A loading ramp is a portable loading dock. It is a ramp which can be moved anywhere in a shipping and receiving yard to give forklift access to a shipping container or semi-trailer at a loading dock level.
Loading ramps fulfill an important niche as a productivity tool, enabling the user to move heavy equipment via forklift from ground level to loading dock level. The chief purpose of a loading ramp is to facilitate the loading and unloading of semi-trailer trucks at locations that lack a loading dock. Alternatively, the loading ramp can be used to allow vehicles to enter a warehouse through a loading dock door.