One of 13 Toyota forklifts donated to the American Red Cross.

Toyota aids with USD2million
IRVINE, CA, United States
Toyota Material Handling USA Inc (TMHU) has donated USD25,000 and 13 forklifts to the American Red Cross for its relief efforts during the Southern California wildfires.

Parent company Toyota and TIEM also donated, bringing the three companies' donation total to USD2 million. TMHU matched 50% of its employees' donations.

Winter games sponsorship
EDMONTON, Canada
Ritchie Bros will be sponsoring the 2008 Alberta Winter Games taking place from February 14 to 17, 2008 in Leduc, Alberta.

Regional manager Brian Glenn says it's a "great opportunity" to give back to the community and to support the athletes.

Ritchie Bros has been conducting auctions in Leduc County for over 30 years.

Sentencing for safety flouting managers
TRENTON, NJ, United States
A foundry and its four managers will be sentenced in April 2008 nearly two years after they were convicted of workplace safety and environmental laws violation.

The Express-Times reported that a cover-up involving a forklift accident in 2000 that killed foundry worker Alfred "Alfie" Coxe, 47, was a major part of the case.

Testimony showed the cover-up included misleading federal safety inspectors by fixing the forklift's faulty brakes and staging a fake demonstration hours after Coxe's death.

Thieves take two telehandlers
United Kingdom
More than GBP212,000 (USD439,454) worth of agricultural machinery was stolen from a compound on Salisbury Plain last Wednesday.

The thieves took two tractors and two telehandlers after breaking into the secure compound of an agricultural engineering company, Salisbury Journal reported.

Witnesses to the incident are asked to contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

New show in the UK
Birmingham, United Kingdom
New transport and logistics expo Multimodal 2008 will be held from April 22 to 24, 2008 at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham.

The exhibition and conference will focus on issues facing the UK industry including infrastructure congestion, environmental sustainability, multiple demands on dwindling land resources and increasing security restraints.

For more details, check Forkliftaction.com's events calendar.