Public source register
Loading Dock Resources
Reference sources behind this site's loading dock pages, with what each table and source can and cannot establish.
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Start with the working tables
- Equipment scope identifies systems to name, but does not establish a provider's scope.
- Approval ledger organizes state and county questions, but does not decide requirements for a project.
- Price drivers separates public observations from local quotes, but does not predict an invoice.
- Winter data supplies dated weather context, but does not diagnose equipment or predict a failure.
How to read the evidence
The register favors government and issuing-agency material for rules, then uses manufacturer documents for model-specific context. Seller listings are dated observations, provider statements establish only that provider's stated scope, and forum entries support wording only. None is silently promoted to a government authority.
A source-recorded date is inherited from the audited homepage document. It does not mean the link was opened again during this build. A newly checked date appears only after the source itself is opened and its supported subject is reviewed. Material AI assistance may help organize and draft the publication; it is not field experience, evidence, or professional review.
Evidence-to-claim mapping
Each record below states the limited claim, its source, its status, and where it may be used. The Allen County fee discrepancy remains unresolved: source 4 and source 23 publish different formulas. Neither is declared applicable to a particular project; the issuing department must answer the project-specific question.
allen-county-office
Allen County Building Department: 260-449-7131, 200 East Berry Street, Suite 180, Fort Wayne, IN 46802, Monday–Friday 7 a.m.–5 p.m. Contractors and subcontractors must be licensed in Allen County.
Source 1 · inherited-from-audit · pages: home, about, new-dock-installation-and-replacement
allen-county-no-plan-review
Allen County does not perform its own plan review, does not offer expediting, requires licensed and registered applicants, and does not transact permit business with third parties.
Source 2 · inherited-from-audit · pages: home, about, new-dock-installation-and-replacement
county-fee-formula-a
Posted existing-commercial-construction fee formula: $0.06 per square foot of gross floor area for each floor, with a $60 minimum.
Source 4 · unresolved-discrepancy · pages: home
county-fee-formula-b
Commercial interior/tenant-finish formula: $4 per $1,000 of contract price or $0.03 per square foot, whichever is less, with a $60 minimum; document cover effective September 6, 2024.
Source 23 · unresolved-discrepancy · pages: home
state-release-two-approvals
Indiana's Construction Design Release (IDHS, 675 IAC 12) and an Allen County permit are separate questions. Exempt from state plan review is not exempt from code (675 IAC 12-6-4(e)); otherwise-exempt work loses the exemption when part of a project requiring a release (12-6-4(d)).
Source 5 · inherited-from-audit · pages: home, dock-leveler-repair, dock-seal-and-shelter-replacement, new-dock-installation-and-replacement, about
state-release-opening-exemption
The 675 IAC 12-6-4(b)(5)(C) exemption is limited to a non-fire-rated exterior wall, an opening no more than six feet wide, and an opening that is not a required exit.
Source 5 · inherited-from-audit · pages: home, new-dock-installation-and-replacement
state-release-design-professional
675 IAC 12-6-9 addresses when a design professional is required, with exceptions including the 30,000 cubic feet threshold.
Source 5 · inherited-from-audit · pages: home, new-dock-installation-and-replacement
state-release-fee
675 IAC 12-3-2 design-release filing fee: $75 filing fee plus a $75 minimum processing fee; $0.0030 per square foot; $5,000 additional in the circumstances the rule states.
Source 5 · inherited-from-audit · pages: home
osha-dockboard-definition
Dock levelers are dockboards under 29 CFR 1910.21; maximum intended load is defined there.
Source 6 · inherited-from-audit · pages: home, dock-leveler-repair
osha-dockboard-requirements
29 CFR 1910.26: dockboard load capacity; run-off protection for dockboards initially placed in service on or after January 17, 2017 (with the employer-demonstration exception); securing; measures against vehicle movement.
Source 7 · inherited-from-audit · pages: home, dock-leveler-repair, vehicle-restraint-repair, new-dock-installation-and-replacement
osha-std-01-11-007
STD 01-11-007 recognizes an effective, properly installed and maintained mechanical restraint in the circumstances it addresses; a damaged restraint comes out of service.
Source 8 · inherited-from-audit · pages: home, vehicle-restraint-repair
indiana-811-window
IC 8-1-26-16 requires notice at least two full working days and not more than ten calendar days before covered excavation or demolition begins; the excavating party is responsible.
Source 9 · inherited-from-audit · pages: home, new-dock-installation-and-replacement
indiana-811-agency
The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission publishes guidance on the damage-prevention law.
Source 10 · inherited-from-audit · pages: home, new-dock-installation-and-replacement
blue-giant-hydraulic-manual
Blue Giant hydraulic leveler manual (Rev. 1.7, issued August 6, 2026) lists seven possible causes for one symptom and shows an example serial plate; model-specific, not a universal rule or lifespan datum.
Source 11 · inherited-from-audit · pages: home, dock-leveler-repair
blue-giant-mechanical-manual
Blue Giant mechanical leveler manual (Rev. 1.6, issued August 6, 2026) covers hold-down, lifting, storage, safety, and maintenance context; repair procedures are not reproduced.
Source 12 · inherited-from-audit · pages: home, dock-leveler-repair
bls-wage
$28.77 mean hourly wage in May 2025 for the installation, maintenance, and repair group in Fort Wayne. An employee wage, not a contractor billing rate.
Source 13 · inherited-from-audit · pages: home
uline-seal-listing
Uline H-11172: 8 × 9-foot door, 20-inch projection, $2,075 each at quantity one, 18 anchors. A listing observation, not an installed price or universal spec.
Source 14 · inherited-from-audit · pages: home, dock-seal-and-shelter-replacement
uline-bumper-listing
Uline bumpers: H-2054 $120 each and H-1504 $66 each at the two-unit tier; width is measured between bolt holes; installation kits separate.
Source 15 · inherited-from-audit · pages: home, dock-seal-and-shelter-replacement
patent-gravity-lip
U.S. Patent 5,511,267 describes a gravity-return lip problem in a dock leveler hydraulic circuit; not field-failure frequency or repair instructions.
Source 16 · inherited-from-audit · pages: home, dock-leveler-repair
cornell-rolling-terminology
Rolling-door assembly terminology (curtain, guides, barrel/counterbalance, bottom bar, hood, operator) per Cornell; not interchangeable with sectional designs.
Source 17 · inherited-from-audit · pages: home, commercial-overhead-door-repair
cornell-safety
Cornell service-door instructions state high-tension springs and moving parts are hazards and require trained technicians; no installation steps reproduced.
Source 18 · inherited-from-audit · pages: home, commercial-overhead-door-repair
competitor-scope
One Fort Wayne door company publishes a scope of dock doors and operators and excludes levelers, seals/shelters, vehicle restraints, framing, and electrical work. Establishes only that company's scope.
Source 19 · inherited-from-audit · pages: home, services, commercial-overhead-door-repair
nws-climate
NWS Fort Wayne 2025 annual report: 123.6 days a year with a minimum at or below 32°F, 39.7 days with a maximum at or below 32°F, 33.6 inches of snowfall, 39.48 inches annual precipitation (normals), first widespread fall freeze on October 25 (2025 observation).
Source 20 · inherited-from-audit · pages: home
forum-wording-walmart
Forum wording about a dock getting stuck and repeated repairs. Wording only.
Source 21 · inherited-from-audit · pages: home
forum-wording-truckers
Forum wording about a dockplate not folding out in an old rented building. Wording only.
Source 22 · inherited-from-audit · pages: home
iosha-state-plan
IOSHA administers Indiana's state plan for most private- and public-sector workplaces.
Source 24 · inherited-from-audit · pages: home, vehicle-restraint-repair
What this site verifies
The site verifies that a cited document supports the limited statement recorded beside it and preserves the date and source category. It does not verify a facility condition, diagnose equipment, determine approvals, select a provider, or establish current provider availability. Source corrections are evaluated against the underlying document and the public ledger is updated when the support changes.
Source register
Government agency
1. Allen County Building Department — Contractor Licensing
Allen County Building Department · Licensing statement, public office address, telephone, and posted hours.
Source-recorded verification: · Open source
2. Allen County Building Department — Permits & Planning
Allen County Building Department · State plan-review information, local permit process, licensed/registered applicant requirement, and no-expediting statement. No project-specific door or leveler exemption is inferred.
Source-recorded verification: · Open source
3. Allen County Building Department — department homepage
Allen County Building Department · Which fee-schedule PDF the department page presented, not the assessed fee for a particular project.
Source-recorded verification: · Open source
4. Allen County — T6-A10 Fee Schedule
Allen County · Section 6-10-2-1-2, PDF page 3: posted existing-commercial-construction formula of $0.06 per square foot of gross floor area for each floor, minimum $60. Read with the separate discrepancy in source 23; no effective-date inference from the filename.
Source-recorded verification: · Open source
10. Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission — Call Before You Dig Law
Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission · Issuing-agency guidance on the damage-prevention law and notice requirements.
Source-recorded verification: · Open source
23. Allen County Building Department — Rules & Regulations, nineteenth edition
Allen County Building Department · Cover marked effective September 6, 2024. C.2.a.1 gives the commercial interior/tenant-finish formula of $4 per $1,000 contract price or $0.03 per square foot, whichever is less, minimum $60. Disclosed alongside source 4, not substituted for it.
Source-recorded verification: · Open source
24. Indiana Department of Labor — IOSHA Home
Indiana Department of Labor · State-plan administration, jurisdiction over most private- and public-sector workplaces, and the program's description of IC 22-8-1.1-17.5 restricting more stringent standards.
Source-recorded verification: · Open source
State regulation
5. Indiana Department of Homeland Security — 675 IAC 12, General Administrative Rules
Indiana Department of Homeland Security · Sections 12-3-2 and 12-6-2 through 12-6-4, plus 12-6-9: design-release fees, definitions, requirements, exemptions, and design professionals. Not an IDHS ruling on a specific dock project.
Source-recorded verification: · Open source
Federal regulation
6. Occupational Safety and Health Administration — 29 CFR 1910.21
OSHA · Walking-working-surface definitions, including dockboard and maximum intended load.
Source-recorded verification: · Open source
7. Occupational Safety and Health Administration — 29 CFR 1910.26
OSHA · Dockboard load capacity, run-off provisions and January 17, 2017 initial-service date, securing, and vehicle-movement requirements.
Source-recorded verification: · Open source
Federal enforcement directive
8. Occupational Safety and Health Administration — Directive STD 01-11-007
OSHA · Mechanical Means to Secure Trucks or Trailers to a Loading Dock, issued August 5, 1981: effectiveness, installation, maintenance, and damaged-equipment conditions. Not a bypass procedure.
Source-recorded verification: · Open source
State statute
9. Indiana 811 — Indiana Code 8-1-26, full law
Indiana 811 · Section 16: notice for covered excavation or demolition, including the two-full-working-day and ten-calendar-day window and associated conditions.
Source-recorded verification: · Open source
Manufacturer document
11. Blue Giant Equipment Corporation — Hydraulic Dock Leveler Owner's Manual
Blue Giant Equipment Corporation · Part 038-1084E, Rev. 1.7, issued August 6, 2026. Safety, planned maintenance, model-specific troubleshooting, hydraulic-oil information, and the example serial plate. The plate is not independent lifespan data.
Source-recorded verification: · Open source
12. Blue Giant Equipment Corporation — Mechanical Dock Leveler Owner's Manual
Blue Giant Equipment Corporation · Part 038-1083E, Rev. 1.6, issued August 6, 2026. Mechanical hold-down, lifting, storage, safety, maintenance, and troubleshooting context. Repair procedures are not reproduced.
Source-recorded verification: · Open source
17. Cornell — Rolling Door 101
Cornell · Manufacturer terminology for rolling-door assemblies. Rolling-door components are not presented as interchangeable with every sectional-door design.
Source-recorded verification: · Open source
18. Cornell — Service Door Installation Instructions
Cornell · Insulated and non-insulated service doors, ES 10-476, revision 004, dated July 21, 2023. Safety and trained-technician requirements, with door-component and maintenance context. No hazardous installation steps are reproduced.
Source-recorded verification: · Open source
Seller listing
14. Uline — H-11172 Dock Seal, 8 × 9-foot door, 20-inch projection
Uline · Seller listing checked September 11, 2026: $2,075 each at quantity one; identified opening/projection and product-specific 18-anchor requirement. A price observation, not an installed local quote.
Source-recorded verification: · Open source
15. Uline — Dock Bumpers
Uline · Seller listing checked September 11, 2026: H-2054, $120 each at the two-unit tier; H-1504, $66 each at the two-unit tier. Width is defined as the distance between bolt holes. Installation kits are not included in the unit prices.
Source-recorded verification: · Open source
Issued patent
16. U.S. Patent 5,511,267 — Dock Leveler Hydraulic Circuit
United States Patent and Trademark Office (document scan) · Issued April 30, 1996. Used only for the described gravity-return lip problem, not for modern field-failure frequency or repair instructions.
Source-recorded verification: · Open source
Statistical agency
13. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wages in Fort Wayne, May 2025
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · Released July 9, 2026. Mean hourly employee wage of $28.77 for the installation, maintenance, and repair occupational group. Not a billing-rate survey.
Source-recorded verification: · Open source
Weather service report
20. National Weather Service Northern Indiana — Fort Wayne annual climate report for 2025
National Weather Service · Issued January 1, 2026. Normal period 1991–2020; annual 2025 weather-type counts and first widespread fall-freeze narrative are separate observations. The URL may later display a different annual report.
Source-recorded verification: · Open source
Provider's own statement
19. Fort Wayne Door & Dock — About Fort Wayne Door & Dock
Fort Wayne Door & Dock · That company's own published scope statement: dock doors and operators, with exclusions for levelers, seals/shelters, vehicle restraints, framing, and electrical work. Establishes only that company's scope.
Source-recorded verification: · Open source
Forum discussion (wording only)
21. Reddit, r/walmart — receiving-area discussion
Reddit (forum) · Original first-person wording about a dock getting stuck and repeated repairs. Language only.
Source-recorded verification: · Open source
22. Reddit, r/Truckers — dockplate discussion
Reddit (forum) · Original wording about a dockplate not folding out and an old rented building. Language only; unsafe suggestions are not adopted.
Source-recorded verification: · Open source