In this week’s Forkliftaction News we look at the October Confidence Index for the US Equipment Finance Industry - a measure of the health of the materials handling and logistics sectors - which has remained steady month-on-month.

While all respondents to the latest monthly survey, used to set the index, judged the US economy to be “fair”, there was a split response about the outlook for the next four and six months. Read the full story for more.

We also report on the launch of a number of new products including releases from Noblelift, MiMA and LGMG as well as the first launch from a new AMR collaboration and list those who received awards at the annual MHI conference held in Arizona.