About Us

Loading Automation, Inc. is a nationally recognized material handling systems integration company, specializing in "Turn-Key" Automated Trailer Loading and Logistics Systems (ATLS). Our team of professionals include mechanical, manufacturing, electrical, and controls engineering specialists. With this experienced staff, we bring over 90 years combined experience in the truck loading field to our customers. We design our equipment and conveyance systems to meet specific and unique requirements for loading, transporting, and receiving materials and products. Our advanced material handling systems offer our customers the most up-to-date technology available today.

Progressive competitive manufacturers have gone to great lengths to automate manufacturing operations. Today, their attention is rapidly turning to automation of the shipping and receiving operations, in order to reduce inventories, free high dollar cost plant square footage, improve productivity, and reduce product damage, while reducing direct labor and equipment costs. We have provided specialized plant material handling systems, as well as automated trailers to meet customer requirements, such as loading products without racks or pallets to eliminate returns. Our customers justify and base their project costs on these factors. We help them consistently meet and exceed their goals.

“Loading Automation Inc. continues to lead the way by taking technological advancements to the highest level, offering our customers a competitive advantage"

-Wade Shanklin

Our customer base includes a vast variety of well recognized Fortune500 companies in the industrial and consumer product manufacturing areas listed below.

  • Automotive
  • Chemical
  • Tobacco
  • Air Freight
  • Food
  • Paper
  • Aluminum
  • Furniture
  • Agriculture
  • Appliance
  • Textiles
  • Bulk Handling
  • Military
  • Beverage
  • Plastics