If you happened to be driving through the German countryside earlier this month and noticed a cargo container lift truck hoisting cargo containers high into the air, it wasn’t your imagination. Hyster — the Greenville, North Carolina, manufacturer of forklifts and other heavy duty materials handling equipment — recently sponsored an exhibition of its products … Read more
Each year, thousands of people are injured and even killed while operating or working near forklifts. That’s why it’s essential that forklift safety needs to be a top priority for any business. That forklift safety statistics are staggering: Each year in the US, about 20,000 workers suffer serious injuries as a result of working with … Read more
Forklifts are an essential piece of equipment for practically every warehouse, manufacturing facility and other businesses today. These durable, hard-working vehicles provide one of the fastest, most efficient and cost-effective ways to keep business running productively and profitably. Yet forklifts are also enormously powerful and extremely heavy. When they aren’t used properly and with the … Read more
Jason Dorsey, a forklift mechanic from Charlotte, North Carolina, is the first person to be awarded the master technician certification from UniCarriers Americas. Dorsey, who also was the first certified journeyman through the educational institute, has been a forklift mechanic for the past decade at Western Carolina Forklift. He completed the four year masters program … Read more
While many manufacturing and warehouse operations still rely on forklifts for moving materials from Point A to Point B, a growing number of companies are turning to tugger and cart systems for more efficiency and cost savings. Tuggers and carts are like miniature trains that don’t run on rails. A series of carts can be … Read more
Chaintec, a leading supplier of leaf chains for forklifts in the UK, is warning companies to make sure their chains are etched with fully traceable information so they can be assured of where they were manufactured. International quality standards for leaf chains, clevises and sheaves require that chains be marked with the manufacturer’s name or … Read more
Publix Super Markets Inc. says it will challenge a $34,500 fine imposed on it by OSHA in connection with a fatal forlift accident June 13 at its Boynton Beach, Florida, distribution center. OSHA investigators said the Publix employee, Pierre Fritz Marcelin, 56, of West Palm Beach, was operating a narrow-aisle reach truck “a speed that … Read more
Brian Butler, president of Linde Material Handling North America, was recently installed as chairman of the board of the Washington, D.C., based Industrial Truck Association, a forklift and materials handling industry group. Butler’s term as CEO will last two years. He also is one of the trade group’s six executive committee members.
Forklifts and other materials handling vehicles are enormously powerful machines that can weigh upwards of several tons. As a result, they have the potential to be one of the most dangerous pieces of equipment in any warehouse, manufacturing facility or industrial setting. According to the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration, there are approximately 35,000 forklift … Read more
BMW, one of the largest automobile manufacturers in the world, has recently partnered with a New Jersey company to improve the safety, efficiency and security of its UK forklift fleet through the use of keycards. The keycards are used to restrict access to forklifts and other industrial vehicles to trained, authorized users. They are part … Read more
