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Step aims at providing fleet managers with more choices to help optimize productivity and reduce total cost of ownership

Click through the interactive article to watch seven videos showing some of the capabilities of an Edison Award-winning solution.

Operator-assist technologies that use sensors and cameras to alert lift truck operators of potential collisions with other trucks, pedestrians or obstacles aren’t new, but they’re progressing in capabilities and can be paired with telematics for further insights.

To receive the award, dealers must meet rigorous business practice standards and performance criteria which are assessed and modified annually to ensure they align with evolving customer expectations and heightened industry demands.

From real-time operational data to fleet right-sizing, lift truck telematics have a strong role to play in everything from safety to maintenance and even operator training. If at first it seems overwhelming, step back, take a deep breath and go small.

With lead times for new lift trucks out as much as 100 weeks, maintenance has taken on new importance. Fortunately, suppliers and dealers alike have some powerful tools that provide a more proactive approach to service at both the fleet and individual truck level.

Operational priorities and infrastructure constraints should guide motive power choice, though lithium is seen as gaining ground in the long term. Every option has its strong points, so it comes down to using the goals of each operation to guide it down the best motive power path.

Some elements of training programs are a must, like the need for hands-on instruction, but lift truck OEMs are evolving training in areas like providing smaller chunks of classroom content and training people to support deployment of autonomous trucks.

The updated program presents information in smaller bites, interspersed with hands-on learning to keep trainees engaged.

Once considered the purvey of the far-off future, autonomous lift trucks have arrived. Here’s what they can offer.

Partnership centers on a certified Explosion Proof (EX) lift truck line in which traditional Hyster lift trucks are converted by RICO Manufacturing, which has three-plus decades of experience in manufacturing EX solutions for the North American market.

Lift truck developed for needs of a precast concrete infrastructure products provider.

Go to the source—your operators—and get a handle on their power concerns, recharge patterns, and how these might impact productivity.

As a member of A3, Hyster will continue to innovate on top of its current lineup of robotic lift trucks, and will exhibit and present at A3's Autonomous Mobile Robots & Logistics Conference Oct. 13

Lift truck brands of Yale-Hyster group offer up tips, inspections, posters and other resources