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Cargotec receives order from Ports America and St Petersburg

News Story - 04 Feb 2010
Stockholm, Sweden

Cargotec has been awarded an order for four Kalmar ESC350W straddle carriers from Ports America. The new, all-electric 3-high units with a lifting capacity of 50 tonnes will help Ports...

Inside the News - Edition #446

Inside the News - 28 Jan 2010

No-one paid too much attention to the International Monetary Fund in the past, but the global financial crisis has had us all hanging on every word from the international institution...

Bolzoni Auramo Launches a New Rotator Series

Advertisement - 28 Jan 2010

Forklift attachment manufacturer Bolzoni Auramo will soon release the new RC-Series rotators. This rotator is especially suitable for applications where the working cycles require load rotation or emptying of containers.

Trelleborg first to announce tyre price rise

News Story - 28 Jan 2010
Trelleborg, Sweden

Trelleborg Wheel Systems is the first wheel and tyre manufacturer to announce a price increase for this year. The Swedish-headquartered company announced a price increase of 5-10% for its industrial...

Barloworld supplies four-way forklifts

News Story - 28 Jan 2010
Maidenhead, United Kingdom

Barloworld Handling will now distribute Combilift multi-directional forklifts and sideloaders along with the Hyster range. Barloworld Handling general manager for UK sales, Graham Jones, says Barloworld is pleased to support...

Omega reworks, extends ARM-XL line

Advertisement - 28 Jan 2010

Omega Lift Manufacturing Inc. has announced the re-design of their heavy capacity telescopic handler line, the ARM XL Series. The ARM XL offers 12,000lbs. - 20,000lbs. capacities in standard production, and up to 30,000lbs. capacity as a custom order. The ARM XL boasts a Tier III, 6-cylinder Perkins Turbo Diesel engine and hydrostatic drive with an optional shift on the fly gearbox. The ARM XL uses dual hydraulic pilot joysticks to operate boom and carriage functions and has the ability to accommodate many attachments including side shifting carriages, pipe clamps, buckets, winches etc.

Allied Equipment adds Clark line

News Story - 28 Jan 2010
Indianapolis, IN, United States

Forklift distributor Allied Equipment Service Corp now represents Clark Material Handling Co equipment in the broadly defined Indianapolis market. Allied's area of principal responsibility (APR) for the Clark brand effective...

Plug Power gets orders for 584 GenDrive units

News Story - 28 Jan 2010
Latham, NY, United States

Plug Power Inc reports orders for 584 GenDrive fuel cell power units for forklift applications during 2009. "Plug Power saw strong market traction in both the materials handling and remote...

Ikea boosts efficiency with articulated trucks

News Story - 28 Jan 2010
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Global home furnishings company Ikea has ordered a fleet of three Narrow Aisle articulated forklifts for its warehouse at its Milton Keynes store. The Flexi EUROs will unload incoming vehicles...

Injury litigation fails to sway appellate panel

News Story - 28 Jan 2010
Trenton, NJ, United States

In a forklift injury case, a New Jersey appellate panel has ruled in favour of two defendants - manufacturer Crown Equipment Corp and service provider Raymond of New Jersey LLC. The...

In 2010 reach your market through Forkliftaction.com

Advertisement - 28 Jan 2010

After nine years of operation, the independent industry portal Forkliftaction.com has become an established brand for forklift related news and online business resources. "If it is in Forkliftaction.com, the materials...

Terex and Xiamen Ocean Gate sign contract for 10 RTGs

News Story - 28 Jan 2010
Xiamen, China

Terex Noell Cranes will deliver 10 Noell rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes to Xiamen Ocean Gate Container Terminal Co Ltd at the end of this year. Zhang Jun Sheng, general manager...

YES Lift relocates, hiring more mechanics

News Story - 28 Jan 2010
Itasca, IL, United States

Yale dealer YES Lift LLC has relocated to a larger facility in Itasca and is hiring additional mechanical technicians. "We outgrew our other building (in Rosemont) a couple of years...

Product News

News Story - 28 Jan 2010

Tow truck with quicker acceleration Cannock, United Kingdom Briggs Equipment has launched the new Cat NTR30N tow truck as part of its warehouse equipment range in the UK. Designed to...

Event attracts global carriers’ forklift drivers

News Story - 28 Jan 2010
Hong Kong

A competition organised by Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd (Hactl) attracted six international airlines to showcase their employees' forklift driving and pallet building skills at the Hong Kong International...

Telehandlers move ice blocks for sculpturing

News Story - 28 Jan 2010
Soldotna, AK, United States

Donated time on telehandlers from Airport Equipment Rentals Inc (AER) helped volunteers move blocks from a frozen pond for an ice sculpture contest in advance of the 34th annual Peninsula...

The Versatile Multi-taskers

Feature Article - 28 Jan 2010

Telehandlers are counterbalanced forklifts with telescopic booms that can achieve tasks that are beyond the abilities of straight-masted forklifts. As Christine Cranney reports, built to traverse rough terrain and reach far and high, in and out of buildings, ships and trains, it is no mere marketing hype when their makers call them flexible and versatile machines.

Inside the News - Edition #445

Inside the News - 21 Jan 2010

For some time, David Hoover, president of Newark-based Forklift Training Systems, has shared his safety and training insights as a member of our Safety First panel. He has covered a...

Komatsu drops Tusk brand

News Story - 21 Jan 2010
Rolling Meadows, IL, United States

A US affiliate of Komatsu Ltd plans to discontinue sales of Tusk-brand forklifts on 31 July and focus on a single-brand single-channel distribution strategy for its Komatsu forklifts. Komatsu Forklift...

The FBRF Series Undergoes a Minor Update

Advertisement - 21 Jan 2010

Nichiyu's FBRF offers AC control for responsive travelling performance, smooth lifts and easy steering thanks to the compact body design required for materials handling inside warehouses.