A platform interface includes a platform, a hanger, and a ramping section. The platform defines a slot. The hanger has a body with a first end and a second end, a flange outwardly extending from the body and having a flange lip, and a gap extending between the first end and the flange lip. The ramping section has a hook configured to engage the flange such that the platform supports the ramping section via the flange. The gap is sized to prevent rotation of the hanger relative to the platform when the first end of the hanger is engaged with the slot and the hook engages the flange.

A portable dock plate which includes a planar ramp that has opposing side members, the ramp also has a top end and a bottom end, the top end includes a lip portion. The dock plate has a wheel assembly and a opposing wheel assembly. The wheel assembly includes a wheel, wheel lock linkage, a first locking pin with corresponding first locking pin holes, a lip-lowering apparatus and a lip-raising apparatus. The opposing wheel assembly has a wheel and a opposing locking pin with corresponding opposing locking pin holes. The dock plate also includes opposing handrails which are connected to the opposing side members, each handrail includes a moveable lever-handle for movement and placement of the dock plate.

A portable dock plate which includes a planar ramp that has opposing side members, the ramp also has a top end and a bottom end, the top end includes a lip portion. The dock plate has a wheel assembly and a opposing wheel assembly. The wheel assembly includes a wheel, wheel lock linkage, a first locking pin with corresponding first locking pin holes, a lip-lowering apparatus and a lip-raising apparatus. The opposing wheel assembly has a wheel and a opposing locking pin with corresponding opposing locking pin holes. The dock plate also includes opposing handrails which are connected to the opposing side members, each handrail includes a moveable lever-handle for movement and placement of the dock plate.

A portable dock plate which includes a planar ramp that has opposing side members, the ramp also has a top end and a bottom end, the top end includes a lip portion. The dock plate has a first wheel assembly and a second wheel assembly. The first wheel assembly includes a wheel, wheel lock linkage, a first locking pin with corresponding first locking pin holes, a lip-lowering apparatus and a lip-raising apparatus. The second wheel assembly has a wheel and a second locking pin with corresponding second locking pin holes. The dock plate also includes opposing handrails which are connected to the opposing side members, each handrail includes a moveable lever-handle for movement and placement of the dock plate.

A portable dock plate which includes a planar ramp that has opposing side members, the ramp also has a top end and a bottom end, the top end includes a lip portion. The dock plate has a first wheel assembly and a second wheel assembly. The first wheel assembly includes a wheel, wheel lock linkage, a first locking pin with corresponding first locking pin holes, a lip-lowering apparatus and a lip-raising apparatus. The second wheel assembly has a wheel and a second locking pin with corresponding second locking pin holes. The dock plate also includes opposing handrails which are connected to the opposing side members, each handrail includes a moveable lever-handle for movement and placement of the dock plate.

A ramp is configured to allow a vehicular machine to move from a ground surface to an elevated surface of a transport vehicle. The ramp has a length along a longitudinal direction and includes a first portion, a first web, and a second portion. The first portion includes a first rail and a second rail, each of the first and second rails being oriented substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction. The first web is positioned on the first portion and includes a first array of raised members arranged so that a first plurality of longitudinal travel paths are defined on the first web between at least some of the raised members of the first array. The second portion is connected to the second rail at a first hinge. The second portion includes a third rail and a fourth rail.

A ramp system for transporting a vehicle between a trailer and a truck includes a first ramp having a first end extending into the trailer and a second end configured to be detachably secured to a horizontal rail of the trailer, a second ramp that can be pivotally secured to the first ramp, and a hinge assembly including a first ramp knuckle disposed on the first ramp, a second ramp knuckle disposed on the second ramp, and a hinge pin configured to be disposed through a first ramp bore and a second ramp bore to pivotally secure the second ramp to the first ramp. The second ramp can pivot via the hinge assembly between an open and a stowed position. The ramp system can include an inner ramp configured to slidingly engage with the second ramp between a retracted position and an extended position.

A ramp system for transporting a vehicle between a trailer and a truck includes a first ramp having a first end extending into the trailer and a second end configured to be detachably secured to a horizontal rail of the trailer, a second ramp that can be pivotally secured to the first ramp, and a hinge assembly including a first ramp knuckle disposed on the first ramp, a second ramp knuckle disposed on the second ramp, and a hinge pin configured to be disposed through a first ramp bore and a second ramp bore to pivotally secure the second ramp to the first ramp. The second ramp can pivot via the hinge assembly between an open and a stowed position. The ramp system can include an inner ramp configured to slidingly engage with the second ramp between a retracted position and an extended position.

A momentum arresting ramp that includes a plurality of steps that each includes a slider receiving surface and a transition surface. The steps may enable a device with wheels to be moved down the ramp by a user, without inconvenient gravity building momentum of the device down the ramp. For example, the steps may be spaced apart along a first axis such that a first slider of the device is never in contact with one of the transition surfaces when a second slider of the device is in contact with another one of the transition surfaces. The configuration of the steps and the sliders may enable the device (e.g., a device heavy enough to typically require two users to unload using a planar ramp) to be easily and conveniently unloaded by a single user.

A ramp apparatus may include an extruded beam extending between a first ramp end and a second ramp end. The extruded beam may include a top wall, a bottom wall opposite the top wall, and a first side wall and a second side wall that each extend between the top and bottom walls. A first brace wall can extend at an angle away from the first side wall at a first interior corner of the extruded beam. A second brace wall may extend at an angle away from the second side wall at a second interior corner of the extruded beam.