Rite-Hite has added smooth-transition technology to its line of high-capacity loading dock levelers.

These loading dock lift models have a wide range of lowered and raised heights for post office and low or high dock applications, designed to service tractor trailers, containers, reefers, flat beds ...

Mantis Series dock levelers handle loads from 25,000 to 40,000 lb and use hydraulic or mechanical actuators.

To minimize back injuries from jolts that lift truck drivers experience when crossing the leveler platform and warehouse floor as semi-trailer trucks are serviced, smooth-transition technology has ...

Forklift operators also may experience "dock shock," which is pain or spine injury resulting from long-term, repetitive vibrations. It can occur as operators enter and leave trailer beds via a leveler ...

Dock levelers eliminate the gap between trailers and the loading dock and create smooth transitions for lift truck drivers to avoid abrupt level changes that can lead to back problems.

The ThinMan truck leveler lifts and positions trailer beds precisely to dock height for level loading and unloading.

Blue Giant products – which include dock levelers, lifts and safety equipment – will be distributed through Hugger dealers in the United States.

Automating the Loading Dock At many facilities, the various pieces of loading dock equipment – including vehicle restraints, levelers and overhead doors – are operated independently of each other.

Claremore-based boat lift maker HydroHoist Marine Group Inc. and Minnesota-based ShoreMaster LLC have merged to form the largest dock and boat lift company in North America.