For the sixth year in a row, Toyota remains the top provider of forklift in Australia. The Japanese manufacturer of heavy machinery also retained its title as the number one provider or internal combustion counter balance forklifts, a record it has held for 28 years. Toyota forklifts accounted for 32.4% of the market share in … Read more
President Barack Obama’s surprise announcement last month that he was reestablishing diplomatic relations with Cuba could mean a boost for many industries, especially tourism. But the materials handling industry may also benefit from apparent thaw between the US and its island neighbor to the south. Benefits to Material Handling Firms One materials handling firm — … Read more
Here is a special sneak preview at some of the stories you will find this week on the Bahrns blog: The US is reconsidering its relationship with Cuba. So what kind of changes could this mean for the materials handling industry? We’ll take a look … Gas prices are at their lowest point in years. … Read more
As negotiations between the owners of West Coast ports and the longshoreman’s union enter into their second calendar year, port operations are experiencing from delays from San Diego to Seattle. And now that mega-cargo container ships are beginning to appear for the first time along some US docks, wait times are lengthening and tensions are … Read more
Despite the steepest decline in fuel prices in nearly six years, FedEx announced last week that it would be increasing the diesel and jet fuel surcharges for its customers effective Feb. 2. Most shippers who use FedEx’s air and ground services will be facing fuel charges that are between 3.5% and 5% higher next month, … Read more
“Materials Handled!” That’s the new slogan Akron, Ohio, based organization and storage products maker Akro-Mils has chosen as its new motto. The new slogan was unveiled in the company’s new 2015 products catalog that was released earlier this month. “This new slogan, which demonstrates that the toughest jobs are made easy with Akro-Mils’ industry-leading selection … Read more
For the first time in two decades, the US Department of Transportation plans to accept applications from Mexican long-haul trucking companies for authority to operate in the US. The announcement comes in the wake of a three year pilot program in which small amount of Mexican truck fleets were allowed to cross over the border … Read more
Castleford Engineering — a British excavating company based in Liverton — has added two new Volvo crawler excavators to its fleet of vehicles, as well as a pair of mini Volvo excavators, the company announced recently in a news release. But these crawler excavators are unique because they are the first 30-ton excavators to be … Read more
It used to take the British industrial grain dryer manufacturer Alvan Blanch five workers, four forklifts and three hours to move just one of its pieces of equipment onto low loaders for transport. But thanks the recent purchase of a Combilift Straddle Carrier, the procedure can now be completed in just 10 minutes by a … Read more
Here’s a special sneak preview of some of the stories you will find this week on the Bahrns blog: Beginning this summer, you may start to see more Mexican semi-trailer trucks on interstates … and some people are hopping mad about it. We’ll tell you why … Labor problems at West Coast ports continue and … Read more
