It's all about concentration.

Reigning champions Kraft Foods from Groveport, Ohio proved too hard to unseat, wining the two-person title at the 2008 US Open Forklift Safety Rodeo in Springfield, Ohio.

The Kraft team, made up of Bill Wilkes and Steve Younger, won the KMH Systems, Inc. Championship Team Trophy, ahead of KTH Team "B" (Larry Lawrence and Eric Zunbrum), with DSW Team "A" (Stacy Lane and Brian Burton) coming in third.

Each of those teams was also represented on the podium in the individual master's division, with Kraft's Wilkes taking top spot. DSW's Burton came second, followed by KTH's Zumbrum.

Locals M&M Restaurant Supply Springfield dominated the Championship Division, which was won by Alan Massie, followed by Chris Johnson and Mike Baker, Jr in third place.

Event director Richard E Higgins also named M&M's Johnson the event Top Gun.

Date have been selected for next year's event - October 30 and 31 - and detailed planning, co-ordinated by Forkliftaction.com, will take place during ProMat 2009, from 12-15 January at the McCormick Center in Chicago.