Forklifts

Rugged equipment handles heat, debris and near continuous operation with less cost and downtime.

Manufacturer increases productivity and streamlines its lift truck maintenance needs.

An expert identifies some tell-tale signs that a training program might be missing the mark.

New facility will support growing demand for lift trucks in South America.

Workers at two facilities have worked more than a million hours combined without a lost-time accident.

The transition to two-level picking can improve storage and cut travel times in cramped facilities.

Project sites already use hydrogen fuel cells to power forklifts in their warehouses.

Following deployment of 72 fuel cell units in July 2012, another 123 will be rolled out in new facility.

For the third year running, the Modern editorial staff is using a majority of our August issue to celebrate the backbone, the workhorse, the most fundamental piece of equipment to be found in any materials handling operation—yet one that all too often gets taken for granted or run to the point of disintegration: the lift truck.

With a new fleet of tuggers and carts, the updated storage system at Braun Corporation’s manufacturing facility gets more done in less space.

Manufacturing operations now benefit from a more efficient storage space and tugger-based parts picking.

After making up for 2009 with two years of strong growth, global sales have tapered off, even as the top suppliers saw revenue increases in the double digits.

DSC Logistics combined integrated scales and intelligent forks on a lift truck platform to streamline its order verification process. The result was higher customer satisfaction and a two-month ROI.

Modern readers tell us how they’re buying, using and maintaining their fleet

Modern spends 60 seconds talking to the ITA chairman about the lift truck industry.