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Brazos Manufacturing

American Manufacturer of Yardramps & Portable Dockboards

Brazos Manufacturing &
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(817) 242-3020
7173 CR 1205
Rio Vista Tx 76093
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Quality Company

By Ron Gilleland

Brazos steel yard ramp loading truck with forklift

Brazos Manufacturing and Welding Services is a "quality" company. What does that mean? The dictionary defines quality as “the standard of something as measured against other things of a similar kind; the degree of excellence of something.” Brazos … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Dock Products, Yardramp

Brazos Yardramp Material, Design & Construction

By Ron Gilleland

30' yardramp

Any industrial or commercial ramp design...whether a ground-to-truck ramp or a dock-to-truck board...relies on three things. The material used in it's construction The design Quality of workmanship Compromise or cost cutting in any of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Dock Products, Yardramp

Loading Ramps

By Ron Gilleland

portable steel yardramp loading pallet of parts

The term "loading ramp" defines about half of everything we build at Brazos Manufacturing. Dockboards & Dockplates A dockboard or dockplate is a loading ramp typically moving products into or out of a truckbed onto a loading dock. Dockboards are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Dock Products, Yardramp

Ground to Dock Ramp – Safety

By Ron Gilleland

portable steel yardramp loading pallet of parts

Like any other tool a yard ramp needs to be used correctly or it becomes a liabilty rather than an asset. Since ground-to-dock ramps and ground-to-truck ramps are basically simple tools a lot of the safety in it's correct use is common sense. But … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Dock Products, Yardramp

Portable Forklift Ramp – When Is It The Answer

By Ron Gilleland

36' Brazos Yardramp

In dealing with industrial and commercial businesses over the last forty plus years I realize there are an infinite number of combinations of business type and facility layout. As competitive as most businesses are... the layout can go a long way in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Dock Products, Yardramp

Dock Board Capacity – How to Specify

capacity plate on forklift truck

Dock Board Capacity. This is a "general" discussion about how to make the decision of which dockboard to specify in an application...regarding capacity. For a Four Wheel Forklift Truck The rule of thumb is to take the capacity of the forklift … [Read more...]

Portable Loading Dock – Product Brochure

By Ron Gilleland

Brazos Manufacturing Brochure for yardramps and do;ckboards

Brazos Manufacturing has a new 4 page portable loading dock product brochure on our standard line of products. Dock boards, rail boards, yard ramps and wheel risers are all shown here. This is a great tool for our dealer partners to show their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Dock Products

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