Patent ID: 8286997

Claim:
A method of stabilizing a parked freight trailer at a loading dock, the method comprising: positioning a portable trailer stabilizer underneath a parked freight trailer at a loading dock so the portable trailer stabilizer is between the parked trailer and the ground, the portable trailer stabilizer including at least one of a repositionable wheel chock and a repositionable ground mount; utilizing power from a portable vehicle to perform at least one of the following acts: repositioning the repositionable wheel chock from a storage position to a blocking position, where the blocking position retards rotation of a wheel of the portable trailer stabilizer in at least a clockwise direction and a counterclockwise direction, and repositioning the ground mount from an unengaged position to an engaged position, where the unengaged position does not have the ground mount mounted to the ground, and where the engaged position has the ground mount mounted to the ground; and, retaining the portable trailer stabilizer between the parked freight trailer and the ground while contents are at least one of loaded onto and unloaded from the parked freight trailer.