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Container & Trailer Handling

Trailer Loading & Unloading

Faster, safer material handling from the trailer to the warehouse floor.

Featured technology: Destuff-it™ by Gorbel

50–75%less time per container at Frogg Toggs
900–1,200+cases per hour, depending on model
−56%labour hours per trailer at a national food retailer
165 lbper item on the belt

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We recommend one, or both, based on your freight, dock layout, volumes, and crew.

ByGorbel

Bi-directional ergonomic solution

Operator-assisted systems for floor-loaded cartons. A self-propelled unit drives into the trailer and brings the operator and the belt to the carton wall.

  • Moves dock to dock on its own batteries
  • One operator instead of a two- or three-person crew
  • Tie-in to flexible, telescopic, or cascading conveyor
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Bi-directional telescopic conveyor solution

By Gawronski

Configurable conveyor equipment for loading and unloading. Telescopic and lift-table conveyors drive into the trailer and connect straight to your line.

  • The belt runs both ways, so one unit loads and unloads
  • One conveyor can serve several doors
  • Available to buy or rent
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Gorbel

Portable ergonomic conveyors

By Gorbel
Destuff-it
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Destuff-it

A self-propelled conveyor with a raised operator platform that drives into floor-loaded trailers and containers for unloading.

Throughput
900+ cases/h, one operator
Belt
610 mm (24 in) · 75 kg (165 lb) per item
Platform
Up to 699 mm (27.5 in) · 250 kg (550 lb)
Drive
Self-propelled, 24 VDC batteries
Specifications & details
Unit dimensions (L × W × H)3.35 × 2.06 × 1.9 m (132 × 81 × 75 in)
Unit weight1,680 kg (3,700 lb)
Pivoting belt610 mm (24 in) wide · 75 kg (165 lb) per item on a 30° incline
Belt articulationTilts 30° up / 27° down · swivels 13° each side
Belt speedVariable, 76–100 fpm
Operator platform250 kg (550 lb), up to 2 workers · 559 or 838 mm (22 or 33 in) wide
Travel15.3 m/min (50 fpm), self-propelled on 24 VDC batteries
Power480 or 600 V / 3 ph / 60 Hz (also 416 or 380 V / 50 Hz) · fused at 20 A
Measured at customer sites
  • 20′ container, 1,000 cases of 25 lb: 45 min (1,325 cases/h)
  • 40′ high cube, 4,000–5,000 cases of 2–12 lb: 2.5 h (2,000 cases/h)
  • Wine distributor: 2 workers down to 1 per container, $121K saved per year
Safety
  • 5 E-stops and an operator-presence platform mat
  • Hand-present rotary handle and forward sensing strip
  • Pressure-sensitive mats around the conveyors, always-on LED lighting
Restuff-it
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Restuff-it

The same platform with a bi-directional belt, built to load and unload on multi-shift operations.

Belt
Bi-directional · 75 kg (165 lb) per item
Platform
250 kg (550 lb), up to 2 operators
Loading modes
4
Drive
Self-propelled, battery
Specifications & details
How it loads
  • The platform lifts the operator to the box wall, for tighter stacking and better cube use
  • The belt runs toward the wall to load and away from it to unload
  • Same drive, platform, and safety package as Destuff-it
Destuff-it 2.0Next generation
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Destuff-it 2.0

The next generation, built on feedback from thousands of Destuff-it deployments. Configured for loading, unloading, or both.

Throughput
1,200+ cases/h, one worker
Belt
3-belt, 690 mm (27 in) · 50–100 fpm
Platform (DT200)
Lifts to 760 mm (30 in) · 250 kg (550 lb)
Power
48 VDC battery · 120 V / 30 A supply
Specifications & details
Models
  • DT200: lifting operator platform, for fully floor-loaded trailers
  • DT100: no platform, for return centers, last-mile loading, hybrid pallet and floor loads, and tight trailers
What’s new
  • Three-belt pivoting conveyor that sits flush to the box wall
  • Electric actuators, no hydraulics
  • Zero-turn drive with side-to-side crab walk
  • One-handed joysticks and a new operator and service console
  • 120 V supply instead of 480/600 V three-phase
Availability
  • Unveiled at MODEX 2026. Ask us about availability and rental trials.
Gawronski

Mobile conveyor systems

By Gawronski
Five-table configuration
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Five-table configuration

A telescopic belt conveyor whose five nested sections extend into the trailer or container, with a height-adjustable operator platform at the outer end.

Working length
Extends up to 25 m · retracts to 6–7 m
Belt
601 mm modular · 0.3–0.7 m/s, both directions
Platform
Hydraulic, 1,800 mm wide · 825 mm height range
Load
Up to 50 kg per linear metre
Specifications & details
Versions
  • Universal: loading and unloading, long or short
  • Dedicated unloading and loading versions
  • Parcel version with rubberised belt inserts
  • Tire version for tire warehouses and dealers
Published results
  • About 30% shorter loading time and truck standing time
  • Operated by one person
  • Payback after about 1.5 years, in Gawronski’s experience
Build
  • Aluminium construction with an integrated travel drive
  • Expandable with a platform, inclined conveyor, and scissor roller conveyor
  • Published electrical rating: 380–400 V, 50 Hz, 1.6 kW rated
Lift-only configuration
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Lift-only configuration

A height-adjustable belt lift table, about 3.5 m long, that works at the trailer. A powered flexible roller conveyor feeds it and stays connected to your packing or picking line.

Lift table
About 3.5 m long, height-adjustable
Feed conveyor
Powered scissor rollers, built to length
Mobility
Electric travel drive, door to door
Controls
One control module, synchronized speed
Specifications & details
How it works
  • The lift table sits at the trailer and raises cartons to the stacking height, up to the ceiling
  • The flexible roller conveyor follows the table from door to door while staying connected to the line
  • Forward, reverse, travel, and speed are run from the lift table
Safety
  • Light barriers at each belt end, standard
  • Emergency stops linked across both units
FMH Conveyors

Telescopic & flexible conveyors

By FMH Conveyors
MaxxReach telescopic boom conveyor
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MaxxReach telescopic conveyor

A fixed, multi-stage telescopic boom conveyor that extends deep into the trailer from the dock door, so cartons ride a belt instead of being carried.

Type
Multi-stage telescopic boom, dock-mounted
Options
Operator platform, hydraulic tilt, high-level chassis
Traversing
Can move between doors with mobile power delivery
Throughput aid
Box-stop feature for loading
Specifications & details
Published results
  • Global apparel retailer: receiving productivity up 25%, against a 20% target, with no added labour
  • Retail outbound DC, Dallas: 20 units; the box stop lets a two-person team cover up to four doors
  • Tire distributor: 3–5 hours of manual work cut to under 1 hour
BestFlex powered flexible conveyor running into a trailer
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BestFlex & NestaFlex flexible conveyors

Expandable roller conveyors that stretch into the trailer, curve around the dock, and collapse when not in use. BestFlex is powered; NestaFlex is gravity.

BestFlex (powered)
100 lb/ft · 30 in wide · 24, 36, or 40 ft extended
BestFlex power
120 V single phase, DC drive motors
NestaFlex (gravity)
226 lb/ft · 18 or 24 in wide · 8–60 ft long
Height
BestFlex 30–36 in · NestaFlex 20–52 in
Specifications & details
Published results
  • Hardware retail DC: about $5 million a year saved after replacing pallets and shrink wrap with BestFlex
  • Apparel outlet store: unload time cut 70% and staffing halved with NestaFlex
  • Webstaurant Store: 99% sort accuracy with a sorter fed by BestFlex

Manufacturer specifications. Final selection depends on your freight, trailers, dock, and downstream process.

System Integration

Connected to the rest of your operation

The equipment in the trailer is one link. DeRosa designs and installs the whole line, so cartons flow from the trailer into your existing material handling without a manual hand-off.

  1. Trailer or container

    Floor-loaded cartons, inbound or outbound.

  2. Loading & unloading equipment

    Brings the operator and the belt to the carton wall.

  3. Flexible conveyor

    Expands and curves to reach each door, and retracts when not in use.

  4. Sortation & existing MHE

    Ties into your sorters, scanners, palletizing, and conveyor lines.

  5. Controls & data

    Counts, scans, and weights feed your warehouse systems.

Conveyor options between the dock and your system

Flexible roller

Expands and snakes around the dock to reach multiple doors, and retracts to a small footprint for storage.

Telescopic

Extends deep into the trailer for the highest throughput in large-volume shipping and receiving.

Cascading belt

Moves dock to dock, expands and contracts across its full range, and links to counting, scanning, weighing, and sortation.

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