t the 17 pe rsons pe r foot w i d t h of s t a i rway pe r m i n- 30- i n . wa l k . . . . . . . . . . . 1 20
space res t ra i nt s caused by bu i l d i ng con f i gura - u t e (PFM) in t he upwa rd or des i gn d i rec t i on .
t i on and cos t . An ave r age of abou t 20 squa r e f ee t pe r pe rson
The mos t recen t approach to t he des i gn of or mor e is requ i red be fore sta i r l ocomo t i on
pedes t r i an spaces has been t he use o f the becomes norma l and t ra f f i c conf l i c t s w i t h
l eve l -of -serv i ce concep t . On t he bas i s of th i s o t he r pedes t r i ans can be avo i ded . Th i s i s equ i v- St a t i onary st a i rs shou l d be l oca t ed in c l ose
concep t , a qua l i t a t i ve eva l ua t i on i s made of a l ent to a f l ow vo l ume o f abou t 5 PFM. Th i s prox i m i t y to esca l a tors and i nc l i ned mov i ng
s t anda rd wou l d be used in t e rm i na l s tha t do wa l ks to a l l ow for the i r a l t erna t i ve use in cases
human conven i ence at va r i ous t ra f f i c concen .
no t have severe peak i ng pa t t erns or apace of mechan i ca l f a i l ure . W i t h a r i se be l ow 20 f t ,
t ra t i ons and th i s i s t rans l a t ed i nto appropr i a t e
res t r i c t i ons . In commu t e r t erm i na l s , t he mor e pedes t r i ans wi l l a l so make a l t erna t i ve use of
des i gn pa rame t e rs . For examp l e , it has been
f ound t hrough de t a i l ed pho t ograph i c ana l ys i s s t r i ngen t s t anda rd of 7 to 10 PFM wou l d be t hese sta i rs i f esca l a tor queues become t oo
accep t ab l e . R i ser he i gh t has a s i gn i f i cant i m- l ong . W i t h h i gh- r i se app l i ca t i ons above 20 f t ,
tha t t he max i mum capac i t y of a cor r i dor i s ob-
pac t on sta i r l ocomo t i on . Lowe r r i ser he i ght s , v i r tua l l y a l l pedes t r i ans wi l l use the esca l a tor ,
7 in . or l ess , i ncrease pedes t r i an speed and caus i ng l ong queues and de l ays in t he heav i er
t hus i mprove t ra f f i c e f f i c i ency . The l owe r r i ser t ra f f i c app l i ca t i ons . Space for pedes t r i an t raf -
F rom " Pedes t r i an P l ann i ng and Des i gn , " he i gh t i s a l so des i rab l e to ass i s t t he hand i - f i c c i rcu l a t i on and queu i ng shou l d be a l l oca t ed
(Copyr i gh t ) by John J . Fru i n , Ph . D . capped pedes t r i an . a t a l l l end i ng a reas .
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BUS TERM I NALS
By JUL I US PANERO ,
Arch i t ec t and P l ann i ng Consu l t an t
BUS GEOMETR I CS
ROADWAY RAMPS
F i g. 3 Bus data .
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PLATFORM TYPES
St ra ight Sawtooth Loading
Para l l e l Load i ng " E f f i c i en t - emp l oyed whe r e lot i s compa r a -
" Requ i res excess i ve amoun t of space . t i ve l y na r row and deep .
" Buses mus t usua l l y wa i t unt i l f i rst bus " Passenge r has d i rec t approach to l oad i ng
ex i t s . door .
" La rge t erm i na l requ i res pedes t r i an unde r / " Baggage t ruck can ope ra t e be t ween buses
ove rpass fac i l i t i es to prot ec t passenge rs wh i l e for s i de l oad i ng .
cross i ng l anes .
Rad i a l Sawtooth Load i ng
R i ght -Ang l e Load i ng " Mos t e f f i c i ent buses sw i ng i nto pos i t i on
" D i sadvan t ages i nc l ude : a l ong na tura l dr i v i ng a re .
1 Ou t sw i ng i ng bus door wh i ch f orms a " Space requ i red a t f ront i s m i n i mum- w i de
bar r i er a round wh i ch passenge r mus t pass . space a t rear mak i ng maneuve r i ng easy .
2 Bus maneuve r i ng d i f f i cu l t . (See F i g. 4 .)
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bus or r ow o f buses hav i ng no appr ec i ab l e ta i l - f t . A l so , a tot a l m i n i mum be r t h l eng t h o f 40 f t whee l base o f buses , cr i t i ca l a t t en t i on shou l d
ou t , doub l e - l ane r unway w i d t hs shou l d be a t p l us 16 f t , or 56 f t , wou l d be r equ i r ed . Obv i - be pa i d t o t he ver t i ca l c l ea r ance whe r e a sag
l eas t 20 f t and pr e f e r ab l y 22 f t , espec i a l l y i f ous l y , t he shor t e r t he be r t h l eng t h a l l owed , t he cur ve ex i s t s , s i nce r equ i r ed bus c l ea r ance w i l l
ex t r a -w i de equ i pmen t i s t o be accommoda t ed w i de r t he r unway mus t be , and v i ce ve r sa . be gr ea t e r . Whe r e buses a r e t o en t e r t e rm i na l
- i mmed i a t e l y or i n t he f u t ur e . Howeve r , f or a bu i l d i ngs , doo r ways and o t he r s t ruc t ur es
f l ex i b l e ope r a t i on unde r wh i ch depa r t i ng buses Ramp i ng Whe r e r oadway r amp i ng down or up , shou l d a l l ow su f f i c i en t s i de c l ea r ance t o pe rm i t
may pu l l ou t f rom t he p l a t f orm a round a s t and - a t en t r ances or ex i t s t o runways i s necessa r y , f ree movemen t o f veh i c l es and t o avo i d damage
i ng bus , t he runway w i d t h and t he amoun t ca r e shou l d be t aken t o avo i d sha rp gr ade and de l ay . Doo r head r oom shou l d be a t l eas t
o f l i nea l space a t t he p l a t f orm f or t he pu l l -ou t changes wh i ch w i l l resu l t i n d i scom f or t t o pas - 12 f t f or t yp i ca l equ i pmen t , a l l owance be i ng
maneuve r a r e d i rec t l y r e l a t ed . Th i s r e l a t i onsh i p senge r s or rough t r ea t men t o f equ i pmen t , made f or any use o f t he t e rm i na l s by deck - and -
i s i nd i ca t ed by F i g . 5 , f rom wh i ch i t i s seen , f or pa r t i cu l a r l y when heav i l y l oaded . He r e aga i n , a -ha l f or doub l e -deck buses . Ac t ua l d i mens i ons
examp l e , t ha t a 40- f t bus hav i ng a 16- f t c l ea r - whe r e t h i s f ac t or i s i nvo l ved , t es t s shou l d be o f equ i pmen t t o use t he t e rm i na l shou l d be
ance ahead ac t ua l l y uses 22 f t o f runway w i d t h made w i t h buses and a l l owance made f or pos - checked be f or e f i x i ng cr i t i ca l d i mens i ons .
f or t he pu l l -ou t . Th i s wou l d i nd i ca t e , f or prac - s i b l e f u t ur e veh i c l es hav i ng a l onge r whee l - M i n i mum s i de c l ea r ance t o a l l s t ruc t ur es a l ong
t i ca l purposes , a runway w i d t h of a t l eas t 24 base and ove rhang . Because o f t he l onge r t he r oadway shou l d be a t l eas t 12 i n .
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TRUCK TERM I NALS
A t ruck t erm i na l i s a h i gh l y spec i a l i zed fac i l i ty , l ec t ed for one po i nt . I f t he t erm i na l i s rep l ac i ng c . I nbound break -bu l k by or i g i n and des t i na -
des i gned for a spec i f i c func t i on and ope ra t i ng t wo or mor e ex i s t i ng t erm i na l s or has an t i on po i n t s
p l an in t e rms of t he serv i ce s t anda rds i t mus t ent i re l y new m i ss i on , t hen i n f orma t i on may be d. Int er l i ne and ca r t age rece i ved by car r i er
mee t , t he area i t serves , and t he vo l umes to be co l l ec t ed for severa l po i n t s . The des i gner , of e . P i ckup un l oaded by rou t e
hand l ed . The ob j ec t i ve of th i s ar t i c l e i s to ex- course , wou l d l i ke to have comp l e t e i n forma - f. Ou t bound l oaded by des t i na t i on
p l a i n t he p l ann i ng requ i red to assur e tha t t he t i on ava i l ab l e to make h i s forecas t , but he mus t The ava i l ab i l i ty l ogs shou l d show the wor k -
fac i l i ty wi l l be adequa t e for : be prac t i ca l and use wha t eve r i n f orma t i on i s l oad ar r i va l s i n t e rms of un i t s (or t rucks) , sh i p-
1 . Dock des i gn and ya rd l ayou t . Prov i de a t hand . The t ype of i n f orma t i on wh i ch can be men t s , and pounds , and when it ar r i ved . A t t he
suf f i c i ent space for t rucks to maneuve r in and used for eva l ua t i ng seasona l peaks and va l l eys end of each day , summa r i ze t he i n f orma t i on on
ou t qu i ck l y and for pa rk i ng equ i pmen t . Pro t ec t is : t he l ogs to show t he wor k l oad ava i l ab i l i ty by
f re i ght and pe rsonne l f rom the wea t he r . Des i gn a . Numbe r of sh i pmen t s hour . A t t he end of t he 4-week t est per i od ,
docks to prov i de ready access for mov i ng b . Pounds hand l ed summa r i ze t he veh i c l e and f re i ght ac t i v i ty for
ma t er i a l i nto t rucks . c . Revenue do l l ars t he ent i re per i od in hour l y i nc remen t s . Rev i ew
2 . Numbe r o f dock spo t s . Prov i de t he appro- d. Numbe r of l oads t he da i l y resu l t s for a cons i s t en t pa t t ern of
pr i a t e numbe r of doors to enab l e t rucks to l oad 2. Tabu l a t e and ana l yze peak pe r i od. Es t ab- veh i c l e and f re i ght ar r i va l s and for var i a t i ons
and un l oad w i t hou t undue de l ay . l i sh a l og i ca l bas i s f or a peak pe r i od . P l ann i ng f rom t he pa t t ern.
3 . Accumu l a t i on space . Space i s requ i red the fac i l i ty to hand l e t he abso l u t e peak day 5 5 . Eva l ua t e future changes . Be f ore es t ab l i sh-
i mmed i a t e l y beh i nd sh i pp i ng and rece i v i ng yea rs in t he future i s no t l og i ca l . Th i s wou l d i ng t he des i gn year wor k l oad charac t er i s t i cs
spo t s for accumu l a t i ng sh i pmen t s so tha t mean unnecessa ry bu i l d i ng cos t . Se l ec t a peak and spec i f i c t erm i na l m i ss i on , de t e rm i ne t hose
veh i c l es can be processed qu i ck l y . per i od somewha t l owe r t hen t he average , wor k l oad ava i l ab i l i ty changes wh i ch m i gh t
The comp l e t e des i gn of t he t ruck t erm i na l , depend i ng upon eva l ua t i on of da i l y or week l y occur in t he i nt er i m, e i ther t hrough manage -
o f course , depends upon f i rst es t ab l i sh i ng t he var i a t i on . For a sma l l fac i l i ty , a 40-door t e rm- men t d i rec t i on or f rom other sour ces . Key
ope ra t i ng p l an and m i ss i on . Eva l ua t i on and i na l or l ess , a good ru l e of t humb i s to t ake an f ac tors to cons i de r a re :
cons i de ra t i ons of a l t erna t e hand l i ng sys t ems ave r age of t he 10 h i ghes t consecu t i ve weeks a . D i f f erent c l oseou t t i mes at or i g i n t erm i -
and bu i l d i ng des i gns a re beyond t he scope dur i ng the year and use th i s as a base to com- na l s
o f th i s ar t i c l e . pa re o t he r pe r i ods of t he year for wh i ch you b . Changes i n rou t i ng be t ween or i g i n and
Poss i b l e future changes mus t be t horough l y a re co l l ec t i ng de t a i l ed i n f orma t i on . A l arger des t i na t i on t erm i na l s wh i ch may a l ter t rave l
ana l yzed in es t ab l i sh i ng t he des i gn yea r re- fac i l i ty dese rves de t a i l ed ana l ys i s . Tabu l a t e t i me
qu i r emen t s . Fac i l i t i es a re des i gned for t he t he da i l y or week l y da t a on a ba r char t . Ex- c . Changes in cutof f t i mes for i nt er l i ne
future , and t hey mus t be ab l e to hand l e peak am i ne i t , and es t ab l i sh some l og i ca l cutof f for f re i ght
l oads . A l t hough t he da t a ga ther i ng and ana l yt i - t he peak pe r i od. Usua l l y a des i gn base wh i ch d. Feas i b i l i t y of rep l ac i ng s i ng l e t ra i l er w i t h
ca l t echn i ques requ i red to accura t e l y es t ab l i sh w i l l accommoda t e t he vo l ume of 85 to 90 per - doub l e t ra i l er ope ra t i ons , to r educe e l apsed
a des i gn bas i s appea r comp l ex , they a re neces - cen t of t he wor k i ng days of t he year w i l l be l oad i ng or e l i m i na t e comb i na t i on l oads
sary . On l y w i th th i s i n f orma t i on can t he des i gn- su i t ab l e . e . Poss i b i l i t y tha t doub l e t ra i l er comb i na -
er assur e tha t t he fac i l i ty wi l l ope ra t e as 3 . Es t ab l i sh t he des i gn year p l ann i ng base . t i ons may mean ear l i er ar r i va l a t new t erm i na l
p l anned . The new t erm i na l shou l d be p l anned for 5 yea rs f . Break -bu l k t ra f f i c pa t t erns may change by
hence . S i t e and ya rd space requ i remen t s rev i ew of sys t em ope ra t i on
shou l d be p l anned for 10 to 20 yea rs in the For new a reas to be serv i ced by acqu i s i t i on
DES I GN YEAR REDU I REMENTS
future to a l l ow for expans i on of t he p l a t form of add i t i ona l r i ghts or by me rge r w i th o t he r
fac i l i t i es and other fac i l i t i es beyond t he des i gn car r i ers , es t i ma t e t he wor k l oad ava i l ab i l i ty
The p l ann i ng s t ar t s w i t h a 5-year forecas t . yea r . Des i gn yea r peak shou l d i nc l ude the based on t he l oca t i on of poss i b l e new t e rm i na l s
The p l anne rs have es t ab l i shed t he spec i f i c fo l l ow i ng : and es t i ma t ed f re i ght vo l umes to be hand l ed .
m i ss i on of t he fac i l i ty and have t horough l y a. The cur ren t p l ann i ng base Eva l ua t e a l l of t hese f ac tors , and es t ab l i sh
es t i ma t ed t he needs of t he future i nc l ud i ng : b . Forecas t ed grow t h for i nbound-ou t bound the des i gn year wor k l oad ava i l ab i l i ty for t he
1 . I nbound and ou t bound des t i na t i ons to be t rans f er and i nt er l i ne f re i ght new t erm i na l .
se rved c . Acqu i s i t i on of ope ra t i ng r i ght s w i t h i n 6. Es t ab l i sh serv i ce ob j ec t i ves. The p l anne r
2 . The na t ure of t he wor k l oad to be hand l ed pr esen t sys t em i nc l ud i ng new d i s t r i but i on now has ava i l ab l e a good desc r i p t i on o f t he
3 . The t erm i na l schedu l es requ i red po i n t s and pedd l e rou t es new t erm i na l wor k l oad i n t e rms of i ts con t en t
The ob j ec t i ve of t he p l ann i ng ana l ys i s i s to d. Me rge r s w i t h other car r i ers and poss i b l e and ava i l ab i l i ty . The nex t s t ep i s to es t ab l i sh
es t ab l i sh a f ew numbe r s such as pounds pe r conso l i da t i on of t erm i na l s in t he same c i ty t wo key f ac tors :
hour wh i ch descr i be wha t t he t erm i na l wi l l a. Change i n t he f re i ght pa t t ern a . Requ i r ed cutof f t i mes for ou t bound
have to do dur i ng t he peak per i od of t he des i gn The des i gn year da i l y vo l ume shou l d be i n l oad i ng
yea r day . The des i gne r mus t know whe t t he pounds . Be care fu l in pro j ec t i ng grow t h based b. Requ i r ed t i me tha t de l i very veh i c l es
wor k l oad ava i l ab i l i ty w i l l be in t e rms of t ruck on pes t r evenue i ncreases , because t hese usu- shou l d be ava i l ab l e on t he st ree t
ar r i va l s , d i spa t ches , l oad i ng , and un l oad i ng a l l y re f l ec t ra t e i ncreases , no t ac tua l grow t h The p l anner , there fore , wi l l know when t he
t i mes for peak ope ra t i ons . of t ra f f i c . The f i na l f i gure es t ab l i shed shou l d wor k l oad i s ava i l ab l e and how much t i me t he
1 . De t e rm i ne des i gn year peak . H i s tor i ca l represen t t he p l anned peak des i gn year day in dock c r ew wi l l have for process i ng t he wor k -
da t a a re of i nt eres t on l y as t hey re l a t e to the t e rms o f tota l pounds hand l ed . De t a i l ed i nfor. l oad .
future . Usua l l y , cur ren t i n f orma t i on mus t be ma t i on on cur ren t wor k l oad can there fore 7 . Es t ab l i sh d i s t r i but i on of t ra f f i c by ou t .
co l l ec t ed to desc r i be t he de t a i l s of t he presen t l a ter be ad j us t ed to re f l ec t a future p l ann i ng bound des t i na t i ons . The ob j ec t i ve i s to est i -
t erm i na l wor k l oad , so tha t t he da t a may be base . ma t e t he amoun t of t ra f f i c to be l oaded ove r t he
ad j us t ed for t he future . De t e rm i ne how th i s 4. Tabu l a t e da t a on wor k l oad ava i l ab i l i ty . p l a t form to each ou t bound des t i na t i on to be
cur ren t t est pe r i od re l a t es to t he norma l sea - Se t up t he t ea t per i od and accumu l a t e 4 weeks se rved . Tabu l a t e t he da i l y ave r age test pe r i od
sona l peaks and va l l eys encoun t e r ed dur i ng t he of da t a by ma i n t a i n i ng da i l y ac t i v i ty l ogs and we i gh t i n pounds to each des t i na t i on . The pro-
yea r . I f t he t erm i na l i s a new fac i l i ty rep l ac i ng r ecords. The ob j ec t i ve of th i s ana l ys i s is to cedure i s as f o l l ows :
en ex i s t i ng one , t hen da t a can usua l l y be co l - prov i de comp l e t e i n f orma t i on on a l l e l emed t s a . Tabu l a t e da i l y ave r age we i gh t i n pounds
of t he wor k l oad , to de t e rm i ne t he t i me of i ts to each des t i na t i on .
ava i l ab i l i ty and wha t mus t be done w i t h it . b. App l y t he f orecas t ed grow t h f ac tor to
Da i l y ac t i v i ty l ogs shou l d be ma i n t a i ned for : each des t i na t i on for des i gn yea r da i l y ave r age
a. I nbound ar r i va l s by or i g i n po i nt we i gh t . I f forecas t s a r e no t ava i l ab l e by dest i -
Sh i ppe r -Mo t or Car r i er Dock P l ann i ng Mode l , b . De l i very l oaded by rou t e and i nt er l i ne na t i on po i nt , use t he same grow t h f ac tor for a l l
The Ope ra t i ons Counc i l of the Ame r i can Truck -
i ng Assoc i a t i ons , Inc . , Wash i ng t on , D .C, car r i er po i n t s .
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TRUCK TERM I NALS
NUMBER OF DOORS
sepa r a t e des t i na t i ons i f t he f re i gh t is sor t ed SH I PMENT ACCUMULAT I ON SPACE
f or t hem and l oaded sepa r a t e l y .
The numbe r o f l oad i ng and un l oad i ng doo r s
2 . Ca l cu l a t e numbe r o f i nbound doo r s. The Accumu l a t i on space i s needed t o s t age sh i p-
r equ i r ed i s based on t he peak pe r i od dur i ng
numbe r o f doo r s f or l oca l de l i ve ry w i l l depend men t s so t ha t t hey a r e r eady f or t he p i ckup
t he des i gn day. The peak doo r way r equ i r emen t
upon t he numbe r o f rou t es and t he me t hod veh i c l e and f or p l ac i ng goods r ece i ved pr i or
may be for t he i nbound ope r a t i on or a peak
used f or se rv i c i ng t he rou t e . Be f o r e ca l cu l a t i ng t o d i spos i t i on . Sh i pmen t s shou l d be s t aged i n
whe r e t he i nbound and ou t bound ove r l ap . The
t he numbe r o f door s , t he ope r a t i ng p l an mus t an a r ea conven i en t t o t he t ruck dock .
p l anne r has a l r eady es t ab l i shed t he vo l umes
be es t ab l i shed . The p l anne r mus t know : Accumu l a t i on space may con t a i n s t or age
t o be hand l ed , t he des t i na t i ons t o be sor t ed ,
a . The numbe r o f d ropped t ra i l ers or t rucks a i ds such as r acks , b i ns , or she l ves . Sh i pmen t s
and t he ava i l ab i l i t y o f f re i gh t t o be un l oaded .
f or i n t e r l i ne or l a rge cus t ome r s may be accumu l a t ed on pe l l e t s , sk i ds , ca r t s ,
The numbe r o f door s f or a g i ven wo r k l oad w i l l
b. Whe t he r t he p l an ca l l s f or f l oor i ng f r e i gh t t rucks , or i n con t a i ne r s . The apace m i gh t a l so
t he r e f or e depend upon t he numbe r o f des t i na -
and l oad i ng a l l t rucks i n sequence , or whe t he r be occup i ed w i t h conveyor banks t o accumu -
t i ons t o be l oaded i nbound and ou t bound as
t he i nbound ope r a t i on w i l l be a l l or par t i a l l y l a t e orde r s or me r e l y con t a i n ca r t ons s t acked
we l l as t he ra t es a t wh i ch f r e i gh t can be l oaded
a c ross - dock or d i r ec t - l oad i ng ope r a t i on on t he f l oor .
and un l oaded t hrough a doo r . Typ i ca l t ruck
c . Whe t he r a l l de l i ve ry veh i c l es w i l l be d i s - In an ope r a t i on i n wh i ch a l l f re i gh t i s moved
t e rm i na l un l oad i ng and l oad i ng ra t es a r e shown
i n Tab l e 1 . These may be used i f t he p l anne r pa t ched a t once or whe t he r t he r e w i l l be a d i rec t l y i n t o veh i c l es spo t t ed a t t he dock ,
second wave o f l oca l de l i ve ry accumu l a t i on space is no t needed . I n t h i s case ,
has no t a l r eady es t ab l i shed l oad i ng and un l oad -
i ng ra t es for h i s own ope r a t i on. The r a t es Use t he p l ann i ng da t a deve l oped t o de t e r - t he veh i c l e se r ves as t he accumu l a t i on a rea ,
shown a r e based on t he numbe r o f pounds m i ne t he vo l ume o f f re i gh t f or each rou t e . and hav i ng been f i l l ed w i t h f re i gh t , is r ep l aced
pe r hou r wh i ch norma l l y can be l oaded and Deve l op t he ope r a t i ng p l an , end prov i de w i t h an emp t y .
enough t ruck spo t s f or each rou t e t o be l oaded 1 . De t erm i ne peak accumu l a t i on . The
un l oaded t hrough a doo rway based on a one -
man ope r a t i on . The r a t es a l so i nc l ude t i me f or a t any one i n t e rva l o f t i me . accumu l a t i on space shou l d be ca l cu l a t ed f or
spo t t i ng equ i pmen t . 3 . Ca l cu l a t e numbe r o f doo r s r equ i r ed for t he des i gn yea r . Adequa t e space mus t be ava i l -
1 . Ca l cu l a t e ou t bound doo r s r equ i r ed. For un l oad i ng . The ca l cu l a t i on o f t he numbe r of ab l e for t he t o t a l sh i pmen t accumu l a t i on
ou t bound , obv i ous l y t he m i n i ma l r equ i r emen t doo r s r equ i r ed f or s t r i pp i ng or un l oad i ng i n- vo l ume f or t he peak hour o f t he day . The wa r e -
bound t ra i l ers or p i ckup and de l i ve ry veh i c l es house i s p i ck i ng orde r s a t a ce r t a i n ra t e and
i s one doo r pe r des t i na t i on . Add i t i ona l door s
w i l l be needed for des t i na t i ons wh i ch have a i s re l a t i ve l y s i mp l e . F r om t he des i gn day peak l oad i ng t rucks a t ce r t a i n t i mes . The accumu l a -
wo r k l oad ana l ys i s , t he p l anne r knows t he t i on space r equ i r emen t , t he r e f or e , mus t pro-
gr ea t e r vo l ume o f f r e i gh t t hen can be l oaded
t h rough a doo r i n t he r equ i r ed t i me pe r i od . Le t vo l ume o f t ra f f i c , i ts ava i l ab i l i t y and how much v i de s t or age f or t he cumu l a t i ve tot a l o f orde r s
mus t be s t r i pped i n a g i ven numbe r o f hour s . p i cked dur i ng t he day m i nus t he cumu l a t i ve
us say t ha t a ca r r i e r has f our des t i na t i ons and
The on l y add i t i ona l i n f orma t i on needed i s a t tot a l o f orde r s l oaded ou t . By t abu l a t i ng bo t h o f
can l oad f re i gh t t h rough a doo r way a t a ra t e o f
wha t hour l y ra t e he can expec t a dockman t o t hese cumu l a t i ve vo l umes by hour , t he p l anne r
6 , 000 l b pe r hou r . The des i gn yea r r equ i r emen t
un l oad f re i gh t t h rough a doo r way. can de t e rm i ne when t he peak w i l l occur as
f or t he peak pe r i od dur i ng t he des i gn day has
we l l as wha t t he peak vo l ume need i ng t o be
been es t ab l i shed . The ca l cu l a t i on is as f o l l ows .
Examp l e : The r e a r e f our des t i na t i ons , and s t or ed w i l l be . The peak accumu l a t i on f or mos t
Examp l e f ac i l i t i es w i l l gene r a l l y occu r some t i me i n t he
t he ave r age l oad i ng ra t e is 6 , 000 Ib pe r hou r .
A ca r r i e r ' s da i l y peak pe r i od i s dur i ng t he i n- ea r l y a f t e rnoon , j us t pr i or t o t he peak a r r i va l
bound ope r a t i on . The p l an ca l l s f or dock c r ews pe r i od f or ca r r i e rs .
Pounds pe r Numbe r of Numbe r of t o s t a r t i n f or ce a t 2 A . M . and comp l e t e un l oad - 2 . Ca l cu l a t e space requ i red . Conve r t t he
i ng i nbound t ra i l ers by 7 A . M . Wo r k l oad ava i l - max i mum accumu l a t ed vo l ume f or t he peak
hour to be doors doors
ab i l i t y ana l ys i s shows t ha t 300 , 000 I b o f i n t o cub i c f ee t . Conven i en t conve r s i on f ac t or s
Des t i na t i on l oaded ca l cu l a t ed a l l owed
i nbound i s ava i l ab l e f or s t r i pp i ng dur i ng t h i s can be es t ab l i shed f or conve r t i ng pounds or
A . . . , . . . . . 10 , 000 1 .7 2 pe r i od. The e l apse d t i me for t he ope r a t i on i s 5 cases i n t o cub i c f ee t . F i n i shed goods , how -
1 hour s . S t r i pp i ng i s p l anned a t a con t i nuous eve r , a re no t accumu l a t ed i n one so l i d mass .
9 . . . . . . . . . 4 , 000 0 .7
l eve l r a t e ; t hen t he c r ew has 5 hour s t o com- Add i t i ona l space mus t be prov i ded f or access
C . . . . . . . . . 25 , 000 4 .2 4
p l e t e t he un l oad i ng . The p l an w i l l r equ i r e s t r i p- and f or sepa r a t i on o f sh i pmen t s by ca r r i e r .
0 . . . . . . . . . 2 , 000 0 .3 1
p i ng i nbound veh i c l es e t a ra t e o f 60 , 000 I b For mos t cond i t i ons , t he a l l owance f or add i -
6 .9 8
Tot a l . . . . . 41 . 000 pe r hou r . De l i ve ry can be l oaded a t an ave r age t i ona l space i s usua l l y abou t 2'4 t o 3 t i mes as
r a t e o f 4 , 000 I b pe r hour t hrough a doo r ; t hen gr ea t as t he ac t ua l cube o f t he p roduc t . The r e -
As a ru l e o f t humb , when de t e rm i n i ng t he t he numbe r o f doo r s r equ i r ed f or s t r i pp i ng i s : f ore , mu l t i p l y t he f i n i shed goods cub i c f ee t by
numbe r o f door s f or each des t i na t i on , round t he s t or age space ut i l i za t i on f ac t or o f 2A t o 3
60 , 000 - 15 doo r s r equ i r ed t o ob t a i n tot a l s t or age cub i c f ee t r equ i r ed .
a l l dec i ma l va l ues o f 0 .3 t o t he nex t h i ghe r
who l e numbe r , and drop a l l dec i ma l va l ues l ess 4 , 000 3 . Pr epa r e b l ock l ayou t . The nex t s t ep i n
t hen 0 .3 . When ca l cu l a t i ng t he numbe r o f ou t - S i m i l a r ca l cu l a t i ons can be made f or s t r i p- p l ann i ng t he sh i pp i ng accumu l a t i on space i s
bound door s , be sur e t ha t a l l des t i na t i on po i n t s p i ng p i ckup veh i c l es . I mpo r t an t f ac t ors t o de t e rm i n i ng t he numbe r o f squa r e f ee t . The
a r e we l l de f i ned . Fo r examp l e , Ch i cago m i gh t know a r e when t he p i ckup i s ava i l ab l e , and a t procedur e i s as f o l l ows :
be a des t i na t i on . The r e may be add i t i ona l sub- wha t con t i nuous ra t e s t r i pp i ng shou l d be a . De t e rm i ne t he ove ra l l s t ack i ng he i gh t f or
des t i na t i ons r equ i r ed such as Ch i cago prope r , p l anned i n orde r t ha t t he un l oad i ng be com- t he sh i pmen t t o be s t or ed .
Ch i cago i nt er l i ne , end Ch i cago rou t e t ruck . p l e t ed i n t i me t o c l ose ou t t he ou t bound equ i p - b. D i v i de t he tot a l s t or age cub i c f ee t by t he
Each o f t hese wou l d have t o be t r ea t ed as men t on schedu l e . s t ack i ng he i gh t .
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The resu l t w i l l be t he s t or age a r ea i n squa r e w i de r t rac tor - t ra i l e r comb i na t i ons . Th i s w i d t h roo f may s t r i ke t he bu i l d i ng when back i ng i n .
f ee t . can be used f or ou t s i de pa r k i ng or pa r k i ng i n b . A l t hough mos t l oaded t rucks a r e de -
Add i t i ona l space mus t be prov i ded f or an enc l osed dock a r ea . Use Tab l e 2 as a gu i de . s i gned t o pu l l a 15 pe r cen t gr ade , t he s t a r t -up
access a i s l es . Depend i ng on t he s t or age a i de g r ade f or pu l l i ng away f rom a dock i s much
used , a r ea r equ i r emen t s f or a i s l es w i l l r ange l owe r . I n add i t i on , dock f ac i l i t i es even i f
f rom 50 pe r cen t t o 150 pe r cen t o f t he s t or age cove r ed canno t be kep t dr y i n we t wea t he r . A
TABLE 2 M i n i ma l Park i ng Space or Dock
a rea , accord i ng t o t he s i ze o f t he s t or age bank , 3 pe r cen t gr ade i s t he max i mum a l l owab l e f or
Approach Length and W i dth (W i d t h-12 f t )
t ype o f equ i pmen t used , and whe t he r a i s l es a r e pu l l i ng away f rom a dock .
used f or mo r e t han one pu rpose . I n mos t cases , Overa l l l ength Apron Dock approach 6 . Spec i f y doo r he i gh t and w i d t h. A l mos t
t he a l l owance f or a i s l es i s equ i va l en t t o t he of t ractor - t ra i l er , f ee t l ength , f ee t l ength , f ee t a l l sh i ppe r - cons i gnee f ac i l i t i es shou l d have
s t or age apace ava i l ab l e . Pr epa r e a t yp i ca l l ay- t ruck dock doo r s t o prov i de secur i t y and dock
ou t f or one bay . Measu r e s t or age space and , 40 43 83 a r ea pro t ec t i on f rom w i nd , ra i n or snow when
based on a i s l e space needed , mu l t i p l y t he 45 49 94 veh i c l es a r e no t a t t he dock . Fo r mos t i ns t a l l a -
s t or age or es i n squa r e f ee t by a f ac t or o f 1 .5 50 57 107 t i ons , a 9-a f doo r w i d t h i s r ecommended f or
t o 2 . 5. The tot a l squa r e f ee t shou l d prov i de 55 62 117 veh i c l es no t pe r f ec t l y spo t t ed . Tra i l e r w i d t hs
adequa t e space for sh i pmen t accumu l a t i on . may i nc r ease i n t he f u t ur e t o 102 i nches . Doo r
60 69 129
D r aw a l ayou t o f t he con f i gur a t i on o f t he a r ea , w i d t hs gr ea t e r t han 9 f t w i l l cause excess i ve
g i v i ng t he r equ i r ed numbe r o f squa r e f ee t , and l ose o f hea t or r e f r i ge r a t i on ; doo r s l ess t han 9
a r r ange t he s t or age b l ocks on t he l ayou t as h w i de w i l l r equ i r e ex t r a maneuve r i ng o f
t hey ac t ua l l y w i l l be . I f ad j us t men t s mus t be 3. P l an f or good t ra f f i c f l ow. When pr epa r - veh i c l es f or spo t t i ng a t t he dock .
made i n space a l l owances , make t hem a t th i s i ng t he p l o t p l an , i nc l ude : To de t e rm i ne doo r he i gh t s , sub t r ac t t he dock
t i me . a. Veh i c l e movemen t on s i t e. Veh i c l es he i gh t f rom 14 f t . I n mos t cases t he doo r he i gh t
shou l d c i r cu l a t e i n a coun t e r c l ockw i se d i rec - w i l l r ange f rom 9 f t 8 i n . t o 10 f t . Th i s he i gh t
t i on . Mak i ng l e f t -hand t urns w i t h l a rge veh i c l es w i l l accommoda t e up t o 13- f t 6- i n . -h i gh t ra i l ers .
DOCK DESIGN AND SPECI F ICATIONS enab l es t he dr i ve r t o see mo r e eas i l y t he t a i l I f on l y s t r a i gh t t rucks de l i ve r and p i ck up
end o f t he veh i c l e . f r e i gh t a t t he dock , t he he i gh t o f t he doo r w i l l
The t h i rd ma j or e l emen t i n p l ann i ng t he sh i p- b. Se r v i ce roads . Fo r t wo-d i r ec t i on t ra f f i c , r ange be t ween 8 f t and 9 f t 4 i n .
p i ng f ac i l i t y i s t o see t ha t docks a r e t he p rope r roads shou l d be 23 f t w i de . Th i s w i l l a l l ow f or 7 . Ins t a l l pe rmanen t , se l f - l eve l i ng dock -
he i gh t f or l oad i ng and un l oad i ng veh i c l es , t ha t a 3- f t c l ea r ance be t ween pass i ng eh - f t -w i de boa rds . I ns t a l l a t i on o f dock l eve l e rs enab l es
peop l e and f r e i gh t a r e pro t ec t ed f rom wea t he r , veh i c l es w i t h a 1 h - h s i de c l ea r ance . For one - f as t e r t urna round o f t rucks and con t r i bu t es t o
end t ha t adequa t e apace i s a l l owed f or access way roads , t he m i n i mum s t r a i gh t away w i d t h i nc r eased dock produc t i v i t y . Pe rmanen t l y
and pe r k i ng . Once aga i n , p l an f or t he des i gn shou l d be 12 f t . i ns t a l l ed boa rds a r e sa f e r t o use t han por t ab l e
yea r and a l l ow for expans i on . c. Roadway app roaches and i n t e rsec t i ons . boa rds . The one excep t i on t o t he use o f dock -
1 . De t e rm i ne veh i c l e pa r k i ng r equ i r emen t s . Ga t es and app roaches t o roadways shou l d be boa rds wou l d be f or f ac i l i t i es exc l us i ve l y ut i l i z -
Es t i ma t e t he f o l l ow i ng for t he des i gn yea r : a t l eas t 30 f t w i de f or t wo-d i r ec t i on t ra f f i c and i ng conveyo r s t o t r anspor t f r e i gh t ou t o f or i n t o
Company or con t r ac t ca r r i e r veh i c l es a t l eas t 20 f t w i de f or one - way t ra f f i c. Fo r a veh i c l es.
a. I f company t rucks or con t r ac t ca r r i e r r i gh t - ang l e r oadway i n t e rsec t i on , a m i n i mum The dockboa rd spec i f i ca t i on w i l l depend on
veh i c l es a re used f or d i s t r i bu t i on , de t e rm i ne r ad i us o f 50 f t w i l l be sa t i s f ac t ory f or mos t t he f o l l ow i ng f ac t ors :
t he max i mum tot a l numbe r and t ype o f veh i c l es veh i c l es . Howeve r , i f t he road i s w i de r t han a . Gr ea t es t he i gh t d i f f e r ence be t ween t he
on s i t e. Th i s max i mum numbe r w i l l gene r a l l y 20 f t , t he m i n i mum r ad i us may be dec r eased dock and bed o f t rucks or t ra i l ers se r v i ced
occur on a weekend or ove r a ho l i day . t o 35 f t . b . Type o f ma t e r i a l s hand l i ng equ i pmen t
b. Mu l t i p l y t he numbe r o f each t ype veh i c l e d. Pedes t r i an l anes . These shou l d be l oca t ed used
- such as 40- f t t ra i l er , 18- f t s t r a i gh t t ruck , ad j acen t t o a se r v i ce road , bu t sepa r a t ed f rom c . Type o f l oads hand l ed i n t o and ou t o f
t rac t or w i t h 40- f t t r a i l e r -by t he squa r e f oo t t he r oadway by a phys i ca l ba r r i e r . The w i d t h veh i c l es
a l l owance f or each d i f f e ren t l eng t h o f veh i c l e . o f t he l ane can r ange f rom 4 t o 6 f t , depend i ng d. Type o f veh i c l e road equ i pmen t p i ck i ng
Pa r k i ng space f or a veh i c l e shou l d be 12 f t on t he vo l ume o f pedes t r i an t ra f f i c . up or de l i ve r i ng f re i gh t
w i de , end t he l eng t h o f t he space shou l d be 4 . Prov i de p rope r dock he i gh t . Truck - t ra i l - Af t e r de t e rm i n i ng t he max i mum he i gh t d i f -
t he ove r a l l l eng t h o f t he veh i c l e p l us 20 e re and p i ckup and de l i ve ry veh i c l es a r e no t f e r ence f rom dock l eve l , t he l eng t h o f t he c l ock .
pe r cen t . bu i l t t o any spec i f i c bed he i gh t ; t he r e f or e , boa rd can be ca l cu l a t ed by us i ng t he a l l owab l e
docks f or veh i c l es a t p l an t s and d i s t r i bu t i on pe r cen t age gr ade f or t he t ype o f hand l i ng
Pa r k i ng space pe r veh i c l e , sq f t cen t e r s canno t be cons t ruc t ed t o one spec i f i c equ i pmen t used . A l l owab l e g r ades a r e shown
= (ove ra l l l eng t h , f t X 1 . 2) X 12 f t he i gh t . For mos t t ra i l ers des i gned t o hand l e i n Tab l e 3.
d r y me r chand i se , t he veh i c l e bed he i gh t w i l l
c. Add tot a l space r equ i r emen t f or a l l va r y be t ween 48 and 52 i n . For some h i gh .
veh i c l es. cubs t ra i l ers w i t h sma l l e r whee l s , t he bed TABLE 3 Percent of Grade for Ma ter i a l
d. Sub t r ac t space f or numbe r o f veh i c l es t o he i gh t w i l l be l ess t han 48 i n . Truck chase !* Hand l i ng Equ i pment
be spo t t ed a t t he dock. w i t h a " r ee f e r " body w i l l i nc r ease t he bed
A l l owab l e percent
e. Ca l cu l a t e t ruck apron a rea , emp l oyee he i gh t up t o 6 i n . P i ckup and de l i ve ry veh i c l e
Type of equ i pmen t of grade '
pa r k i ng a r ea , and se r v i ce road a r ea . To t a l a r ea bed he i gh t s w i l l va ry be t ween 44 and 50 i n .
f or comb i ned f ac i l i t i es . Veh i c l es w i t h capac i t y l oads can comp r ess Powe r ed hand t rucks . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Common ca r r i e r veh i c l es spr i ngs and change t he bed he i gh t . A s i ng l e -
Powe r ed p l a t form t rucks . . . . . . . . . 7
a . Es t i ma t e t he max i mum numbe r and s i ze ax l e t ra i l er bed he i gh t can change as much me
o f veh i c l es wh i ch cou l d be wa i t i ng f or a doo r 6 t o8 i n .
Low- l i f t pe l l e t or sk i d t rucks . . . . . . 10
pos i t i on , and prov i de space f or t hese veh i c l es . To prov i de t he bes t dock he i gh t f or a f ac i l i t y , E l ec t r i c fork t rucks . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
b. Keep apron and dock app roach a r ea c l ea r a sur vey shou l d be made o f t he t ype o f equ i p - Gas fork t rucks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
t o pe rm i t r ap i d r emova l and spo t t i ng o f veh i - men t used t o de t e rm i ne t he bed he i gh t o f
c l es a t t he dock . veh i c l es se r v i c i ng t he p l an t or d i s t r i bu t i on Cont ac t manu f ac turer and check manuf ac turer ' s spec i f i ca t i ons
2 . Prov i de adequa t e maneuve r i ng space. cen t e r . D i f f e r en t he i gh t s may be prov i ded i f be l ore opera t i ng beyond a l l owab l e percent of grade .
The l eng t h o f a veh i c l e ' s pa r k i ng space or a l l s t r a i gh t t rucks a r r i ve e t one dock l oca t i on
dock app roach i s t he gr ea t es t l eng t h f or t he and a l l t ra i l ers a r r i ve a t ano t he r . I n gene r a l , Mos t s t anda rd t ruck dockboa rd l eng t hs
t rac tor - t ra i l er comb i na t i on (st a l l l eng t h) and se l ec t i ng a dock he i gh t l owe r - r a t he r t han r ange f rom 6 t o 10 f t . For mos t app l i ca t i ons ,
t he apron l eng t h necessa r y t o maneuve r t he h i ghe r - w i l l enab l e t he dr i ve r t o open or c l ose dockboa rds shou l d be 6 f t w i de . Use 7- f t w i de
veh i c l e i n and ou t o f t he pa r k i ng spo t . The veh i c l e door s wh i l e t he t ruck i s a t t he dock . dockboa rd f or l oad i ng or un l oad i ng un i t l oads
ap ron i s measu r ed f rom t he ou t e rmos t pa r t 5 . Avo i d p i t s and r amps . I f a t a l l poss i b l e , w i t h f or k t ruck .
o f t he l onges t veh i c l e t o be accommoda t ed gr ade t he app roach and ap ron a r ea for t he 8 . Prov i de a r ea for access t o t rucks . A
or f rom t he ou t e rmos t pa r t o f any obs t ruc t i on , prope r dock he i gh t and keep equ i pmen t nea r m i n i mum a r ea measu r ed i ns i de t he p l an t f rom
such as a pos t or pa r t o f a bu i l d i ng s t ruc t ur e l eve l . I f l oad i ng p i t s and r amps canno t be t he edge o f t he dock shou l d be kep t c l ea r end
i n f ron t o f t he dock . As a gene r a l ru l e , t he avo i ded , use t he f o l l ow i ng gu i de l i nes : unobs t ruc t ed f or t he movemen t o f f re i gh t and
dock app roach shou l d be a t l eas t t w i ce t he a . I f a r amp i s needed , gr ade t he app roach ma t e r i a l s hand l i ng equ i pmen t . The dep t h o f t he
l eng t h o f t he l onges t t rac tor - t ra i l e r comb i na - t o t he dock so t ha t t he t ruck or t ra i l er I s nea r l y a r ea mus t a l l ow f or maneuve r ab i l i t y o f ma t e -
t i on . l eve l . Equ i pmen t pa r ked a t a s t eep ang l e i s un - r i a l s hand l i ng equ i pmen t i n end ou t o f veh i c l es
The w i d t h f or each new pa r k i ng spo t or s t a l l sa f e t o l oad and un l oad . I f t he f ron t end o f t he and f or t wo - way c ross t ra f f i c beh i nd t he dock .
shou l d be 12 f t t o accommoda t e t he l onge r and t ruck or t ra i l er i s e l eva t ed t oo much , t he t ruck I f dockboa rds a r e used , prov i de a m i n i mum
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TRUCK TERM I NALS
W i d t h o f Pos i t i on
The max i mum a l l owab l e w i d t h o f a t ruck or
t ra i l er i s 8 f t and i t may be assumed t ha t v i r tu-
a l l y a l l un i t s (o t he r t han t hose f or l i gh t c i t y
de l i ve ry ) a r e bu i l t t o t ake fu l l advan t age o f
th i s d i mens i on .
Fig . 1 Back - i n t ype enc l osure .
T r anspo r t a t i on
and obs t ruc t i ons . Ra i l road c ross i ngs , au t o- Pavemen t : 6- i n. conc r e t e s l ab r e i n f or ced
mob i l e t ra f f i c , pa r ked veh i c l es , and ma t e r i a l w i t h 6 by 6 i n . No . 6 gauge we l ded w i r e mesh ;
ca r e l ess l y s t or ed ou t s i de a l l con t r i bu t e t o expans i on j o i n t s 30 f t on cen t e r s .
de l ays i n p i ck -up and de l i ve ry. I f a r i gh t - ang l e Fence : 2- i n . w i r e mesh No . 9 gauge , 7 f t h i gh
t urn mus t be nego t i a t ed i n a na r row dr i veway , i nc l ud i ng seve r a l s t r ands o f ba rbed w i r e a t
ex t r a c l ea r apace shou l d be prov i ded on t he t he t op . Pro t ec t t he f ence f rom damage by
i ns i de o f t he t urn t o e l i m i na t e maneuve r i ng . t rucks by p l ac i ng bumpe r s or 2- f t -h i gh ea r t h
Fo r i ns t ance , i n a dr i veway 12 t o 14 f t w i de , curbs 5 t o 15 f t f rom t he f ence , depend i ng
t he t r i angu l a r a rea , f o rmed by t he i ns i de corne r upon t he t ype o f t ruck us i ng t he ya rd . I n ca r
o f t he t urn and t he t wo po i n t s 24 f t on each pa r k i ng a r eas p l ace bumpe r s a t l eas t 3 f t f rom
s i de o f t he corne r , shou l d be l ef t c l ea r . Th i s t he f ence .
w i l l a l l ow prope r c l ea r ance f or t he t urn i ng
r ad i us o f t he t r ac t or - t ruck and t he cu t - i n o f Dock Bu i l d i ng
t ra i l er whee l s .
Or i en t a t i on : I f poss i b l e , p l ace t he l ong
d i mens i on o f t he bu i l d i ng pa ra l l e l t o t he pr e -
Turn i ng C l earance (see F i g. 5) va i l i ng s t orm w i nds .
Co l umn spac i ng : Depends upon s t a l l w i d t h .
Si te Recommended s t a l l w i d t h 12 f t , co l umn spac -
Loca t i on : I n se l ec t i ng a s i t e , cons i de r t he i ng 24 f t .
F ig . 5 Turn i ng c l earance for dr i veway. f o l l ow i ng f ac t or s : W i d t h of bu i l d i ng va r i es f rom 45 to 70 f t ,
l . Prox i m i t y t o p i ckups , de l i ve r i es , and depend i ng upon t he t ype of ope r a t i on : usua l
Dra i nage connec t i ng ca r r i e rs
f i gur e is 60 f t .
Of f i ces
The o f f i ce f ac i l i t i es may i nc l ude any or a l l
o f t he f o l l ow i ng :
Gene r a l o f f i ce
Message cen t e r
B i l l i ng o f f i ce
Cash i e r
Te l ephone r oom
Fo r eman ' s o f f i ce
O f f i ce manage r
Te rm i na l manage r
Ope r a t i ons manage r
Sa l esmen ' s r oom
Reco rd r oom
Hea t e r r oom
Cen t r a l check i ng
Dr i ve rs ' l ocke r r oom
Tr anspor t a t i on depa r t men t
Do rm i t o r y
Ca f e t e r i a
Dr i ve rs ' r eady r oom
Other Fac i l i t i es
Ma i n t enance shop
Fue l i ng a r ea (nea r shop)
We i gh i ng a r ea
Truck and t ra i l er pa r k i ng a r ea ( t wo pa r k i ng
spaces pe r dock s t a l l r ecommended )
F i g. 7 Truck termi na l dock p l an for fork- l i f t t ruck and pa l l et storage . Emp l oyee and v i s i tor pa r k i ng a r ea
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Fig . 8