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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.


Jungheinrich acquires majority stake in ISI Automation
Acquisition intended to further expand business with existing and future customers as they pursue digitalization.

Raymond named a finalist for 2019 International Forklift of the Year Award
Raymond Virtual Reality Simulator to be evaluated on ability to increase productivity and enhance education for forklift operators.

Lift Trucks join the connected enterprise
Manufacturers, dealers and users of lift trucks are jointly navigating a brave new world of lift truck integration with broader systems and processes.

IFOY Award 2019 finalists announced
Seventh annual awards include new startup category.

Lift Truck Tips: Swap your batteries for the last time
Battery maintenance headaches and their unique ability to sap money and productivity from operations have left many users considering low-stress alternatives.

Toyota to formally integrate companies
Toyota Industrial Equipment Manufacturing (TIEM) and Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A. (TMHU), to become Toyota Material Handling.

Booklet Shows How to Cut On-the-Job Injury, Boost Productivity and Efficiency
This colorful booklet from Southworth shows that improving job safety is more than just preventing accidents.

Booklet Shows How to Cut On-the-Job Injury, Boost Productivity and Efficiency
This colorful booklet from Southworth shows that improving job safety is more than just preventing accidents.

Raymond supports more than 150 nonprofit and educational organizations in 2018
Raymond and its employees 'recognize that nonprofit support sustains communities.'

Balyo announces 10-year renewal of contract with Hyster-Yale Group
Announcement coincides with market launch in Europe of the Hyster-Yale Driven by Balyo™ robotic lift trucks.

Have you checked your lift truck tires enough lately?
Probably not. But as you’re about to read, plenty of opportunities are available to spend too much too often if you ignore proper maintenance.

Reducing risk in the battery room
Simple jobs done poorly are a recipe for disaster, and the battery room does not forgive sloppiness.

Manitou N.A. strengthens product management and marketing initiatives
Global market leader in rough-terrain handling equpment strengthens product and service offerings in North America.

Lift Truck Tips: Don’t get left out in the cold
The right preventative measures can ensure safe, productive and efficient forklift operation in even the harshest freezers.

C&D Technologies to acquire Trojan Battery
This acquisition will combine two leading battery manufacturers with complementary product portfolios to create one of the largest energy storage providers with over $1.0 billion of revenue, eight manufacturing facilities and a presence in every major region

EnerSys products now part of Toyota’s STARLIFT Parts Program
EnerSys' participation in the program represents a first step toward the development of more collaborative power solutions with Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A.

EnerSys delivers its 30,000th NexSys battery
Confectionery manufacturer uses NexSys batteries for a mix of turret trucks, sit-down three-wheelers and stock pickers.

iWarehouse wins 2018 MHEFI Exceptional Contribution Award
Raymond’s telematics system honored at MHI Annual Conference Awards Dinner

Argonne, ALABC members join forces with Electric Applications to improve batteries
Industry-national lab collaboration seeks unrealized potential of a venerable battery technology

Fleet management system helps Chicago Tribune monitor impacts
Results include a 30% reduction in impacts, with corresponding decreases in damage and injuries.


June 2024 Modern Materials Handling

National Forklift Safety Day comes once a year in June, but various sensor and vision-based, ‘operator-assist’ technologies, as well as telematics, are used daily to enhance the level of operator awareness for manually operated lift truck fleets.

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