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Hydraulic & Manual Dock Levelers

Loading Dock bays

Hydraulic and Manual Dock Levelers are usually recessed into the dock in a concrete pit. The average platform size is 6x 6 and can accommodate forklifts and cargo up to 35,000 pounds.

Loading Dock bays

In general, Pit Mount Dock Levelers are safer, have a higher capacity and can handle a wider range of truck platform heights.

Manual Levelers utilize a pull chain and are spring loaded. When the chain is pulled it pops-up. When the truck is in the bay, the platform is easily walked down allowing a forklift or a pallet jack to drive onto the truck.

Hydraulic Models are similar in function but are more controllable at different levels. These are operated by a push button station and generally have a higher weight capacity.

As part of our standard maintenance service on Dock Levelers, our Technicians will clean the debris from the pit to insure there are no obstructions for the leveler to operate. This insures your establishment stays clean and up to code.

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What Our Customers Are Saying

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Kevin C.
Belair Sitework Service called vortex out for a broken door , used them before did the job no complaints . But this time Dan our technician was second to none . Very friendly and very knowledgeable . Went above and beyond what i was expecting and from now on will only request him . I highly recommend other people to request him as well that guy is good . Give him a raise!!!!!
alex T.
This review is long overdue, we have a very large garage door that was poorly designed (by a different company) which has caused it to break many times. At this point I've met pretty much every tech they have and their whole team is great and has always been fair, efficient, and honest. I want to give a big thank you to John who has helped get our door functioning correctly over multiple different failures and we just had Brad come out who was just as great. We also had an issue with our front door which I didn't initially call about but they went a step above and fixed that too. Thank you for always going above and beyond.
Robert W.
I could not be more pleased with the 3 commercial doors that were installed this week at my Littleton Office. The front office was so pleasant when calling to get updates and they truly care about the person on the other end of the phone.Daniel was also very professional when bidding the job and came through with everything he promised.Just when I thought he could not go any better Dustin and Corey the installers showed up on time and spent two full days on the install. They made sure everything was square and perfect. As an added bonus the job site was clean, and these guys were not afraid to grab a shop vac and broom for the final clean up.I would recommend Vortex Doors for any business who is looking for a quality product and install.
George J.
Jason communicated the problem, laid out the next steps and was personable.
John E.
John was very friendly, helpful and knowledgeable.
BigBert300 L.
Greg did an awesome job today at Firat Republic Bank
RoD V.
Joey and Dakota were efficient and made sure everything was tested and up to par before they left.
Scott R.
Big John and little John ( jonathon) are very hard working individuals the work with very little supervision and will let you know needs to be repaired. I highly recommended vortex doors.
Justin H.
Jose was great. He was very informative and helpful
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