# Rite-Hite

> Rite-Hite is a family-owned Milwaukee manufacturer that equips the boundary between warehouses and trucks. Its portfolio spans dock levelers, vehicle restraints, seals, industrial doors, safety barriers, fans, fabric ductwork, controls, software, and nationwide service. The company differentiates itself by selling these pieces as an interlocked facility system - with field support and the Rite-Hite ONE platform connecting physical equipment to live operational data.

- **Founded:** 1965
- **Headquarters:** Milwaukee, United States
- **Founders:** Arthur K. White (Founder)
- **Team size:** More than 3,000 employees worldwide as of August 2026
- **Products:** Dok-Lok vehicle restraints, Loading dock levelers and lifts, Dock seals and shelters, Industrial doors, Barrier safety and machine guarding
- **Notable:** Introduced the original Dok-Lok vehicle restraint on April 22, 1980 and is credited with creating the vehicle-restraint product category., Built a global network spanning more than 40 representative organizations and 100 locations., Opened a 9.5-acre global headquarters campus in Milwaukee’s Fifth Ward in 2023.

## Products & services

- **Dok-Lok vehicle restraints** — Rotating-hook and related restraint systems that help prevent trailers from separating from a loading dock during loading and unloading.
- **Loading dock levelers and lifts** — Hydraulic, mechanical, air-powered and vertical-storing systems that bridge warehouse floors and trailer beds.
- **Dock seals and shelters** — Environmental-control products that close gaps around trailers to reduce contamination, weather infiltration and conditioned-air loss.
- **Industrial doors** — High-speed, cold-storage, cleanroom, impactable, traffic and rigid security doors for interior and exterior openings.
- **Barrier safety and machine guarding** — Impactable barriers, gates, bollards, guard doors and separation systems for dock edges, pedestrian routes and automated cells.
- **Industrial fans, fabric ductwork and curtain walls** — HVLS airflow products and fabric-based systems used for comfort, ventilation, noise control and environmental separation.
- **Rite-Hite ONE** — A subscription digital platform that connects dock and door equipment to live views, alerts, safety logs, dwell analytics and maintenance data.
- **Arbon Equipment sales and service** — Rite-Hite’s company-owned distribution and field-service network, established as a subsidiary in 1987 and supplemented by independent representatives.
- **Raptor Rigid security doors** — A line of exterior rigid doors combining high-speed operation, double-walled aluminum construction and safety features.
- **Dok-Commander Pro** — A touchscreen dock controller with interlocked workflows, diagnostics, over-the-air updates and connection to Rite-Hite ONE.
- **PitMaster Vertical** — A pit-mounted under-leveler seal designed to keep the fourth side of a vertical-leveler opening sealed while stored or in use.

## Achievements

- Introduced the original Dok-Lok vehicle restraint on April 22, 1980 and is credited with creating the vehicle-restraint product category.
- Built a global network spanning more than 40 representative organizations and 100 locations.
- Opened a 9.5-acre global headquarters campus in Milwaukee’s Fifth Ward in 2023.
- Expanded from dock equipment into industrial doors, barriers, fans, fabric ductwork, environmental separation, service, automation support and software.
- Acquired Johnson Equipment Company in March 2026, adding 300 employees across 15 regional offices.
- Acquired KE Fibertec in August 2026, adding a textile-based ventilation group with about 160 employees and eight subsidiaries.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Acquired Denmark-based KE Fibertec, a textile-based ventilation company with about 160 employees, eight subsidiaries and production in Denmark, the United States and the Czech Republic.
- **2026-04** — Introduced Dok-Commander Pro, a connected touchscreen dock controller with diagnostics, event visibility and over-the-air updates.
- **2026-04** — Introduced PitMaster Vertical, a full-time pit-mounted seal for traditional vertical dock levelers aimed at food-safety and environmental-control applications.
- **2026-03** — Acquired Dallas-based Johnson Equipment Company, adding 300 employees and 15 regional offices across the southern United States and Mexico.
- **2025-09** — Entered the rigid exterior-door category with the Raptor Rigid security-door line.

## Links

- Website: https://www.ritehite.com/en/am
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rite-hite
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/ritehite
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/RiteHiteVideos
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ritehite

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Last updated: 2026-08-13