Topic: Dock Equipment

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Rite-Hite ONE digital platform debuts

March 12, 2024 ·

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Destination: Loading dock safety

January 15, 2024 · Vehicle restraints help prevent the most common dock accident—early truck pull away.

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Rite-Hite features smart-connected equipment options

March 20, 2023 · Rite-Hite (Booth S1536) is presenting several smart-connected equipment options for DCs and warehouses—all designed to increase productivity and safety.

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Getting more ergonomic at the dock

January 10, 2023 · Challenged by a labor shortage, high demand and regular employee turnover, warehouses and DCs deploy more ergonomic equipment and solutions on their loading docks.

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Making loading docks safer

December 12, 2022 · Lift truck fleet safety has many facets, including safety at receiving and shipping docks, where the right equipment can prevent accidents while improving productivity.

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Optimize Your Loading Dock with Rite-Hite Smart Equipment and Controls

March 30, 2022 · Ready for a 21st century facility? Get there with Rite-Hite smart equipment and controls. We offer smart solutions from equipment to software that can help improve safety, productivity, and communication at the loading dock and inside your plant.

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Rite-Hite features various smart controls and sensors

March 29, 2022 · Rite-Hite (Booth B7419) is displaying a variety of smart controls and sensors that connect the company’s loading dock and in-plant equipment with its Opti-Vu smart data and analytics platform.

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Rite-Hite’s headquarters project goes green with solar panels on building

February 2, 2022 · Headquarters project for provider of dock levelers, vehicle restraints and other systems and equipment, on track for completion by early summer in Milwaukee, with multiple sustainability features used, including some from the company's DuctSox subsidiary.

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Emphasizing loading dock safety, sustainability & efficiency

January 17, 2022 · The loading dock gets more attention as companies look for new ways to eke more efficiency and productivity out of their distribution operations in the safest way possible.

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Arbon Equipment acquires Minnesota-based Pugleasa Company

November 5, 2021 · Pugleasa has been the exclusive distributor of Rite-Hite products in Minnesota, the Dakotas and parts of western Wisconsin and northern Iowa since the mid 1980s

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Arctic Cold Storage drills down for dock efficiency

August 5, 2021 · How a Minnesota cold storage 3PL is reaping benefits of a paperless logistics management system.

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Creating smarter loading docks

August 1, 2021 · As automation, robotics and artificial intelligence continue to infiltrate all corners of supply chain management, the warehouse dock is getting a technological facelift of its own.

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Maglio Companies implements high-speed, roll-up doors

November 18, 2020 · The doors save the company $2,000 to $3,000 in energy and downtime costs annually.

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Rite-Hite’s dock safety system now an aftermarket retrofit

April 8, 2019 · Key components of the Rite-Vu Hazard Recognition System from Rite-Hite Products Corp. (Booth S1612a) are now offered as an aftermarket retrofit—or as stand-alone equipment—for any loading dock.

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Equipment Report: Dock equipment’s moment in the sun

March 13, 2019 · New tools and concepts are transforming the once-neglected dock into a data-driven, process-oriented, much safer place.

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Loading dock best practices make their mark

October 8, 2018 · Usage, safety and maintenance are the power triangle when it comes to maximizing dock area safety and throughput while lowering operating costs.

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The Basics of Warehouse Dock Equipment

June 25, 2018 · The needs for safety, efficiency and detailed data collection are transforming modern docks from mere openings to critical components of an enterprise’s success.

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Rite-Hite debuts two new products

April 10, 2018 · Rite-Hite (Booth B1747) is showcasing two new products at the show. The Direct Drive HVLS Fan and the Trailer Stabilizer round out the manufacturer’s product line.

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New Equipment Ensures Effective Dock Operations

October 11, 2017 · From vehicle restraints and levelers to safety systems, dock equipment is making strides to deliver even higher levels of productivity, safety and control.

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The Essentials of Dock Maintenance

August 25, 2017 · Overlook the condition of your docks, and you will pay a price. But it doesn’t have to be that way. It can be as straightforward as inspect, clean, lubricate, adjust and document—and you can save as much as 18% in maintenance costs.

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