Name

Chalfant Dock Equipment

Legal name

Chalfant Sewing Fabricators Inc

Website

https://chalfantusa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1940

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Cleveland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Loading Dock Equipment Sales: Sale of loading dock equipment including dock seals, dock shelters, dock levelers, truck restraints, and accessories. Products are sold through dealer network with pricing based on specifications and customization.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Chalfant Dock Equipment designs, manufactures, and supplies industrial loading dock equipment through a worldwide dealer network. Its product lines include dock seals and shelters (including the patent-pending Guardian 3-in-1 system), hydraulic, mechanical, and air-powered dock levelers, automatic and manual truck restraints, dock bumpers, wheel chocks, communication systems, dock lights, strip doors, and replacement recover covers. Products are made in the USA at the Cleveland, Ohio facility and sold exclusively via authorized distributors who provide installation services.

Product overview

Chalfant Dock Equipment is a manufacturer and provider of loading dock equipment, established in 1940 as the 'Nation's Original Dock Seal Manufacturer'. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of mechanical loading dock products organized into four main categories: (1) Dock Seals & Shelters including Guardian Dock Seal System, Standard Dock Seals (Series 100), Curtain Dock Seals (Series 101 & 103), Adjustable Dock Seals (Series 200 & 205), L-Pad Curtain Dock Seals (Series 300), Soft Seal Shelters (Series 400), Rigid and Flex Dock Shelters (Series 700), Rail Dock Shelters (Series 500), plus Universal Recovers and Metal Canopies; (2) Dock Levelers including Hydraulic Levelers (Series H1, H2), Air Powered Levelers (Series ABL), Mechanical Levelers (Series MPL, C), and Edge-of-Dock Levelers (Hydraulic and Mechanical); (3) Dock Safety Equipment including Automatic and Manual Truck Restraints (Series SLR, ETR, ML), Loading Dock Communication Systems, Wheel Chocks, Dock Bumpers, and Loading Dock Lights; and (4) Strip Doors. All products are designed for industrial loading dock applications to improve energy efficiency, safety, and operational efficiency.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Guardian 3-in-1 Dock Seal System Security-focused dock seal with patent-pending triple-duty design featuring vinyl coated chain-link structure surrounding foam padding to prevent unauthorized entry while providing an air/water seal. Includes security chain-link cladding, mounting plate, and conforming foam backing. Intended for industrial loading docks where both weather sealing and theft deterrence are required.
• Standard Dock Seal, Series 100 Basic dock seal for standard door sizes 8'x8' to 9'x9', designed to fit common over-the-road trucks with service range from 12'0" to 13'6" high and 8'0" to 8'6" wide.
• Curtain Dock Seal, Series 101 and 103 Hood style head curtain dock seal for doors higher than 9 ft. Series 101 features fixed 24" head curtain; Series 103 features adjustable curtain operated through touch-and-hold pulley mechanism. Ideal door size 8'x10' to 9'x10'.
• Adjustable Dock Seal, Series 200 and 205 Adjustable head pad dock seal with 18" high steel-backed adjustable head pad to accommodate different truck heights. Series 200 uses garage-door type torsion spring; Series 205 uses weight counter-balancing system. Ideal door size 8'x10' to 9'x10'.
• L-Pad Curtain Dock Seal, Series 300 L-shaped dock seal combining tight fit of dock seal with projection of dock shelter. Features unique design allowing full access to rear of trailer while yielding under off-center truck impact. Ideal door size 8'x8' to 10'x10'.
• Soft Seal Dock Shelter, Series 400 Hybrid dock seal/shelter combining foam side pads with dock shelter style curtain for full trailer access. Yields under off-center truck impact. Ideal door size up to 12'x12'.
• Rigid Dock Shelter, Series 700 Rigid dock shelter allowing truck to back into shelter with side and top curtains flexing inward with wiping action. Features steel support legs and translucent polyurethane covering for natural light. Ideal door size up to 12'x12'.
• Flex Dock Shelter, Series 700F Spring-loaded automatic dock shelter where header curtain contacts incoming truck, compressing frame and moving seal pads inward. Returns to original shape as truck departs. Ideal door size up to 12'x12'.
• Rail Dock Shelter, Series 500 Dock shelter for rail car loading/unloading operations, protecting areaways between rail docks and freight car openings. Features pulley and rope system for easy extension/retraction. Available in 3-sided, 4-sided, and rolling configurations. Door service range up to 15'x15'.
• Hydraulic Dock Leveler, Series H1 Fully hydraulic dock leveler with solid-state proximity sensors controlling deck and lip functions. Features 4" main cylinder, 2" ram, inline safety stop, and frame support struts. Dynamic capacities: 25,000 to 45,000 lb.
• Hydraulic Dock Leveler, Series H2 Hydraulic dock leveler with single rotary switch control for deck and lip activation. Features hydraulically operated deck and lip for smooth, efficient operation. Lip keepers serve as night locks for security.
• Air Powered Dock Leveler, Series ABL Air-bag powered dock leveler with single rotary switch control. Features heavy-duty PVC-coated polyester fiber bag, full length deck support beams, and deck/lip constructed of 55,000 lb. minimum yield steel tread plate.
• Mechanical Dock Leveler, Series MPL Manual pull-chain operated mechanical dock leveler with extension-spring counterbalance. Features no lifting or straining required, dual 60,000 lb. safety legs, and direct extension spring design with no moving parts. Dynamic capacities: 25,000 and 30,000 lb.
• Mechanical Dock Leveler, Series C Mechanical dock leveler with standard 25,000 and 30,000 lb. dynamic capacities. Deck and lip constructed of 55,000 lb. minimum yield steel tread plate with lip keepers serving as night locks.
• Hydraulic Edge-of-Dock Leveler Hydraulic edge-of-dock leveler with solid state technology for easy activation. Operating range 5" above and 5" below dock with minimum lip projection of 12 3/4". Dynamic capacities: 20,000 to 35,000 lb.
• Mechanical Edge-of-Dock Leveler

Quantifiable outcome

• ROI on dock seals/shelters in as little as 6 months through energy savings
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• International Door Association (IDA)minorOthersChalfant is a member/affiliate of the International Door Association as shown by the IDA logo on their website, indicating industry association membership.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Vestil Manufacturing: Vestil is a broad-line material handling and loading dock equipment producer offering dock boards, levelers, seals, bumpers, and related warehouse products — competing with Chalfant across multiple SKUs for similar industrial buyers.
• Blue Giant Equipment Corporation: Blue Giant is a direct competitor offering dock levelers, vehicle restraints, dock seals and shelters, lift tables, and industrial doors — its product mix and customer base overlap almost entirely with Chalfant's.
• Beacon Industries: Beacon Industries manufactures loading dock equipment including dock seals, shelters, bumpers, wheel chocks, and strip doors — overlapping significantly with Chalfant's accessory and core product portfolio.
• Durable Corporation: Durable Corporation produces dock seals, shelters, dock bumpers, and related loading dock products — directly competing with Chalfant's core seal and shelter product lines for industrial and warehouse end users.
• Poweramp (Systems, LLC): Poweramp, part of Systems LLC, produces dock levelers, vehicle restraints, and integrated control systems — directly competing with Chalfant in safety-critical loading dock equipment for industrial and distribution customers.
• W.B. McGuire: W.B. McGuire manufactures loading dock levelers, dock seals, truck restraints, and industrial bumpers — a direct Chalfant competitor with comparable product breadth and a similar mid-market industrial customer base.
• Kelley (Entrematic / MiTek): Kelley, historically a pioneer in mechanical dock levelers and now operating under Entrematic/MiTek, competes with Chalfant in dock levelers, seals, vehicle restraints, and integrated dock systems.
• Rite-Hite: Rite-Hite is the leading global manufacturer of loading dock equipment — dock levelers, vehicle restraints, seals, shelters, and integrated safety systems — competing head-to-head with Chalfant across essentially every product category and serving the same warehouse/DC end customers.
• Serco (Overhead Door Corporation): Serco, a brand of Overhead Door Corporation (owned by Sanwa Holdings), manufactures dock seals, shelters, levelers, and vehicle restraints — directly competing with Chalfant across dock-seal and dock-leveler product lines for the same warehouse/distribution end users.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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