Aluminum Wheel Chocks

18/03/07 12:36
Aluminum Wheel chocks are a safety accessory made for various parked vehicles to wedge under the vehicles wheels and prevent it from moving or rolling. Wheel chocks look like miniature skateboard ramps with a triangular shape. Aluminum wheel chocks offer greater performance and durability. The wheel chocks are made to prevent moving of the vehicle, without slipping themselves. Some are designed with a cord that can be pulled to free the chocks from the wheels. Aluminum wheel chocks can be purchased in a variety of colors, to promote high visibility.
Many vehicles could benefit from the use of aluminum wheel chocks, including, trailers, cars, trucks, recreational vehicles, mobile homes, motorcycles, forklifts and boats . The aluminum wheel choke is an accessory your safety will benefit from in many ways. While you are loading or unloading, during routine maintenance, such as oil changes or tire repair, and parking can all be dangerous tasks in which the aluminum wheel chocks will be a great assistant. Aluminum Wheel chocks are light and small, and easily can be taken in your vehicle, and effortless to use and take out.

To use the aluminum wheel chocks, during loading or unloading or whenever the vehicle is stopped is relatively a simple process. First determine the type of chocks you have, folding or unfolding. If you have folding chocks you will need to first assemble those before using them. If non-folding, then you only need to stop the vehicle completely, apply the vehicles' emergency brakes (for added precautions) bring wheel chocks to the vehicle wheels and place them under the tires. In the case of a tractor trailer the wheel chocks can be placed between the tires or underneath the tires. For removal, you can move the vehicle forward few inches and simply pick up the aluminum wheel chocks, if they are under the wheels and place them back in the vehicle or storage area.
In most states the use of wheel chocks are required by law, for larger trucks and semi tractor trailers. During loading and unloading and when stopped on a highway shoulder. Aluminum wheel chocks abide with state laws while presenting the most reliable protection against a rolling vehicle.