Methods and apparatus for monitoring a dock leveler

A tangible computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a processor to at least:

• determine, in response to sensor data generated by a sensor positioned at a loading dock, a status of a rear cargo door of a vehicle, the status including at least one of a closed position or an open position, and a presence of a body on a deck associated with the doorway of the loading dock;
• and
• cause a deck to move between a stored position and an operating position based on the status of the vehicle door and the presence of the body on the deck.

A system comprising:

• a sensor data analyzer to, in response to data generated by a sensor positioned adjacent a doorway of a loading dock, determine a status of a rear cargo door of a vehicle positioned at the loading dock, the status including at least one of a closed position or an open position, and
• a loading dock condition analyzer to, based on the status of the vehicle door determined by the sensor data analyzer, determine a condition of the loading dock including a presence of a body on a deck, the loading dock condition analyzer to cause at least one of the deck to move between a stored position and an operating position or a lip of the deck to move between a retracted position and an extended position based on the rear cargo door status and the presence of the body on the deck.