17 engineered dock products – doors, levelers, plates, lifts, seals, shelters, restraints, bumpers and chocks – sourced as one package from a single factory. Dock levelers specified to the EN 1398 safety standard; trailer securement aligned with OSHA 29 CFR 1910.178(k). Dock doors validated under our 100,000-Cycle Durability Guarantee. Any size, any spec, custom engineered to your specification, from custom engineering to container-load delivery.
A loading dock loses money and risks safety in three predictable ways: conditioned air spills through the dock-to-trailer gap and drives up energy bills; a trailer creeps away from the dock while a forklift is still inside; and the door, leveler and shelter fail under hundreds of daily cycles. As a pure manufacturer, RAX builds the dock door, leveler, shelter, restraint and hardware under one roof – tested from −30°C cold storage to +50°C desert – and ships full pit drawings so your local team installs with confidence. Large industrial doors start from prototype to full production runs: any size, any spec, custom engineered to your specification.
Dock doors and levelers run hundreds of cycles a day. Our servo-driven doors are validated to 100,000 cycles, and the right seal-or-shelter choice cuts conditioned-air loss at the dock face – the standard method to reduce heating/cooling loss and stop dust, pest and rain ingress.
One-stop sourcing: door + leveler + shelter + restraint + bumper + chock as a single package, with CE documentation, complete pit-recess drawings and wiring diagrams for compliant, low-coordination project handover.
Trailer creep and early departure are the dock’s core life-safety hazards. Automatic vehicle restraints and wheel chocks are positioned as the engineered answer to OSHA 29 CFR 1910.178(k) trailer-securement rules, and can integrate with door and traffic-light interlocks.
For climate-controlled docks we pair an insulated vertical-lift dock door with an inflatable shelter and an under-leveler seal to minimise air exchange, cold-air spillage and frost – plus washdown and ventilation doors for agricultural and food sites.
Every model is manufactured in-house and shipped with English installation manuals and wiring diagrams. Specify the dock door, leveler, shelter and restraint together for a fully coordinated dock face. Any size, any spec, custom engineered to your specification.
The dock-face door engineered for hundreds of daily cycles, with tight perimeter sealing to cut conditioned-air loss at the opening.
View product →Also: Breakaway Dock Door
Breakaway, self-resetting door that survives forklift impact and re-seats itself – reducing downtime and repair cost at busy docks.
View product → Cold-Chain SealInsulated vertical-lift door for climate-controlled docks – pairs with inflatable shelters and under-leveler seals to stop cold-air spillage and frost.
View product →Also: Bug Screen & Ventilation Dock Door
Ventilated, insect-screened dock door that allows airflow while keeping pests out – ideal for warm-climate food and agricultural docks.
View product →Corrosion-resistant, easy-clean dock door for food processing and hygiene-zone docks that require regular washdown.
View product → EN 1398Hydraulic pit leveler with hinged lip for high-throughput docks – smooth, powered operation matched to the forklift’s rated load.
View product →Spring-assisted mechanical leveler – a cost-effective, low-maintenance bridge for standard service where full hydraulic power is not required.
View product → Cold StorageAlso: Telescopic Hydraulic Dock Leveler
Telescopic (sliding) lip extends into the trailer bed for a precise bridge – preferred for cold storage and high-throughput docks.
View product →Also: Dock Plate · Edge of Dock Leveler
Edge-of-dock bridge for light service and smaller height differentials where a full pit leveler is not justified.
View product →Also: Scissor Lift Table · Hydraulic Dock Lift
Hydraulic scissor lift that bridges large height gaps or serves docks without a pit, raising the platform to the load.
View product →Compression foam seal (side pads + head pad) giving the tightest seal on uniform trailer heights at the lowest cost.
View product →Fabric curtains on a retractable frame that accommodate varying trailer heights, protect the building face and seal all weather.
View product → Cold-Chain SealAir-filled side and top bags inflate around the trailer for the tightest seal – preferred for cold storage and climate-controlled docks.
View product →Also: Sponge Dock Shelter · Foam Dock Shelter
Sponge / foam mechanical shelter delivering a dependable all-weather seal across a range of trailer heights.
View product → OSHA 1910.178(k)Also: Mechanical Truck Restraint · Loading Dock Lock
Hook-style restraint that engages the trailer’s rear impact guard (ICC/RUPG bar) to prevent trailer creep and early departure.
View product →Also: Loading Dock Bumper
Molded / laminated rubber bumper that absorbs trailer impact and protects the dock face from damage.
View product →Also: Trailer Wheel Chock · Rubber Wheel Stop
Wheel chock for baseline trailer securement – the OSHA-referenced protection that an automatic restraint can equivalently replace.
View product →The figures below are market-typical capability ranges for pit levelers, dock plates, lifts, shelters and restraints, compiled from industry reference data and the product taxonomy used by major dock-equipment makers. They frame what to specify – final capacity, platform size, lip type and pit dimensions are confirmed against your forklift fleet, truck bed heights and dock layout on the engineering proposal.
| Leveler nominal capacity | Commonly 6,000-12,000 kg (≈ 6-12 t) for fixed pit levelers, with heavier units available; matched to the forklift’s rated load plus dynamic axle load (a 2.5-3 t forklift imposes a much higher point load than its static weight). Common EU pit levelers are rated ≈ 6 t (≈ 60 kN) nominal and ≈ 10 t for heavy duty. |
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| Platform size | Typical widths 1,830-2,000 mm and lengths 2,000-2,500 mm (common layouts 2,000×2,000 mm and 2,500×2,000 mm); anti-slip chequer-plate surface. Custom sizes to your opening. |
| Lip type & length | Hinged (open) lip or telescopic (sliding) lip – the two dominant architectures in the EU market (per Hörmann’s leveler lineup). Typical lip widths ≈ 400-450 mm; telescopic lips extend into the trailer bed for cold storage and high-throughput docks. |
| Working range | Typical platform/lip travel ≈ +400 mm up-tilt / −300 mm down-tilt relative to the dock, to bridge the spread of truck bed heights. |
| Drive system | Hydraulic (powered, high-cycle), mechanical (spring-assisted, low-cost) or air-powered; hydraulic power packs commonly ≈ 0.75 kW, 3-phase supply. |
| Pit recess | Typical recess ≈ 2,080×2,040×600 mm (2,000 mm platform) and ≈ 2,580×2,040×600 mm (2,500 mm platform). RAX supplies custom pit sizing per project with recess drawings. |
| Dock plates / edge-of-dock | For smaller height differentials (≈ ±100-150 mm) and lighter capacities (≈ 1.5-4 t) than full pit levelers; portable dock plates rated by capacity. |
| Dock lifts / scissor lifts | Commonly 1-10 t capacity with platform sizes matched to the load; used to bridge large height gaps or serve docks without a pit. |
| Dock seal & shelter sealing | Compression-foam seal (tightest on uniform trailer heights, lowest cost); retractable fabric shelter (accommodates varying heights, protects building face); inflatable shelter (air bags inflate around the trailer – preferred for cold storage to minimise air exchange). Sealing the dock-to-trailer gap is the standard method to cut heating/cooling loss and stop dust, pest and rain ingress. |
| Vehicle restraint taxonomy | Rotating-hook restraints engaging the rear impact guard (ICC/RUPG bar); stabilizing restraints; vertical-barrier restraints; and wheel-based restraints – each available in automatic or manual variants (taxonomy per Rite-Hite’s market-leading lineup). |
| Dock bumpers | Molded or laminated rubber pads (D-shape or rectangular) that absorb trailer impact; typical thicknesses ≈ 50-100 mm. |
| Dock door substrates | Galvanized steel 0.4-1.5 mm, aluminum alloy 6063-T5, stainless 304/316, PVC coated fabric 0.9-1.2 mm, PU foam panel 40-50 mm; insulated models deliver U-Value 0.33 W/m²K thermal performance. |
| Dock door cycle life | 100,000-Cycle Durability Guarantee on dock doors, validated in our fatigue test lab; servo VFD drive with soft start/stop. |
| Temperature range | Dock doors engineered and tested from −30°C cold storage to +50°C desert conditions. |
| Color & finish | Full RAL color-consistent batch production (common RAL9006, RAL9010, RAL7016, RAL5010); galvanized or painted corrosion protection. |
Note: leveler capacity, platform, lip, working-range and pit figures above are third-party industry-typical reference values, not RAX certified specifications. RAX confirms its own capacity / platform / lip / pit data on the project proposal before quotation. Dock-door material, thermal, cycle and temperature values are RAX capabilities (brand data).
Specifying to recognised standards is what lets an EPC buyer, distributor or AHJ accept the dock. These are the documents your project will reference – and the ones RAX prepares documentation against.
The harmonised EU standard specifying safety requirements for the design, construction, installation, maintenance and testing of dock levelers and their safety components. It underpins CE marking of levelers in the Machinery Directive context, and is the leveler-specific report EU EPC buyers and distributors will request.
US dock/forklift regulation covering truck and trailer securement during loading. OSHA permits “mechanical means” giving protection equivalent to wheel chocks – so an automatic vehicle restraint can substitute for chocks. Clauses (k)(1) and (m)(7) are the basis for positioning restraints and chocks as the dock’s safety answer.
The umbrella EU product standard for industrial, commercial and garage doors and gates – it covers the dock door leaf. RAX holds CE certification to EN 13241 for its doors and supplies the Declaration of Conformity and test report with every order.
Specifies the safety of powered door and gate operators (including force limits). RAX holds CE certification to EN 12453 for its operators, complementing EN 13241 for a complete, documented dock-door assembly.
The US safety standard commonly cited alongside OSHA for dock levelers and plate equipment. North-American buyers typically reference OSHA compliance plus ANSI when evaluating dock hardware.
Covers mechanical material-handling equipment and load clearances – the broader handling context around the dock that governs safe forklift movement and load spacing.
Warehouse docks and logistics hubs – engineered and tested from −30°C cold storage to +50°C desert conditions, with the sealing and restraint options each application demands.
High-cycle dock doors and levelers running hundreds of cycles a day, with restraints and bumpers protecting people and building fabric.
Fast-turnaround docks where leveler reliability, sealing and quick trailer turnover keep throughput moving.
Insulated vertical-lift dock door + inflatable shelter + under-leveler seal to stop cold-air spillage, frost and conditioned-air loss.
Washdown and ventilation dock doors with hygiene-grade, corrosion-resistant construction and pest-screened ventilation.
Inbound/outbound docks and back-of-house openings specified as a coordinated door + leveler + shelter + restraint package.
Dock lifts and edge-of-dock plates bridging non-standard bed heights and railcar interfaces where a full pit leveler is not practical.
Work through these six decisions and you will have everything our engineers need to return a proposal and pit layout. Send us your answers via the inquiry form or WhatsApp.
Confirm the platform width × length you need (commonly 2,000×2,000 mm or 2,500×2,000 mm) and we provide the matching pit-recess dimensions and a technical drawing. Typical recesses run ≈ 2,080-2,580 mm long × 2,040 mm wide × 600 mm deep – but always build to the drawing issued for your unit, not a generic figure.
Rate the leveler to the forklift’s rated load plus its dynamic axle load – a 2.5-3 t forklift imposes a far higher point load than its static weight. Common EU pit levelers are ≈ 6 t nominal and ≈ 10 t for heavy duty; tell us your heaviest loaded forklift and we size accordingly.
Hinged (open) lip for standard docks; telescopic (sliding) lip where you need a precise bridge into the trailer bed – the preferred choice for cold storage and high-throughput docks. Confirm lip length against your typical truck bed depths.
Compression-foam seal for uniform trailer heights at lowest cost; retractable shelter for mixed trailer heights and building-face protection; inflatable shelter for cold storage and climate-controlled docks where minimising air exchange is the priority. Add an under-leveler seal to close the gap beneath the leveler.
For North-American sites, decide between wheel chocks and an automatic vehicle restraint. OSHA 29 CFR 1910.178(k) accepts mechanical means equivalent to chocks, so a hook-style restraint engaging the ICC/RUPG bar satisfies the rule and can interlock with the door and traffic lights.
State your supply (e.g. 380 V / 3-phase, ≈ 0.75 kW hydraulic pack), surface finish (anti-slip chequer plate, galvanized or painted), and the documents you need: CE Declaration of Conformity, EN 1398 leveler report (EU) or OSHA/ANSI compliance statement (US), pit-recess and wiring drawings, and the load-test / factory inspection report.
A 11,000 m² production base in Cangzhou, Hebei – dock doors, levelers, shelters, restraints and hardware made under one roof, with auto PU foam panel line, CNC punching/bending center, servo motor assembly line and a 100,000-cycle fatigue test lab. Since 1999, 60+ engineers and 20+ R&D engineers have served 5,000+ projects across 50+ countries.
Any size, any spec, any RAL color, any dock configuration – custom pit sizing per project. Large industrial doors from prototype to full production runs, full project flexibility from prototype to container-load.
Door + leveler + shelter + restraint + bumper + chock from one factory, validated from −30°C cold storage to +50°C desert for consistent quality, one coordination point and stable lead time.
Private label: panel color, opener matching, packaging and manual translation. NDA protected, 27-year zero-leak record, standard 12 days/container.
Rigorous 100,000-Cycle Fatigue Testing Protocols, Validated Galvanized Steel & Aluminum Alloy Materials, and Precision Servo-Drive Manufacturing. Every order ships with a Factory Inspection Report, a CE Declaration of Conformity and the EN 13241 door test report; leveler documentation is prepared to the EN 1398 safety standard for EU projects.
Match the leveler to the forklift’s rated load plus its dynamic axle load – a 2.5-3 t forklift imposes a much higher point load than its static weight, so capacity is not simply the load weight. Common EU pit levelers are rated about 6 t (≈ 60 kN) nominal and 10 t for heavy duty, with market-typical fixed levelers spanning roughly 6,000-12,000 kg. Tell us your heaviest loaded forklift and we size the leveler accordingly.
We supply custom pit sizing per project with full recess drawings. Typical market recesses are about 2,080×2,040×600 mm for a 2,000 mm platform and 2,580×2,040×600 mm for a 2,500 mm platform, but you should always build to the drawing issued for your specific unit rather than a generic figure. Send us your opening and truck bed heights and we return the exact recess.
A compression-foam dock seal gives the tightest seal on uniform trailer heights at the lowest cost. A retractable shelter accommodates varying trailer heights and protects the building face. For cold storage and climate-controlled docks, an inflatable shelter – whose air bags inflate around the trailer – is preferred because it minimises air exchange; pair it with an insulated vertical-lift dock door and an under-leveler seal to stop cold-air spillage and frost.
OSHA 29 CFR 1910.178(k) requires trailers to be secured at the dock and accepts mechanical means that give protection equivalent to wheel chocks. An automatic hook-style restraint engaging the trailer’s rear impact guard (ICC/RUPG bar) satisfies that rule, reduces trailer-creep and early-departure risk, and can integrate with door and traffic-light interlocks. Wheel chocks remain a valid baseline protection.
Sample 7-15 days; standard container 12-20 days; custom first order 20-35 days and repeat orders 15-20 days. Warranty is 2 years on the door body, 3 years on the operator/motor and 5 years on the servo motor, with free spare parts within warranty shipped DHL/FedEx in 5-7 days. Tooling records are archived up to 5 years with no extra tooling fee for repeat orders.
No. RAX is a pure manufacturer and does not provide on-site installation. Every order ships with English installation manuals, pit-recess and installation drawings, and wiring diagrams so your local team can install confidently. We support FOB Tianjin/Qingdao with FCL and LCL shipping.
Send us your dock layout, forklift fleet, truck bed heights, climate (cold-chain or ambient) and target RAL color. Our engineers reply with a proposal and pit layout – no obligation. As a pure manufacturer we ship technical drawings + English manuals + wiring diagrams so your local team installs with confidence.
