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Court affirms verdict for forklift operator

News Story - 29 Jan 2009
San Francisco, CA, United States

Toyota Industrial Equipment Manufacturing Inc (TIEM) has lost an appeal in a 2003 forklift injury case involving a perceived design flaw. A USD1.8 million jury award was affirmed. A California...

Taylor Machine Works, Inc. Introduces New TXB Series

Advertisement - 29 Jan 2009

Taylor Machine Works, Inc. recently introduced the TXB Series - the workhorse in big wheel industrial lift trucks. The TXB Series has been designed and built to meet the needs of customers that have rough yard applications.

More NACCO jobs to go

News Story - 29 Jan 2009
Craigavon and Nijmegen

Forklift manufacturer NACCO Materials Handling Group (NMHG) will cut up to 135 jobs at two locations because of the global economic crisis. Up to 96 jobs will go at the...

Big order for Cuba

News Story - 29 Jan 2009
Shanghai, China

Hytsu Group has begun the new year positively, after filling a significant order for a Cuban textile company. The Chinese-based materials handling company delivered 34 electric forklifts to Teco Textile...

Yale's new electric forklift trucks - everything's in the right place

Advertisement - 29 Jan 2009

The new generation of Yale electric counterbalance lift trucks, the VT and VF Series, combines ergonomic excellence, class leading manoeuvrability and "e-balance", the symmetry of energy efficiency and high productivity.

New safety law in place

News Story - 29 Jan 2009
London, United Kingdom

Negligent employers face heavier penalties under new health and safety legislation that comes into force this month in the UK. The Health and Safety Offences Act (2008) increases fines for...

Spread your advertising dollar further

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In the current tight economic conditions, you will be expecting maximum results from your marketing budget. And targeted online advertising delivers real results for a modest investment. Forkliftaction.com has the...

Miami business marks 50 years

News Story - 29 Jan 2009
Miami, FL, United States

At a time when many companies are struggling financially and closing their doors, a privately owned US-based materials handling supplier will celebrate 50 years in business. W.E. Johnson began as...

MIT tests concept of a robotic forklift

News Story - 29 Jan 2009
Cambridge, MA, United States

A semi-autonomous forklift may handle movement of supplies in a hostile military war zone if a research project achieves its goals. In the current effort, researchers are using an internal-combustion...

Three companies win awards

News Story - 29 Jan 2009
Hannover, Germany

Two materials handling companies have been honoured in the 2009 iF design awards. Two Toyota Material Handling Europe products won the prestigious iF Product Design Award for outstanding product design...

Crown embraces continuous improvement

News Story - 29 Jan 2009
New Bremen, OH, United States

An investment in Six Sigma quality-management methodology has yielded savings of about USD1.5 million to electric forklift manufacturer Crown Equipment Corp. Crown introduced the concept in late 2005 and, after...

New online order platform launched

News Story - 29 Jan 2009
Doral, FL, United States

Diesel engine parts manufacturer Maxiforce's new online ordering platform has been redesigned, making it easier for customers to use. The new E-Order platform, which can be found at Maxiforce.com, is...

Profile: John Piccolo, Yale big truck sales manager

Industry Profile - 29 Jan 2009
Greenville, NC, United States

Taking on the NACCO big truck range has opened up new markets for Yale, including the wood, concrete pipe and stevedoring industries.

Inside the News - Edition #394

Inside the News - 22 Jan 2009

As the end of January approaches and the Western world has almost forgotten about New Year festivities, many Asians are preparing for their New Year's celebration. After what was a...

Lightweight Forklift Truck Cylinders from Ragasco

Advertisement - 22 Jan 2009

The composite LPG cylinders for Forklift Trucks (FLT) from Ragasco are available in two sizes: 10 kg (22 lbs) and 14 kg (31 lbs). The low weight combined with an ergonomic design makes the cylinder very easy to lift and handle. They are also stackable. The all-composite cylinder is corrosion-free and has a clean inner liner surface assuring no contamination to the engine.

Positives at ProMat mask uncertainty

News Story - 22 Jan 2009
Chicago, IlL, United States

An upbeat atmosphere hid elements of market and economic uncertainty for 800 exhibitors and attendees at ProMat 2009 last week in Chicago. North American bureau chief Roger Renstrom compiled this collection of comments and observations: Brett Wood predicts there will be some consolidations at the dealer and OEM levels. "The landscape at the end of 2009 will be different than it is now," says Wood, president of Toyota Material Handling USA Inc (TMHU) of Irvine, California. John Sneddon says: "The market is uncertain, and we are looking to see what happens." Sneddon adds with a smile, "The question is: what do we use as the basis for our Industrial Truck Association guesstimates?" Sneddon is president of Jungheinrich Lift Truck Corp of Richmond, Virginia. Gerry Anderson notes "more momentum from our customers". Anderson is chief financial officer with energy-solution and fuel cell integrator Plug Power Inc of Latham, New York. Jim Hogan, general sales manager for TCM Distribution USA Inc of Swedesboro, New Jersey, accepted more than 200 ProMat leads for possible dealers and customers. Hogan acknowledged the slow time for the forklift industry might extend to the end of 2009. TCM Corp is based in Tokyo and, among manufacturing assets, fabricates forklifts in Columbia, South Carolina. For James Doran, manager of business development with radio frequency identification (RFID) system provider M/A-COM Technology Solutions Inc of Lowell, Massachusetts, leads were up 200%. Paul Gilson observes, "We have had lots of activity at ProMat." Gilson is director of sales and marketing for Schaeff Lift Truck Inc, a unit of publicly traded Manitex International Inc in Bridgeview, Illinois. ProMat observers expect 2009 to be a "down year" for the US forklift industry. The market declined to about 135,000 units last year from 170,000 in 2007. A report from ProMat organiser Material Handling Industry of America (MHIA) of Charlotte, North Carolina pointed to market contraction during 2009. "New orders are forecasted to decline in the range of 18% to 20% for 2009, with recovery to begin late in 2010," says John Nofsinger, MHIA chief executive officer. Materials handling equipment "shipments are forecasted to contract about 15% in 2009 and 3% in 2010". By contrast, new equipment orders in 2008 grew 2.3%, and shipments in 2008 increased 6.9%, Nofsinger conveys. Electric powered forklifts continue to gain, accounting for 59% of all forklifts sold in the US last year versus 57% in 2007, according to industry reports. State of Ohio officials proclaimed a materials handling and logistics week co-inciding with the 26-29 April 2010 North American (NA) trade show, which the Material Handling Industry of America (MHIA) sponsors. Steve Schoeny, Ohio strategic business investment director, delivered the NA 2010 proclamation to MHIA CEO Nofsinger during ProMat 2009. Environmental greening-including eventual "elimination of fossil fuel forklifts"-will drive the materials handling business in the US marketplace, says Robert E Quinn Jr of Lexington, Kentucky. Quinn, a manufacturers' representative and consultant, foresees advances in electrics along with "fast (battery) charging, fuel cells and technology in the laboratories today (as) the driving forces in the forklift industry over the next five years". Quinn notes, "The US Environmental Protection Agency regulators will be the watchdogs, and drivers for change will start in California."

Eagletronic battery chargers…...from JAMCO

Advertisement - 22 Jan 2009

Jamco is the World Wide exclusive distributor of Eagletronic battery chargers and related products. Our complete product range is user and technician friendly and automatically adjusts to any common World power cycle. They are all at a great price enabling dealers to increase margins and market share. We have a full range to meet every battery charging requirement for the forklift industry.

Forklift companies in danger from recession

News Story - 22 Jan 2009
London, United Kingdom

A report by a British market analyst warns that over a quarter of the UK's leading forklift firms are in "financial danger". The 2009 Edition of the Plimsoll Analysis - Fork...

Yale's new electric forklift trucks - everything's in the right place

Advertisement - 22 Jan 2009

KION joins forces with Baoli

News Story - 22 Jan 2009
Jingjiang, China

Global manufacturer KION has ended months of speculation about its plans to expand its presence in Asia with the announcement of a new joint-venture company with a Chinese forklift manufacturer...

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