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An assembly for a truck at a loading bay includes a guide track and a chock member for the truck which is reciprocated along the guide track to engage the rear wheels of the truck and lock it securely in position; the guide track may be formed in a platform forming part of the assembly and on which

An assembly for a truck at a loading bay includes a guide track and a chock member for the truck which is reciprocated along the guide track to engage the rear wheels of the truck and lock it securely in position; the guide track may be formed in a platform forming part of the assembly and on which the truck is supported; suitably the platform is hinged at its outer end whereby the platform is pivotable about the outer end such that the rear of the truck may be elevated or lowered for alignment with the loading bay.

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In combination, a loading dock having a vertical dock face and a vehicle supporting surface extending outwardly from said dock face, vehicle locking means mounted on said supporting surface for locking a vehicle against outward movement away from said dock face and including guide track means, wheel

In combination, a loading dock having a vertical dock face and a vehicle supporting surface extending outwardly from said dock face, vehicle locking means mounted on said supporting surface for locking a vehicle against outward movement away from said dock face and including guide track means, wheel chock means mounted for movement on said guide track means between a storage position where said wheel chock means will not obstruct movement of a vehicle on said supporting surface, and an operative position where said wheel chock means extends upwardly above said supporting surface and is disposed to engage a wheel of a vehicle to prevent movement of said vehicle away from said dock face, and drive means operably connected to said wheel chock means for moving said wheel chock means between the storage and operative positions, said drive means comprising a fluid cylinder unit including a cylinder member and a piston member, said members being mounted for movement relative to each other, a first of said members being fixed relative to said guide track means and a second of said members being operably connected to said wheel chock means, said fluid cylinder unit being constructed and arranged such that movement of said second member relative to said first member will move said wheel chock means between the storage and operative positions.