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Trying to standardize our loading dock toolkit across two warehouses

Started by frostRider14, Jun 08, 2026, 05:53 AM

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The boss finally gave me a small budget to get our Jebel Ali and Mussafah sites matching in terms of equipment because right now one team is using a beat up manual inflator with a broken pressure dial while the other site borrowed something from a neighbouring company and never gave it back, it's honestly chaos. I'm trying to put together a proper purchase list and want both teams using the same model so training is consistent and we can swap spares if needed. Found a decent looking dunnage inflator on the Crateco website that seems straightforward enough with a long hose and a standard compressor fitting, plus it doesn't cost more than what we waste on damaged cargo in a typical month anyway. My main hesitation is whether the gauge on these things can survive the casual abuse of a busy loading dock where it gets dropped on concrete at least twice a shift, because no matter how much you tell people to be careful there's always that one guy who treats everything like it's indestructible. Anyone had one of these in daily use for six months or more and can tell me if it holds calibration or slowly drifts off until your bags are either underfilled or bursting?