What is the difference between a Compression Seal and a Truck Shelter?
In order for a compression seal to work, the side and top of the truck have to continuously make contact with and push on the vertical pads and the header. In the process of pushing on these pads, some of the pad is going to be in the truck opening – which may not be a problem if the freight being loaded or unloaded into the truck is not very wide. However, if the freight is wide and/or the truck is being loaded right up to the doors of the truck, then the freight and/or the lift can hit the compression seal pads and damage the pads. In this case, a shelter may be a better solution. With a shelter, the side curtains and head curtain push on the sides and top of the truck to seal out the weather. Since the curtains are not in the opening, there is full access to the opening of the truck for loading or unloading.
