Mac's Lift Gate

What Mac's Lift Gate does

Mac's Lift Gate, Inc. is a privately held manufacturer and dealer of hydraulic lift equipment founded in 1957 and headquartered at 2801 South Street, Long Beach, California. The company designs and builds three core proprietary product lines: the MobilityXL MAC Emergency Services Lift (capable of handling up to 1,300 lbs for bariatric ambulance patient loading), the MRLS-800 Rail Lift System (800 lb capacity, designed for electric carts and service vehicles), and the PL-series Vertical Home Lifts (PL-50, PL-72, and PL-90) for residential accessibility. In parallel, Mac's operates as Tommy Gate's most experienced servicing dealer in California, reselling and installing Tommy Gate's Original Series and G-2 direct drive pickup truck lifts, and maintaining what it describes as one of the largest Tommy Gate parts inventories on the west coast.

The business generates revenue through four streams: hardware sales of its own lifts and Tommy Gate resold lifts, parts sales to the installed base, service and repair with quick-turn turnaround, and custom engineering for specialized lift and rack integrations. Customers span government and private EMS providers (e.g., MedRide Oklahoma, Johnson County Med-Act, Boston EMS), commercial service fleets, medical diagnostic equipment service companies, and residential homeowners reached through a national Vertical Home Lift distributor network. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, reflecting the project's heavy custom engineering component.

Mac's distributes through its Long Beach headquarters (direct sales, phone, and walk-in), its California Tommy Gate dealership territory, and a national distributor network for residential products. It has operated continuously for over 65 years with an employee base of 11-50, no disclosed external funding, and no public listing. The company has received industry recognition including a 'Top Innovation 2013' award and is associated with EMS charity and veteran-support organizations such as the National EMS Memorial Foundation, Warrior Foundation, and Emergency Safety Academy.

Name

Mac's Lift Gate

Legal name

Mac's Liftgate Inc.

Website

https://macsliftgate.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1957

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Mac's Lift Gate is a privately held Long Beach, California manufacturer founded in 1957 that designs and builds hydraulic lifts — including bariatric ambulance lifts, rail lift systems, and residential vertical platform lifts — while serving as Tommy Gate's lead California dealer for pickup truck lift installations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hydraulic Lift Equipment

NAICS

Industrial Truck, Tractor, Trailer, and Stacker Machinery Manufacturing (333924), Elevator and Moving Stairway Manufacturing (333921)

SIC

Industrial Trucks, Tractors, Trailors & Stackers (3537)

akta.pro primary industry

Material Handling & Industrial Lift Vehicle Manufacturing (Forklifts/Telehandlers/Reach Stackers) (IMACAFAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hospital Bed, Lift & Transfer Equipment (Beds, Hoyer Lifts, Slings) (HSABAKAF), Stair Lifts & Residential Platform Lifts (HSAPANAC)

Keywords

• Hydraulic lift systems
• Bariatric ambulance lifts
• Pickup truck lifts
• Vertical platform lifts
• Vehicle loading equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Long Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Lift Equipment Sales: Sale of hydraulic lift equipment including Tommy Gate lifts for pickup trucks, emergency medical service lifts, rail lift systems, and vertical home lifts. Products range from commercial-grade vehicle lifts to residential accessibility solutions.
2. Parts Sales: Extensive inventory of Tommy Gate replacement parts, described as one of the largest parts departments on the west coast. Provides ongoing revenue from maintenance and repair needs of installed base.
3. Service and Repair: Service department offering lift repair with quick turnaround to minimize customer downtime. Focus on getting lifts operational with minimal interruption to customer work days.
4. Custom Engineering: In-house engineering team designs custom lift and rack systems to fit customer equipment and team requirements for specialized applications.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Mac's Lift Gate manufactures, sells, and services hydraulic lift equipment for commercial vehicle, EMS ambulance, and residential accessibility applications. Their core products include the MobilityXL MAC lift for bariatric ambulances, the MRLS-800 rail lift system, Vertical Home Lift models (PL-50, PL-72, PL-90), and Tommy Gate pickup truck lifts (resold through their California dealership). They also provide parts, repair services, and custom engineering for specialized lift and rack system integrations.

Product overview

Mac's Lift Gate offers a portfolio of hydraulic and mechanical lift equipment primarily for commercial and emergency medical services applications. The core product line includes the Emergency Services Lift (MobilityXL MAC lift) for ambulance bariatric patient loading, and the Rail Lift System (MRLS-800) for vehicle loading. For residential markets, the company distributes Mac's Vertical Home Lifts (PL-50, PL-72, PL-90) through dedicated distributors. The company also serves as a Tommy Gate dealer in California, reselling and servicing their pickup truck lift products (Original Series and G-2 direct drive models). An in-house engineering team provides custom lift and rack system design services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Mac's Vertical Home Lifts: Vertical home lift models including PL-50, PL-72, and PL-90 for residential accessibility
• Mac's Emergency Services Lift
• Mac's Rail Lift System

Products and services

• Mac's Emergency Services Lift (MobilityXL MAC lift) Hydraulic lift system designed for ambulance and EMS applications, capable of lifting up to 1,300 lbs of patient and equipment. Features automated platform raising via simple touch operation for bariatric patient transport.
• Mac's Vertical Home Lifts (Models: PL-50, PL-72, PL-90) Residential vertical platform lifts designed for everyday home use. Easy to operate, install, and virtually maintenance free with carefully designed safety details. Newer PL-90 model added alongside PL-50 and PL-72.
• Mac's Rail Lift System (Model: MRLS-800) Rail-based lift system rated for 800 lbs, designed for loading electric carts and vehicles onto transport vehicles.
• Tommy Gate Lifts (Original Series and G-2 Direct Drive) Pickup truck lift products including the Original Series and G-2 direct drive with platform. Available for Ford, Chevrolet, GMC, Dodge, Toyota, and Nissan full-size trucks. Includes sales, installation, and service through Mac's Lift Gate as authorized dealer.
• Custom Lift and Rack System Engineering Custom engineering service where Mac's in-house engineering team designs integrated lift and rack systems to fit specific customer equipment, vehicles, and team requirements for specialized applications.
• Tommy Gate Parts & Lift Repair Service Tommy Gate replacement parts sales and lift repair service department offering quick turnaround to minimize customer downtime for the installed base.

Quantifiable outcome

• Less than one day installation time for most lift systems
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Tommy GatecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMac's Lift Gate is Tommy Gate's most experienced servicing dealer in California. They sell, install, and service the full range of Tommy Gate pickup truck lifts including the Original Series and new G-2 direct drive models. The partnership dates back decades with Mac's maintaining one of the largest Tommy parts inventories on the west coast.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Savaria: North American manufacturer of stair lifts, vertical platform lifts, and elevators for residential accessibility. Direct competitor in the vertical home lift category alongside Mac's PL-50/72/90 models.
• Tommy Gate: Manufacturer of pickup truck and service vehicle liftgates with 45+ year history. Mac's is simultaneously Tommy Gate's most experienced California dealer and a custom-engineered lift/rack integrator, making it a hybrid partner/direct competitor.
• Bruno Independent Living Aids: Manufactures vertical platform lifts, wheelchair lifts, and scooter lifts for residential and vehicle applications. Directly comparable as a US-based manufacturer of accessibility lift equipment serving both home and mobility markets.
• Harmar: Designs and manufactures residential and vehicle mobility lifts, including vertical platform lifts and scooter lifts. Closely overlaps Mac's Vertical Home Lift product line and wheelchair lift portfolio.

Emerging players

• Stertil-Koni: Manufacturer of heavy-duty vehicle lifting systems for commercial fleets and service trucks. Comparable to Mac's commercial service fleet lift offering but with broader product breadth including in-ground and column lifts.
• Ferno: Global EMS equipment manufacturer producing stretchers, cots, and patient-handling systems including bariatric solutions. Co-supplies EMS deployments alongside Mac's lifts (e.g., Ferno POWERFlexx cots with Mac lifts) and competes for bariatric transport equipment budgets.

Broad incumbents

• BraunAbility: Larger mobility company producing wheelchair-accessible vehicles and lifts for both residential and automotive applications. Competes with Mac's across the wheelchair-lift category but at much greater scale and with national dealer coverage.
• Vantage Mobility International: Provider of wheelchair-accessible vans and mobility equipment including vehicle-mounted ramps and lifts. Overlaps with Mac's truck-lift product line and accessibility focus but operates at a broader vehicle-conversion scale.

Others

• Wesco Industrial Products: Distributor and manufacturer of industrial material handling equipment including lifts and loading devices. Adjacent ecosystem participant serving overlapping fleet and industrial customers with complementary (not directly substitutable) lift products.

Regional players

• Stannah: UK-headquartered manufacturer of stair lifts, home lifts, and platform lifts with global reach. Adjacent competitor in the residential vertical platform lift space, primarily operating outside Mac's core US market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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