Topic: News

Choosing the right pallet truck for your operation takes careful consideration. Mark Twain once referred to golf as a good walk spoiled. The phrase could just as easily be applied to using the wrong pallet truck, or walkie, as they’re often known. The right walkie can make short work for the operator moving a pallet around the dock in a distribution center or across a parking lot out in the field. Choosing the wrong machine can make that job...

Sapient Automation will offer vertical and horizontal carousels and VLMs

MHIA forecasts 12% to 14% growth in new equipment orders in 2010.

The Institute of Supply Management reported that manufacturing activity in September was down compared to August.

Current momentum could bring growth in the 11% to 12% range into 2011.

Lift truck distributor Barclay Brand Ferdon is supporting national breast cancer awareness month by raising money and awareness.

AeroDef Manufacturing Conference, scheduled for April, is looking for speakers.

R&D center in Bentonville, Ark., will showcase supply chain technologies and improvements in plastic pallets.

Move will add trading partner integration software to Highjump’s existing supply chain management suite

Dematic NA’s chief outlines customer benefits of newly merged companies at logistics conference.

New design improves performance and reduces maintenances in heavy-duty, outdoor applications

The Schoolhouse hits the road with presentations on how to improve the performance of materials handling technology and enhance warehouse operations.

Behind every successful pallet pool is a pallet management program to recover, repair and get those pallets back into the supply chain. Here’s what it takes to do it right.

When it comes to specialty pallets for niche applications, there are more money-saving pallet alternatives than ever.

From wood to plastic to pallet pools, our readers tell us what’s important in pallets.

The Institute of Supply Management reported that manufacturing activity in August was up slightly compared to July.

Modex 2012 coming to Atlanta’s Georgia World Congress Center; retires NA in Cleveland

In a just-in-time world, you may not be able to plan for everything you'll do tomorrow in your warehouse or DC. But planning in advance for those things you know you'll do can improve efficiencies.

Reaching new levels of productivity is a matter of picking the right metrics to improve your processes and then following through on measuring and communicating them to your employees.

Without an educated and motivated workforce, labor management systems and tools will take you only so far.