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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 14 Feb 2008 (#347) An interesting debate is being waged in the Forkliftaction.com forums about idiot-proofing forklifts. There's a desire to design safety features into the vehicles so that they are impervious to driver...

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Inside the News - 7 Feb 2008 (#346) It's hard to overlook Eastern Europe in any analysis of the global forklift market. This week's newsletter includes two references to the strong growth in the region - one from the...

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Inside the News - 31 Jan 2008 (#345) While the images of fireworks over Sydney Harbour Bridge or the London Eye may now be a distant memory, for some, New Year is still approaching. With that in mind...

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Inside the News - 24 Jan 2008 (#344) This week's story about a Hyster electric forklift appearing in the British TV series Doctor Who struck something of a chord for me. Only last week, I was on holiday...

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Inside the News - 17 Jan 2008 (#343) In last week's newsletter (Forkliftaction.com News #342), it was reported in Chinese debuts in latest world ranking list that all the companies in dhf-intralogistik's 2006/07 annual world ranking list enjoyed...

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Inside the News - 10 Jan 2008 (#342) Welcome to our first newsletter for 2008. The year ahead promises to be an interesting one, with rising fuel costs, a changing global economy and technological advances creating new challenges...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 20 Dec 2007 (#341) This newsletter is our last for 2007. However, Forkliftaction.com News will return on January 10, 2008, with a review of the year that's been and a preview of what lies...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 13 Dec 2007 (#340) Last week's call for comments on the hot issues for 2008 has generated some interesting debate. Climate change, Chinese imports and tariffs seem to be the "biggies", although some forum...

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Inside the News - 6 Dec 2007 (#339) With the end of the year almost upon us, it's a good time to think back over the past 12 months - and plan for the next 12. A special report...

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Inside the News - 29 Nov 2007 (#338) Just how many trade shows can the forklift industry accommodate? There seem to be announcements of new shows and events almost every week. One has to wonder how many of...

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