LoadMatic Lite Enables Fast, Low-Cost Transition to Automated Truck Loading

The LoadMatic Lite is a compact, low-commitment system designed to easily introduce automated loading into manufacturing facilities and distribution centres. With Loadmatic Lite, businesses can increase their daily loading capacity with minimal modifications to existing site and fleet infrastructure.

Growing demand for higher throughput is placing pressure on businesses to increase daily load volume at manufacturing facilities and distribution centres beyond what’s achievable with manual forklift operations. Combined with labour shortages and rising operational costs, they need to find new ways to unlock faster and more efficient processes for loading outbound freight.

An automated loading solution can significantly improve loading efficiency. However, a range of capability and cost options is needed to open up the market to companies of all sizes and deliver optimal ROI, the definition of which can vary across industries and applications.

LoadMatic Lite fills a gap in the market to help growing businesses transition to automation. Capable of loading full, standard, non-modified trucks and trailers in just six minutes, the system increases throughput (up to three trailers per door per hour) for a low upfront cost and integrates seamlessly with existing infrastructure – delivering immediate productivity gains, safety improvements, and long-term cost savings with an average ROI within 1-2 years.

LoadMatic Lite provides a future-proof, adaptable system suitable for both greenfield and brownfield sites. It requires minimal dock modifications and integrates into existing dock environments. The system is compatible with standard, non-modified trucks and trailers, eliminating the need for specialised fleets, and supports a wide range of pallet types and complex load patterns. Pallets are staged at the rear or side of the dock using forklifts, electric pallet stackers, or AGVs, queued, and then loaded row-by-row with precision.

Key benefits of LoadMatic Lite:

• Maximised loading efficiency: Improving truck turnaround times by reducing loading cycles from hours to minutes.
• Less space needed for outbound distribution: Increasing loads per door per hour for significant space and cost savings.
• Reduced labour and operational costs: Lowering reliance on manual labour while minimising forklift usage, fuel costs, and maintenance expenses.
• Enhanced workplace safety: Reducing accidents, manual handling injuries, and overall risk exposure in loading bays.
• Scalable automation strategy: Implementing an easy-to-integrate automation solution that provides immediate efficiency gains while enabling future expansion.
• Sustainability and compliance: Supporting ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) goals by cutting CO₂ emissions and ensuring compliance with industry safety standards.

See the LoadMatic Lite in action, here.

Wouter Satijn, Chief Revenue Officer at Joloda Hydraroll, comments: “The Joloda Hydraroll Group is committed to helping all companies solve their specific loading and unloading challenges, and that’s why we developed LoadMatic Lite. The system offers businesses a versatile, lower-cost alternative to a fully automated loading system in their manufacturing facilities and distribution centres, which will reduce loading time and improve accuracy and consistency while they prepare for future automation. It’s a smart investment for growing companies to stay competitive.”

Joloda Hydraroll has been a leading provider of loading and unloading solutions for over 60 years, delivering more than 500,000 systems worldwide. With an extensive range of equipment, the Joloda Hydraroll Group can be relied upon by global suppliers for solutions from the aeroplane to the front door.

The LoadMatic Lite will be presented at LogiMAT 2026, along with a full range of Joloda Hydraroll’s automated, semi-automated and manual systems. The company will be exhibiting in Hall 5 at Stand 5D09, where visitors can view operational scale models of its equipment in action.