Crown releases new series
New Bremen, OH, United States
Crown Equipment has launched the WT 3000 series pallet trucks, which it says is suitable for "punishing conditions".
Promoting the trucks' "ultra-tough design, unique durability and outstanding ergonomics", Crown marketing general manager Craig Kenchington says pallet trucks account for about 30% of all electric forklifts sold.
"While most facility managers place great emphasis on safety, comfort and performance [of] forklifts and their operators, few realise that these same benefits should be ... considerations for pallet trucks [too]," he explains.

Kramer's 1245 telehandler

Kramer launches new telehandlers
Überlingen, Germany
Kramer-Werke GmbH has responded to farmers who want a telehandler with power and reach but is compact in size.
The new 1245 model has a width of 1.56 metres (5.11-foot) and a height of less than 2 metres (6.56 feet). It has a 1.2 tonne lift capacity and 4.3 metre (14.1 foot) lift height. It is powered by a three-cylinder 1.3 litre Yanmar engine.
The 2506 model gives Kramer a 5-metre (16-foot) lift height telehandler for the first time. With a width and height of less than 2 metres (6.56 feet), it's designed to get into cramped sheds and tight yards. It can lift up to 2.5 tonnes.
Kramer, part of the Wacker Neuson group, produces about 3,000 machines a year, including full-size telehandlers for equipment manufacturer Claas since 2005.

Cat Lift Trucks introduces the NTR30N
Almere, the Netherlands
Cat Lift Trucks has launched the NTR30N tow truck that moves trailers in any indoor application.
The addition to the Cat Lift Trucks range can pull multiple trailers up to 3 tonnes.
Cat Lift Trucks says the truck's advanced steering system is electronically linked with the drive control system, enabling "precise and responsive steering at all times".