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Modern has had other lines and in fact other divisions for many years including the years that they were one of Hyster's premiere dealers. If a company is well managed and the appropriate resources apportioned to the various businesses a dealer is in, they can be very successful. There are many examples of this across our industry. What hurt Modern was when The new (after Joe McEwen) management took over and decided that they did not want to have such a large percentage of Modern's business dedicated to Hyster as they did not like to have NACCO telling them what they needed to do. From that point on Modern's attention to lift trucks diminished to the point that they were no longer a top performing dealer for Hyster. It is a classic example of poor management that led to this point. That is why I still maintain that Joe McEwen and Al McCully would be rolling over in their graves based on these events.
  • Posted 29 Aug 2015 05:25
  • By sport05
  • joined 13 Jan'06 - 34 messages
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