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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.


Fleet management solutions as monitor and mentor
In the quest to identify and control maintenance costs, fleet-tracking devices can support the goals of the operator and manager.

Toyota Industries Corporation announces acquisition of Bastian Solutions
To align with market changes and customer needs, Toyota Industries Corporation (TICO) has created a new business division to manage North American activities in the area of logistics solutions named “Toyota Advanced Logistics Solutions” (TALS). TALS shall be operated separately from the forklift business, except for coordination in strategic areas as appropriate.

UniCarriers Americas supports Make-A-Wish Illinois
Forklift manufacturer to help send a child and his family on a dream trip to Hawaii.

MCFA and Jungheinrich announce joint manufacturing venture
Companies break ground on site that will produce components used primarily by MCFA for forklift production at its Houston manufacturing plant.

Lift Truck Series: A new technician vision
The demographics of technician hiring and retiring do not paint a pretty picture for the near- or long-term future of the technical workforce. The lift truck industry is attacking the shortage head-on with improvements and initiatives designed to grow the technicians of tomorrow—today

Lift Truck Tips: Changing the current of lift truck maintenance
Electric equipment offers more data, which is only as good as the practices to apply it.

Lift Truck Tips: Reducing the capacity for risk
Attachments can impact a forklift’s rated capacity, but by how much? Too many equipment users don’t know the answer. Lift truck safety equipment to help reduce risk. Forklift safety features

Fleet Management Comes into Focus
Following the rapid development of fleet management solutions and a flurry of adoption, the lessons learned are informing a new vision of how best to optimize a fleet.

Telematics add degrees of efficiency to cold storage
Freezers are often separate both physically and from a fleet management perspective, but some of the biggest savings lie inside those insulated walls.

Forklift fleet upgrade contributes to 75% productivity boost
New forklifts handle seasonal peaks in production and temperature.

Reliable propane forklifts keep fast-paced business moving
Minimal equipment downtime helps custom manufacturer meet variable demand.

Lift truck transmission technology enhances drivers’ productivity
In response to its high rate of lift truck tire replacements, Estes uses a patented technology that reduces its trucks’ travel speed. Lift Truck maintenance scheduling

3PL use new lift trucks and rack installations to combat growth
The lift trucks and racking have improved productivity efficiently, resulting in 30% year-to-year growth.

2016 Lift Truck Acquisition & Usage Study
Inside this report... Detailed, 33-page results from the 2016 Lift Truck reader survey conducted by Peerless Research Group for Modern Materials Handling magazine and examination lift trucks in use, planned for acquisition and much, much more!

2016 Lift Truck Acquisition & Usage Study
Inside this report... Detailed, 33-page results from the 2016 Lift Truck reader survey conducted by Peerless Research Group for Modern Materials Handling magazine and examination lift trucks in use, planned for acquisition and much, much more!

Lift Truck Tips: Terms and conditions, applied
Leasing strategies require careful alignment of terms with precise operational data.

Lift Truck Tips: Knowledge is Power
The growing reach of telemetry means power decisions are fueled by a greater amount of available data.

Lift truck uptime keeps freight company on time
Reliable fleet handles a variety of cargo on precise schedules. Lift truck service and repair.

The data-driven lift truck
Now that manufacturers and distributors are using the data from their automated systems to drive their facilities, they’re turning to the next opportunity for improvement: the wealth of data collected by their lift trucks.

Top 20 Lift Truck Suppliers 2016
Unit sales continue to climb and revenue is inching upward in this year’s annual look at the top lift truck suppliers. Top Lift Truck Companies 2016, best of lift trucks 2016, 2016 lift truck survey, Top forklift suppliers, fork lift user survey 2016


May 2024 Modern Materials Handling

A complete modernization of the sortation and conveyance at Boscov’s DC, along with updated software and a new order processing area, have transformed the ability of the department store chain’s DC to move more cartons in less time, while permitting more frequent replenishment shipment for stores.
 


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