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Heavy duty, bus, truck and rail lifts
Capacities to 640,000 lbs. Transit buses, motor coaches, Class 8 trucks, refuse fleets, industrial machinery and light rail.
Autolift specializes in heavy duty lifts.
We work with PKS, who manufacture a wide variety of lifts used across sectors — from small passenger vehicle lifts and city transit through heavy duty lifts for industrial vehicle and machinery maintenance facilities. The product line includes heavy duty two-post lifts, mobile column lifts, four-post drive-on lifts, scissor lifts and inground lifts.
With over 50 years of collective experience in the lift industry, PKS has built a reputation for manufacturing heavy duty lifts, using current technologies in lift automation controls and hydraulic fluid power, with the ability to design or customize any lift.
Lifting a transit bus or a rail car is a different discipline from lifting a passenger vehicle. Capacities are higher, installations usually involve excavation, and the facilities are often public agencies with their own procurement and inspection requirements. We have been doing this work in California since 1939.
What we supply and service
- Triple post bus & truck lifts
- Surface-mounted, sized to the wheelbase and axle loading of transit buses, school buses, motor coaches and heavy trucks.
- Inground bus lifts
- Keep the shop floor clear when the lift is down. The standard for bus barns and high-traffic maintenance bays. We handle excavation, cassette or pit installation and commissioning.
- Inground wide drive-through
- Wide-set inground lifts for vehicles driven straight through the bay and equipment too wide for conventional post spacing.
- Heavy duty two-post lifts
- High capacity two-post lifts for medium duty trucks, box trucks, shuttles and work vehicles.
- Mobile column lifts
- Portable column sets for flexible bay configurations and mixed fleets.
- Flush-mount scissor lifts
- Sit level with the floor for bays that need unobstructed movement when the lift is not in use.
- Wash bay scissor lifts
- Built for standing water, detergent and constant humidity, which destroy ordinary equipment.
- Train & light rail lifts
- Lifting systems for rail maintenance facilities, including light rail and transit rail applications.
Supporting systems
Heavy duty facilities need more than lifts. We also install and service bus and train wash systems, air compressors and distribution piping, lubrication and fluid dispensing systems, waste oil handling, exhaust extraction, bulk storage tanks and overhead cranes.
Inspections
Bus and truck lifts fall under the same ANSI annual inspection requirement as passenger car lifts, and our ALI Certified Lift Inspectors are qualified to inspect them. For transit agencies and school districts we provide the documentation your safety and compliance records require. More on inspections.
Where we work
We run scheduled service routes out of Los Alamitos across six Southern California counties, and travel statewide for heavy duty, transit and rail projects.
- Orange County
- Los Alamitos, Anaheim, Santa Ana, Irvine, Huntington Beach, Garden Grove, Orange, Fullerton, Costa Mesa, Cypress, Buena Park, Tustin, Westminster, Mission Viejo
- Los Angeles County
- Long Beach, Los Angeles, Torrance, Carson, Compton, Downey, Norwalk, Pasadena, Glendale, Burbank, Santa Clarita, Pomona, El Monte, Inglewood, the South Bay
- Inland Empire
- Riverside, San Bernardino, Ontario, Fontana, Rancho Cucamonga, Corona, Moreno Valley, Temecula, Chino, Upland, Redlands
- San Diego County
- San Diego, Chula Vista, Oceanside, Escondido, Carlsbad, El Cajon, Vista, San Marcos
- Ventura County
- Oxnard, Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley, Ventura, Camarillo, Moorpark
- Statewide
- Heavy duty lift installations, transit and rail facilities, and multi-site lift inspection contracts anywhere in California
Common questions
What is the maximum capacity you can supply?
Up to 640,000 pounds through the PKS heavy duty line, which covers transit buses, Class 8 trucks, light rail cars and industrial machinery.
Do you handle the excavation for inground lifts?
Yes. Inground installations include excavation, pit or cassette installation, site coordination and commissioning.
Can you lift a light rail car?
Yes. We install and service lifting systems for rail maintenance facilities, including light rail and transit rail applications.
Do you work with transit agencies?
Yes. Autolift is a California State Certified Small Business Enterprise and has worked with agencies including NCTD, LACMTA and OmniTrans.
Tell us what you're working with.
A lift that needs replacing, a bay that needs laying out, or an inspection that's overdue. Send the details and we'll come back with a real answer.