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Used Forklift Dealers in the news

Advertisement - 04 Mar 2010

On 29th April 2010 we will be publishing a feature on "Used Forklift Dealers". If you deal in used machines; if you just deal in your own locality; if you want to find new...

New Opti Vis Quad Masts Launched by Lift Technologies

Advertisement - 04 Mar 2010

Lift Technologies (USA) has launched an updated line of quad (4 stage) masts in the 3500, 4500 and 5550 lb capacity range (1.6 - 2.5 tonne) that can be customized to suit specific end use applications. Rick Paddock, Director of Product Marketing, says the new line of quad masts offer exceptional operator visibility due to a new streamlined internal hose reeving design which opens up the visibility window between the inner mast rails. "Our design team set out to not only improve visibility, but to simplify hose and chain routings to further improve an already very reliable quad mast".

AmeraMex ships Taylor reach stacker

News Story - 04 Mar 2010
Chico, CA, United States

AmeraMex International Inc has delivered a USD600,000 reach stacker from Taylor Machine Works Inc for container handling at a federal weapons depot in northern California. Four AmeraMex heavy-haul trucks transported...

Gehl and Manitou in talks with US banks

News Story - 04 Mar 2010
Ancenis, France

Gehl has breached covenants in its main credit agreement with US banks after lower-than-expected 2009 sales results, but the US manufacturer and its French parent Manitou are confident a solution...

Audi orders PowerFleet VMS for forklifts

News Story - 04 Mar 2010
Hackensack, NJ, United States

ID Systems Inc is deploying its PowerFleet-brand vehicle management system (VMS) on more than 100 forklifts at the Ingolstadt, Germany flagship plant of Audi AG. An operator can plug the...

Aisle-Master lifts Primeline’s storage space

News Story - 04 Mar 2010
Monaghan, Ireland

Logistics and supply chain provider Primeline has taken delivery of three AC electric Aisle-Master articulated forklifts that enable the company to increase storage space at its Dublin distribution centre by...

Cargotec launches sustainable and economical service

News Story - 04 Mar 2010
Stockholm, Sweden

Frugal driving techniques are among the cost-saving solutions Cargotec is introducing as part of its EcoService concept. Jason Smith, Cargotec's director of product and concept development for service solutions, says...

A sneak peak of IMHX 2010

News Story - 04 Mar 2010
Birmingham, United Kingdom

Visitors to the International Materials Handling Exhibition (IMHX) at the NEC Birmingham from 16-19 November will see products from over 300 exhibitors that cut costs, improve safety and boost productivity...

Company profile: Deep South Equipment Co

Industry Profile - 04 Mar 2010
New Orleans, LA, United States

Since 1972, the fate of Deep South Equipment Co has been closely linked with the Hyster brand, with Yale also playing a big part.

Reversal of Fortune

Safety First - 04 Mar 2010
OTTAWA, Canada

Danny Maron is used to clients wanting the bare minimum, so he was pleasantly surprised with a pro-active client who wanted to get his involvement right at the beginning of the forklift driver selection process...

Inside the News - Edition #450

Inside the News - 25 Feb 2010

It's one of those quirks that just as we publish an upbeat, optimistic feature story on the recovery of the US market, we also report on a large player "consolidating...

Solideal markets new, polyurethane tire and wheel lineup and RAEDER-VOGEL^® ultra-premium polyurethane wheels and casters

Advertisement - 25 Feb 2010

Solideal, a global leader in the manufacturing and distribution of tires and wheels for material handling equipment has recently introduced its new line of polyurethane tires, load wheels and casters for narrow aisle and pallet forklifts to USA, Canada, Mexico and Latin American markets. The new lineup includes improvements to former polyurethane tires manufactured in Muscle Shoals Alabama and the introduction of a related, premium load wheel and caster family. To best serve all the requirements of the polyurethane tire and wheel user community, Solideal has also entered into an agreement with RAEDER-VOGEL® of Hamburg, Germany, leading polyurethane caster and wheel manufacturer, to distribute their VULKOLLAN® and PEVOPUR® ultra-premium polyurethane material handling wheels and casters in North America.

Omega lift introduces 4-wheel steer compact rough terrain forklift

Advertisement - 25 Feb 2010

Omega Lift is excited to announce the launch of its ALPHA Series, a compact rough terrain certified forklift. The ALPHA Series forklift is available in 6,000 lbs. capacity and features three steering modes (four wheel, crab and two wheel) as well as full time four wheel drive and frame leveling. The ALPHA comes standard with limited slip differentials, a powershift transmission and a diesel engine. Dimensionally, the ALPHA is 64" wide, 142" long and is available with either 78" or 90" overall height. With these compact dimensions, four wheel steering capabilities and full time four wheel drive, the ALPHA is truly unique in the industry.

TCM America consolidates, suspends production

News Story - 25 Feb 2010
Columbia, SC, United States

TCM America Inc is consolidating US manufacturing, parts and distribution activities in South Carolina and discontinuing related operations in its New Jersey and Texas sites. The forklift factory in Columbia...

BEB Announces Upgraded Tool for Forklift Sales
New Generation of Quoting Software Released

Advertisement - 25 Feb 2010

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - February 16, 2010 - Today, BEB Industrial Asset Management announced the release of the newest version of its quoting software for material handling equipment - QuoteMaster IQ®. This is the seventh generation of the company's popular quoting software, and it incorporates many new features for its users. The original QuoteMaster product was born in 1991 out of a single material handling equipment (MHE) dealer to improve the efficiencies of the sales processes. While the latest version is vastly different from the original, the primary benefit is still the same - to help MHE salespeople produce better quotes, faster and easier, and thereby close more sales.

Video ---Impact Recorder For Equipment

Advertisement - 25 Feb 2010

Keytroller's SMARTY is a compact digital camera recorder that matches video incidents with GPS location and tracking. The device is unbelievably easy to use. Simply mount the camera, plug into lighter outlet---- and begin recording! The small profile design fits easily to any windshield---- with NO restriction of visibility. SMARTY begins recording when it's 3 axis accelerometer senses an impact, fast acceleration, deceleration or a quick turn. Video, GPS location, speed and G-force is recorded 15 seconds before and 5 seconds after the event and stored on the unit's SD memory card.

TVH grows in eastern Belgium

News Story - 25 Feb 2010
Waregem, Belgium

TVH Rental Equipment, a division of TVH-Group Thermote & Vanhalst (TVH), has expanded with a fifth branch in Liège, Belgium. TVH manager Luc Maertens says the new branch will result in...

Cascade Announces Joint Agreement with RAVAS

Advertisement - 25 Feb 2010

Cascade Corporation is excited to enter into a joint marketing agreement with Ravas EU. Cascade will market the RAVAS line of lift truck mounted electronic scales under the Cascade-RAVAS brand name. "These fork and carriage mounted scales are a perfect extension to our existing fork positioner and fork product lines" stated Rick Whiting, Cascade Product Manager. "The future of weighing material flows is mobile. Capturing weight information on forklift trucks and making that information instantly available to ERP or WMS systems, creates huge opportunities for boosting efficiency and saving costs. Cascade and RAVAS are a dream-team for bringing those opportunities to the market," says Henri van Seumeren, president of RAVAS.

Palfinger Crayler Truck-Mounted Forklifts:
Designed to be better….built to PALFINGER standards!

Advertisement - 25 Feb 2010

From the very beginning, the PALFINGER CRAYLER line of truck-mounted forklifts was designed to not only be different than the rest, but better. PALFINGER engineers started from the ground up with innovative ideas that built on proven concepts to bring customers new levels of performance, service and support. This new approach to the industry is what sets CRAYLER apart from its competition. With lifting capacities ranging from 4,500 lbs. to 6,500 lbs., the CRAYLER line of truck-mounted forklifts offers exceptional power, speed and the maneuverability needed to deliver brick, block, lumber, sod, wallboard and other materials to the worksite.

Ring Power adds Clark in parts of Florida

News Story - 25 Feb 2010
Jacksonville, FL, United States

The forklift division of Ring Power Corp has added representation of the Clark Material Handling Co line in three northern and central Florida regions covering 37 counties. "For Clark, Ring...

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