Curtainsider Inc

What Curtainsider Inc does

Curtainsider Inc is a privately held Canadian manufacturer of curtain-sided transport systems, founded in 1992 and headquartered in a 17,000 sq ft facility at 17 Adi Dassler Way, Paris, Ontario. The company designs and supplies three primary product lines under the Curtainsider® brand: standard Curtainsider® Systems for general cargo and flat-deck-with-protection use, Live Poultry Curtainsider® Systems for live poultry haulage (including Lift Roof and Dolley variants), and Curtainsider® Sea Container Systems for outdoor storage applications. Its technology centers on proprietary rolling pillar mechanisms that allow 102" wide load capacity, maintenance-free shielded bearing rollers, and a cold-rated pelmet rated to -70°C; an add-on product, Live Arrive™, provides livestock trailer climate monitoring with temperature and humidity data collection and visualization. Curtainsider is 100% Canadian-owned and operated, spun out from Bay-Lynx Manufacturing in October 2014 under President Jim Kranendonk, and serves the North American market.

The company operates a sales-led, direct go-to-market: enterprise systems are quote-based and custom-designed to customer specifications, supported by project managers and the president, while a separate US-facing e-commerce storefront at curtainsider.com/store retails replacement parts (buckets, rollers, tensioners, pelmet hardware, curtain material in 20+ colors, LED lights) on a pay-as-you-go basis with USD pricing and US shipping. In-house service, including repairs, welding, electrical/hydraulic work, and upgrades, is provided at the Paris facility and through mobile service technicians in Ontario and British Columbia, and explicitly extends to competitor models. Revenue is generated through three streams: one-time system sales, one-time parts sales, and professional service revenue. No external institutional funding, revenue figures, or named customer accounts are disclosed.

Name

Curtainsider Inc

Legal name

Curtainsider Inc

Website

https://curtainsider.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Curtainsider Inc is a privately held Canadian manufacturer of proprietary curtain-sided transport systems for trucks, trailers, and sea containers, including specialized live-poultry variants, serving transport and logistics operators across North America with systems, parts, and in-house service.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Curtainsider® System Sales: Sale of Curtainsider® curtain-sided transport systems for trailers, including Curtainsider® Systems, Live Poultry Curtainsider® Systems, and Sea Container Systems. Systems are custom designed to meet unique application requirements.
2. Parts Sales: Online parts store selling replacement parts including buckles, hooks, curtain straps, shielded bearing wheels, bobbin rollers, tensioners, pelmet hardware, door hardware, curtain material, rolling pillars, lift out pillars, curtain poles, and specialty LED lights.
3. Service and Repairs: In-house service including repairs, replacements, upgrades for all Curtainsider® models and competitor models. Services include general repairs, welding, electrical/hydraulic repairs, and replacement curtains.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Curtainsider Inc designs, manufactures, and supplies proprietary Curtainsider® curtain-sided transport systems for trucks, trailers, and sea containers, including specialized variants for live poultry transport with hydraulic lift gates and climate-controlled configurations. The company operates a multi-category e-commerce parts storefront selling replacement components (buckets, hooks, rollers, tensioners, curtain material, rolling pillars, LED lights) and provides in-house repair, maintenance, welding, electrical/hydraulic, and upgrade services for both Curtainsider® and competitor trailer systems.

Product overview

Curtainsider Inc is a 100% Canadian-owned transport technology company founded in 1992, offering a portfolio of proprietary curtain-sided trailer and container systems. The core product line consists of three main Curtainsider® Systems: standard Curtainsider® Systems for general cargo transport, Live Poultry Curtainsider® Systems for poultry transport with specialized variants (Lift Roof and Dolley systems), and Curtainsider® Sea Container Systems for outdoor storage. An add-on module, Live Arrive™, provides livestock trailer climate monitoring with temperature/humidity controls and data visualization. The company also operates a comprehensive parts store offering over 20 categories of replacement components (buckets, rollers, tensioners, curtain materials in 20+ colors, LED lights) and provides in-house service including repairs, upgrades, and welding for both Curtainsider® and competitor systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Curtainsider® Systems: Versatile transport technology systems for trucks and trailers, providing side-access for bulky loads.
• Live Poultry Curtainsider® Systems
• Curtainsider® Sea Container Systems
• Live Arrive™

Products and services

• Curtainsider® Systems Proprietary curtain-sided trailer and straight-truck systems providing full side access for bulky and mixed-load cargo, featuring adjustable rolling pillars enabling 102-inch wide load capacity, maintenance-free shielded curtain rollers, and 28oz 2x2 weave coated PVC curtains available in over 20 colors. Custom designed to meet unique application requirements for transport and logistics operators.
• Live Poultry Curtainsider® Systems Specialized curtain-sided trailer systems for transporting live poultry, featuring galvanized steel or aluminum components, cold-rated parts, and configuration options including lift roof systems and dolley systems with hydraulic lift gates to support safe loading and unloading by poultry catching crews.
• Curtainsider® Sea Container Systems Curtain-sided storage systems fitted to standardized sea containers for outdoor or onsite storage applications, available in standard or high cube configurations with curtains that fully open in under one minute, offered in over 20 colors with custom graphics options.
• Live Arrive™ Livestock Trailer Monitoring System Branded livestock trailer monitoring system that records and controls temperature and relative humidity throughout the trailer, with driver-controlled climate via vents and roof fans and supporting data collection, reporting, and visualization. Marketed under its own trademarked brand and operated through a separate domain (livearrive.ca).
• In-House Service for Curtainsider® Systems Service offering delivered from the Paris, Ontario facility covering repairs, replacements, and upgrades for all Curtainsider® models and competitor systems, including welding, electrical/hydraulic work, and replacement curtain installations.
• Curtainsider® Replacement Parts E-commerce storefront offering individual replacement components for Curtainsider® and compatible systems, spanning buckles, hooks and curtain straps, shielded greased bearing wheels, bobbin rollers and rings, tensioners, pelmet and door hardware, 28oz 2x2 weave curtain material in 20+ colors, rolling pillars, lift-out pillars, curtain poles, and specialty LED lights including red poultry roof lights.

Quantifiable outcome

• Curtains designed to be fully opened in under 1 minute
• +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

Feature7 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Wabash National Corporation: NYSE-listed US trailer manufacturer with a diversified portfolio of dry vans, refrigerated trailers, platform trailers, and intermodal equipment. Comparable as a broad incumbent North American trailer OEM operating in adjacent product categories to Curtainsider's curtain-sided systems.
• Stoughton Trailers: US trailer manufacturer producing dry vans, grain hoppers, chassis, and platform trailers for fleet operators. Comparable as a broad North American trailer OEM serving overlapping transport-company customers.
• Great Dane Trailers: Major US trailer manufacturer producing dry vans, refrigerated trailers, and platform trailers for trucking fleets. Comparable as a broad trailer OEM serving overlapping freight-haul customer segments across North America.
• Vanguard National Trailer Corporation: US-based refrigerated and specialty trailer manufacturer with focus on cold-chain logistics equipment. Comparable as a specialty trailer OEM serving overlapping transport customers, particularly relevant given Curtainsider's live-poultry and cold-rated positioning.
• Hyundai Translead: US-based subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Group manufacturing dry van, refrigerated, and specialty trailers for the North American market. Comparable as a diversified trailer OEM operating in adjacent product categories with similar fleet-customer overlap.

Direct peers

• Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company: One of North America's largest trailer manufacturers, producing dry and refrigerated vans, flatbeds, and curtain-side/platform trailers. Direct competitor in the curtain-sided trailer category with overlapping customer base of for-hire carriers and private fleets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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