No matter what others have said, the fa cts are that Modern's share of market in lift trucks has decreased dramatically ansd the excuse that Hertz and other rental companies made this happen are BS! Modern lost focus on the business that made them and the ESOP program has been a huge disappoitment to Moden;s lon time employees as the value of their stock has de creased from ewhat it once was. Modern may survive and I hope it does as there are many families who's liveyhood depends on it. However, I still maintain that Joe McEwen and Al McCuly would be ashamed of what Modern management has done to this company no matter what the excuses are about the recession etc.. Yesy many lift truck dealers failed but very few that were the size and had the success of Modern dropped to what they did.