Lift Trucks

Known for its remote operation solution for lift trucks and other logistics vehicles, Phantom Auto sees Voysys' technology as bolstering its tech stack and helping end users.

Lithium dominance among smaller electric equipment will accelerate larger-scale shift.

One of the world’s most innovative supply chain organizations believes the time is right for autonomous lift trucks—in the right application.

Peerless Media Group’s annual “Lift Truck Acquisition and Usage Study” finds that 63% of companies will be buying or leasing new lift trucks within the next two years.

In this issue, we learn that one of the world’s most innovative supply chain organizations believes the time is right for autonomous lift trucks; we offer our annual deep dive into the Top 20 lift truck suppliers; we roll out our annual reader survey that illustrates the state of lift truck usage and investment; and we learn that even an autonomous lift truck fleet is going to need some level of human oversight.

What a difference a year makes in lift truck sales. While the first hard months of the global pandemic in 2020 blunted demand for new trucks, during 2021, sales were back. Our annual list serves as a useful measuring stick for this year-over-year change, with overall revenue growth in 2021 for those on this year’s list topping 18%.

Operations are deploying autonomous lift trucks to offset pressures like rising order volumes and the inability to secure enough skilled operators. The ironic tinge here is that even though industry needs robots, it turns out the robots need people.

Our editor sat down with Maya Xiao to discuss the current and future lift truck industry.

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.

Donation was part of the company's #SafetyDrivesUs pledge campaign announced on National Forklift Safety Day.

$125 million in "CORE" clean air incentive funding spans multiple types of off-road equipment, including some large lift trucks

Warehouse space costs have skyrocketed, so more companies want to maximize existing space by moving to narrow aisle configurations. However, making that transition effectively can benefit from some layout and material flow expertise, not just choosing appropriate equipment.

Company acquires equity in Pennsylvania-based forklift dealership

A longstanding Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas dealer, Wiese will now serve customers across 17 states and from more than 40 locations.

Raymond lift truck dealer and intralogistics solutions provider in Southeast building a new 82,508-square-foot facility in Fairburn, Ga., scheduled to open in early 2023. The new facility in South Fulton County will feature an expanded warehouse, state-of-the-art office and meeting space, and will offer close proximity to Interstate 85 and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, according to Mike Gainor, executive vice president of sales.