ELFA: July new business volume down 3% year-over-year
August 25, 2020
The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s (ELFA) Monthly Leasing and Finance Index also showed volume was up 3% month-to-month from $8.9 billion in June.
Pack Expo Connects registers 300 exhibitors in first 2 weeks
August 20, 2020
Pack Expo Connects (Nov. 9-13) will replace the in-person event that was scheduled in Chicago,
Equipment Leasing and Finance Industry confidence improves in August
August 20, 2020
Overall, confidence in the equipment finance market is 48.4, an increase from the July index of 45.3.
FreezPak: Fuel cells are hot in a freezer warehouse
August 11, 2020
FreezPak, a fast-growing cold storage company, turned to hydrogen fuel cells to cut down on battery storage room space and to extend run times. The result: A big boost in productivity.
Interroll’s Second Plant in Atlanta Starts Operation
August 10, 2020
Company continues to see high demand for conveyor and sorter solutions.
Top 20 lift truck suppliers in 2020
August 10, 2020
The North American lift truck market was down slightly in 2019, but still saw some growth and ranked as the third-best year yet.
2020 lift truck acquisition and usage study
August 10, 2020
Modern Materials Handling’s new lift truck usage study reveals key purchase patterns, challenges, and opportunities that fleet managers are facing in 2020.
Lift Truck Tech: Trends Converge Around Labor Efficiencies
August 10, 2020
The shiny new technology may be autonomous lift trucks, but the driverless truck is far from the only trend—and may not be the best step for some operations. Other technologies, including fleet management and telematics, cameras and virtual reality training present a spectrum of technologies that can make lift truck operations more efficient.
KION Group and Quicktron agree to strategic partnership
August 10, 2020
Quicktron products are to be distributed via the global sales and service networks of the KION brands Linde Material Handling, STILL and Dematic.
Lift truck trends to watch in 2020 and beyond
August 10, 2020
Safety, ergonomics and maintenance are the big three here. If you haven’t bought or leased a truck recently, you need to catch up on how they are improving the value proposition of lift trucks in all types of facilities.
Fork AGVs Operate 24/7 in Production Operation
August 10, 2020
Dairy producer increases productivity with consistent, reliable material flow.
AGVs and Lithium-ion Batteries Support 24/7 Operations
August 10, 2020
New batteries help sync production and charging cycles for maximum uptime to keep pace with increased operational demands.
E-commerce Company Quadruples Capacity with Mobile Sortation Robots
August 10, 2020
Robot fleet continuously recalculates order fulfillment priorities and inventory movement patterns.
New Diesel Forklifts Elevate Ergonomics and Productivity
August 10, 2020
Safety and maneuverability upgrades enhance multipurpose lift trucks
Forklift Training Tools Enhance Operators, Operations
August 10, 2020
Virtual reality, simulations and online training tools unlock fleet productivity and efficiency.
MHI partners with Women in Manufacturing
August 8, 2020
Women in Manufacturing is the only national trade association dedicated to providing year-round support to women who have chosen a career in the manufacturing industry
WERC to become a division of MHI
August 8, 2020
MHI has acquired the assets of WERC and will operate WERC as a division of MHI.
Next-generation marking technology for the pallet
August 7, 2020
The idea of tracking pallet loads and their condition while in transit just got simpler with a new technology that can be applied across an entire pallet pool.
10th-annual Lift Truck Issue: Celebrating the workhorse
August 7, 2020
This marks our 10th-annual Lift Truck Issue where we take readers inside an operation putting the latest lift truck battery innovation to work.
ELFA: June down 10% year-over-year, up 33% month-to-month, down 0.5% year-to-date
July 30, 2020
New business volume data follows unchanged Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation’s Monthly Confidence Index.