News Edition #1251
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9 October 2025
Inside The News

In this week’s Forkliftaction News , hydrogen power is a theme as we report on the US marking its 10th annual National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day, an initiative to promote the benefits of the clean energy source... Continue reading

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Inside the News - Edition #1251
Global Industry News
Hydrogen-powered straddle carrier being tested in Hamburg
News Story 1 minute read
9 October 2025 - Hamburg, Germany
Service robots increasingly used for MH applications
News Story 2 minute read
9 October 2025 - Frankfurt, Germany
Hyster expands UT range with higher capacity machines
News Story 1 minute read
9 October 2025 - Greenville, NC, United States
Briefs
News Story 2 minute read
Heli names East African distributor
Carolina Handling opens new South Carolina site
Bis Henderson celebrates 40 years
9 October 2025
US businesses urged to consider hydrogen power
News Story 1 minute read
9 October 2025 - Washington, DC, United States
Rotterdam Shortsea Terminals orders straddle carriers
News Story 1 minute read
9 October 2025 - Rotterdam, Netherlands
Bolzoni and JCB each celebrate 80 years
News Story 2 minute read
9 October 2025
Movers & Shakers
News Story 1 minute read
Todd J Doxsee, Castle Equipment Company
Alt Haider, Heli
Natalie Russell, Cyngn
9 October 2025
Techlift grows with acquisition
News Story 1 minute read
9 October 2025 - Drummondville, QC, Canada
Women in Industry Conference to be held in November
News Story 1 minute read
9 October 2025 - Rosemont, IL, United States
Mobicon Mini Straddle Carriers
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Movers & Shakers
Todd J Doxsee Todd J Doxsee
National dealer development manager, Castle Equipment Company
Sales operations, Heli
Chief financial officer, Cyngn
Executive vice president and chief commercial officer, East Penn Manufacturing
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Brothers Adolf ("Adi") and Rudolf ("Rudi") Dassler split their shoe company after WWII due to a bitter feud, and established the rival companies of Adidas and Puma. Their personal animosity and business rivalry divided their German hometown Herzogenaurach. The town became known as "the town of bent necks" due to the intense loyalty to each brand.

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MANAGING MIXED FLEETS
Oct 2025
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Nov 2025
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These releases in Forkliftaction are a nice experience for SNDC... We got seven inquiries coming from Canada, USA, Mexico, Israel and Australia (five from retailers, two from machines manufacturers) and we are still in contact with them. I can state that's a success story!

David Massat, Sales Director OEM and Export

PREMIUM business

MAXAM Tire, Inc.
Simplify your productivity with MAXAM's range of performance material handling tires, designed with the latest EcoPoint3 technology.
Upcoming in the editorial calendar
MANAGING MIXED FLEETS
Oct 2025
ASSET FINANCE
Nov 2025
Words of support …

These releases in Forkliftaction are a nice experience for SNDC... We got seven inquiries coming from Canada, USA, Mexico, Israel and Australia (five from retailers, two from machines manufacturers) and we are still in contact with them. I can state that's a success story!

David Massat, Sales Director OEM and Export

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Fact of the week
Brothers Adolf ("Adi") and Rudolf ("Rudi") Dassler split their shoe company after WWII due to a bitter feud, and established the rival companies of Adidas and Puma. Their personal animosity and business rivalry divided their German hometown Herzogenaurach. The town became known as "the town of bent necks" due to the intense loyalty to each brand.

Whether you have low or high volumes of container movements, we have a container handling solution that will suit your business. With high quality, superior design, and a range of safety features, our light-weight straddle carriers are used across a variety of industries including logistics and transport, glass, steel, food, customs and border protection, and import and export.

Mobicon Systems
Tel: +61 0) 7 3448 0010 or 1300 66 1976 (within Australia)
www.mobiconsystems.com

"Maxlion began using Forkliftaction in 2024 to help increase our brand exposure. As a young and growing brand, Forkliftaction was quick to reach out to us and offered valuable opportunities to publish Maxlion news. They responded swiftly to our coordination needs, giving us more visibility and allowing more industry peers and customers to learn about us and our products..." - Julia Ye, Sales Director, Hangzhou Maxlion Forklift Imp & Exp Co., Ltd

Thanks for your support! Read the full testimonial & more industry messages ♥ here.

PREMIUM business

MAXAM Tire, Inc.
Simplify your productivity with MAXAM's range of performance material handling tires, designed with the latest EcoPoint3 technology.
Upcoming in the editorial calendar
MANAGING MIXED FLEETS
Oct 2025
ASSET FINANCE
Nov 2025
Fact of the week
Brothers Adolf ("Adi") and Rudolf ("Rudi") Dassler split their shoe company after WWII due to a bitter feud, and established the rival companies of Adidas and Puma. Their personal animosity and business rivalry divided their German hometown Herzogenaurach. The town became known as "the town of bent necks" due to the intense loyalty to each brand.
Words of support …

These releases in Forkliftaction are a nice experience for SNDC... We got seven inquiries coming from Canada, USA, Mexico, Israel and Australia (five from retailers, two from machines manufacturers) and we are still in contact with them. I can state that's a success story!

David Massat, Sales Director OEM and Export

Whether you have low or high volumes of container movements, we have a container handling solution that will suit your business. With high quality, superior design, and a range of safety features, our light-weight straddle carriers are used across a variety of industries including logistics and transport, glass, steel, food, customs and border protection, and import and export.

Mobicon Systems
Tel: +61 0) 7 3448 0010 or 1300 66 1976 (within Australia)
www.mobiconsystems.com

"Maxlion began using Forkliftaction in 2024 to help increase our brand exposure. As a young and growing brand, Forkliftaction was quick to reach out to us and offered valuable opportunities to publish Maxlion news. They responded swiftly to our coordination needs, giving us more visibility and allowing more industry peers and customers to learn about us and our products..." - Julia Ye, Sales Director, Hangzhou Maxlion Forklift Imp & Exp Co., Ltd

Thanks for your support! Read the full testimonial & more industry messages ♥ here.