The post office will only put up with the high price service and the un-reliable Fortens so long! Another rumour is that Aggregate Industries are in talks with other companies as they believe Barlows are suppling them a poor service.

Also if anyone understands edward_t's coment please explain I'm lost!!!!

I heard a "strong source" tell me that Briggs, Nacco and Barlow were about to "join forces".

Now to be fair, the "strong source" was a trainer at the gym, and he knows nothing about the forklift business, and was trying to get me to put my back into the lift, [calling my left arm Briggs, my right arm Barlow and my back Nacco], but he knows about as much as you do as far as what the decision makers (who do not work for Brigg, Barlow or Nacco) are thinking to themselves.

I would take a salesman's wishing for what it is....

They may be after it but there is a difference wanting and getting it, Every forklift company is after everybody else's deals. Do you think the post office will change all there barlow trucks for cheap chineese trcuks when everybody needs stability its not the right time to take a risk on cheapness. Maybe you should ask your friend Heinze if he sure about this.