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SPECIAL FEATURE: FORKLIFT SEATBELTS IN AUSTRALIA

Feature Article - 25 Jul 2002
SYDNEY, Australia

Remain seated and keep your hands and feet within the vehicle at all times. No, you are not about to ride a rollercoaster. Safe forklift operation is a serious business. This week Safety First Training national training manager and accredited WorkCover assessor Michael Riley discusses forklift safety in Australia. Members can read the full story at http://www.forkliftaction.com. If you are not currently a member, sign up for your free membership here: http://www.forkliftaction.com/members/register.asp.

**ADVERTISEMENT** NAME YOUR PRICE FOR FORKLIFT PARTS

Advertisement - 25 Jul 2002
BRISBANE, Australia

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TEREX TO ACQUIRE GENIE HOLDINGS

News Story - 25 Jul 2002
WESTPORT, United States

Terex Corporation will buy Genie Holdings Inc, a manufacturer of aerial work platforms, under a merger agreement by the two companies this week.

PANAMA PORT SPENDS USD200 MILLION ON EXPANSION

News Story - 25 Jul 2002
BALBOA, Panama

Panama Ports Company SA (PPC) plans to invest USD200 million expanding its container facilities at the Port of Balboa.

FORKLIFT SOLVES WEIGHTY PROBLEM

News Story - 25 Jul 2002
IPSWICH, United Kingdom

A man weighing 335 kilograms (784 pounds) has been hoisted out of his home by a forklift to attend hospital for a hernia operation, because he was unable to get out of bed.

Inside the News - Edition #66

Inside the News - 18 Jul 2002

JOBS & RESUMES Your newsletter this week features a story about a US company employing 140 forklift drivers in response to its booming third-party logistics operation. It's good news for the...

MLA WINS AUD25 MILLION BHP CONTRACT

News Story - 18 Jul 2002
SYDNEY, Australia

MLA Holdings Pty Ltd will supply 160 forklifts and sideloaders to BHP Steel, Australia's largest steel company, in a five-year, AUD25 million (USD13.78 million) supply and service contract announced this...

JLG DOWNGRADES EARNINGS ESTIMATES

News Story - 18 Jul 2002
McCONNELLSBURG, United States

JLG Industries Inc has revised its full-year July 31 earnings estimates due to "continued uncertainty" in the US. A JLG statement said fourth-quarter sales were expected to be down 15...

WANTED: 140 FORKLIFT DRIVERS

News Story - 18 Jul 2002
ALLENTOWN, United States

DSC Logistics is looking for 140 forklift drivers to work at its Allentown, Pennsylvania, site to handle increased business volumes. DSC's 21-hectare complex handles inbound and outbound shipments, warehousing, fulfillment...

**ADVERTISEMENT** KEYTROLLER PROGRAMMABLE KEYLESS IGNITION SYSTEM

Advertisement - 18 Jul 2002
TAMPA, United States

The maker of KEYTROLLER, a highly-successful programmable keyless forklift ignition system, is expanding its distribution network throughout the USA and beyond. KEYTROLLER president Terry Wickman said the system, which not...

FORKLIFT THIEVES STRIKE IN PORTUGAL AND CANADA

News Story - 18 Jul 2002
ABOBODA, Portugal

Organised thieves are believed to be behind two major forklift thefts perpetrated in Portugal and Canada last month. Eight OM-Pimespo diesel forklifts were stolen from the Aboboda warehouse of Electro...

PATENT PENDING ON HOME-MADE FORKLIFT TRAILER

News Story - 18 Jul 2002
BRITISH COLUMBIA, Canada

A Canadian company has a patent pending on a new trailer which promises safer, faster handling of forklift and warehouse machinery transport. Forkliftdelivery.com owner Dan Pecarski said traditional slide-back tow...

MOVERS & SHAKERS

News Story - 18 Jul 2002
FAIRVIEW, United States

CASCADE LIFTS NICKOLOFF TO NEW HEIGHTS FAIRVIEW, USA - Cascade Corporation has named Jeff Nickoloff as vice president of corporate manufacturing. He oversees materials handling product factories in North America and...

OFFICIALS DESTROY FISHY CONSIGNMENT

News Story - 18 Jul 2002
LAGOS, Nigeria

Nigerian customs officials received a smelly surprise when 2.3 tonnes of rotten fish arrived at Lagos's Michelle Terminal this month. Seventy-eight 30-kilogram bales of dried fish heads, worth NGN1 million...

Inside the News - Edition #65

Inside the News - 12 Jul 2002

INSIDE FORKLIFTACTION.COM Forkliftaction.com http://www.forkliftaction.com this week celebrates two years of service to the international materials handling industry. In July 2000, our newsletter, then a fortnightly, plain text, emailed newsletter, was...

YANMAR AND ISUZU TO SHARE DIESEL ENGINES

News Story - 12 Jul 2002
TOKYO, Japan

Isuzu Motors Ltd and Yanmar Diesel Engine Co will begin cross-supplying diesel engines for forklifts and other non-automotive vehicles next year. A joint statement said Isuzu would supply Yanmar, an...

BT ROLATRUC SCORES GBP10 MILLION BOOKER CONTRACT

News Story - 12 Jul 2002
SLOUGH, United Kingdom

BT Rolatruc Ltd has won a seven-year, GBP10 million contract to supply and maintain more than 450 warehouse and counterbalance forklifts for Booker Cash & Carry Ltd. The forklifts, the first...

AUSA IN RUSSIAN ASSAULT

News Story - 12 Jul 2002
BARCELONA, Spain

Automoviles Utilitarios SA (AUSA) has launched an aggressive market share assault on eastern Europe, and plans to expand its Russian distributor network. AUSA eastern Europe regional sales manager Alvaro Noguera...

CHINESE PORT BUYS NINE ZPMC CRANES

News Story - 12 Jul 2002
SHENZHEN, China

Yantian International Container Terminal (YICT), southern China's leading container port, has taken delivery of nine rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes from Zhenhua Port Machinery Co Ltd (ZPMC). The cranes, which arrived...

ROLF SLOBOTZKY: SOUTH OF THE BORDER

Feature Article - 12 Jul 2002
MEXICO CITY, Mexico

Expo-Logistica, a combined showcase of the materials handling and logistics industries, was held in Mexico City's new Hipodromo de Las Americas exhibition hall last week.

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