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Comprehensive lift trucks resource. Includes news and product reviews regarding forklifts and their safe and efficient use within warehouses and distribution centers.
Top 20 lift truck suppliers
Posted 08/20 · 08:31 AM · MMH Editorial
The worldwide industrial lift truck industry spent the better part of 2009 in a rut. Sales were down 39%, but it appears the worst may be over
Lift trucks get smarter
Posted 08/20 · 08:20 AM · MMH Editorial
New technologies and usage practices can help you maximize your fleet’s productivity and longevity while reducing your carbon footprint
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Lift trucks: Solving the financial puzzle
Posted 08/13 · 08:34 AM · LM Editorial
Own, lease, or rent? According to lift truck consultants, the method that businesses pay for lift trucks tends to be a sound economic indicator. Here’s how distributors are working to solve the complex needs of today’s fleet owner.
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Toyota marks 20 years of manufacturing in the U.S.
Posted 08/04 · 10:47 AM · MMH Editorial
Lift truck manufacturer celebrates 20 years in Indiana with the launch of a new series of electric vehicles
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Tricked-out Toyota lift truck performs robotic pallet manipulation
Posted 07/28 · 04:35 AM · MMH Editorial
Modified by MIT researchers, a Toyota 8-Series lift truck performs unmanned operations, which show potential for future work in high-risk military and civilian environments.
Raymond introduces a hydrogen fuel cell-powered orderpicker
Posted 07/27 · 10:14 AM · MMH Editorial
United Natural Foods becomes the first customer to install the new equipment and extend its sustainability efforts.
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CLARK names Scott Johnson vice president of business development
Posted 07/26 · 05:56 AM · MMH Editorial
Johnson will direct all dealer services, dealer development and government sales activities as well as develop North American business opportunities.
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Inspiration born in the battery room; battery management
Posted 06/30 · 06:00 AM · MMH Editorial
Imagine a series of 13,760 NiCad energy modules connected in series to create one big 5,000-VDC battery that provides 27 MW of AC current. Harold Vanasse uses this extreme example of battery management to illustrate the potential housed in every lift truck battery room in the U.S.
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Lift trucks: Why buying may overtake leasing
Posted 06/28 · 06:00 AM · MMH Editorial
Judging by market reports, there’s a huge downward trend in lift truck sales. But is Bruce Pelynio worried? Not a bit.
Time to sharpen your lift truck selection skills
Posted 06/23 · 06:00 AM · MMH Editorial
In past blogs and webcasts we’ve talked with lift truck market experts who believed that fleet managers would hang onto their underutilized trucks longer and put off purchasing new equipment. Fine. That will save money in the short run. But eventually you’ll have to buy a new truck.
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