One word that definitely can’t be used to describe workers at one Australian workplace is “patient”. Frustrated that a car had been parked while apparently blocking a driveway, rather than waiting for a tow truck, some frustrated and outraged workers used a forklift to lift the vehicle out of the way. The forklift listed the … Read more
The European forklift manufacturer Kion recently announced plans to move more aggressively to capture a larger share of the North American forklift market. To mark the company’s effort, executives held a ribbon-cutting ceremony outside Kion’s existing North American headquarters in Summerville, South Carolina. While the act have been symbolic, executives are dead serious about the … Read more
What if there were a hydrogen fuel cell-powered forklift that could run entirely on renewable energy sources? Well, now there is! The Japanese vehicle manufacturer Honda has partnered with the UK-based Briggs Equipment to create a new type of “green” forklift that is 100% powered by renewable energy. The current generation of hydrogen fuel-powered forklifts … Read more
Forklift safety is an important part of creating a safe and efficient workplace. But providing training for all of your employees can often be a costly proposition. Unless you happen to be in Oregon this week, that is. Overton Safety Training — Aloha, Oregon, based company that provides training in the safe operation of forklifts … Read more
A forklift accident at a Minnesota equipment testing company resulted in one worker suffering severe injuries and a second being arrested on alcohol-related charges. The incident occurred Monday, October 20, at MTS, a company that creates equipment for mechanical testing and simulation that is located in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. When police arrived on the scene, … Read more
Ballard Power Systems — the producer of fuel cell stacks based in Vancouver, Canada — announced that it will continue to be the exclusive supplier of fuel stack cells for Plug Power. The two companies have renewed their existing agreement through 2017, with the option for one-year extensions after that, according to a Ballard news … Read more
Toyota’s purchase of a controlling share of one of Asia’s largest forklift companies represents an aggressive move into the rapidly growing Asian forklift market. The recent purchase of 55% of Tailift Co.’s forklift division for $83 million gives the Japanese conglomerate a higher profile in the Asian forklift market. Under the agreement — which was announced … Read more
Keeping track of inventory, parts and materials at the busy Bobcat manufacturing facility in Gwinner, North Dakota, used to involve manually tracking the more than 40 truckloads of inbound materials that arrived daily. But recently Bobcat – the maker of small but powerful front-end loaders, excavators and other landscaping, construction and manufacturing equipment — upgraded its … Read more
Fresh off their victory in the FIFA World Cup in soccer this past summer, Germany has now won the coveted Stapler Cup, also known as the World Cup of forklift driving. A team of German forklift operators competed against other driver teams from all over the world during the Forklift Cup World Championships, held earlier … Read more
Toyota Industries Corp. announced Friday that it is purchasing the forklift operations of Tailift Co., a Taiwanese maker of forklift and machine tools. The acquisition is aimed at increasing sales in China and other emerging markets, the Japanese machinery maker said in making the announcment. Under the deal, Tailift will spin off its forklift operations into a new … Read more
