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Inside the News - Edition #362

Inside the News - 30 May 2008

You may have noticed that your weekly newsletter was delayed this week. This is not an oversight, but rather a conscious decision for your protection. Our technical team suspected that...

Small straddle carrier players carve own niche

Feature Article - 30 May 2008

Noell and Kalmar are strong players in the straddle carrier market but newcomers and smaller companies including CVS Ferrari, Trevolution and Isoloader have entered the market with unique and cost-effective machines. Christine Liew reports.

Fit for Full Service at the CeMAT in Hanover

Advertisement - 30 May 2008

Hans H. Meyer GmbH introduces the new "Fleet-Management-System" for forklift truck attachments. Apart from the functionality and quality of the products, it is primarily the "Added Values in After Sales" that influence the decision for the purchase of forklift truck attachments which are used today mostly in full maintenance contracts in combination with the forklift truck. Sales Director, Hansjörg Freund comments: "Our new MEYER Fleet-Management-System offers an all-round peace of mind package".

Common RFID problems solved with practical solutions from RealRFId

Advertisement - 30 May 2008

RFID can be used with forklift trucks or other vehicles to detect the location of the truck, trigger a speed control system, or start a pedestrian warning device. But standard RFID involves complex installation and is prone to: interference, poor read distance and tuning problems when normal antennae are mounted in the narrow space under the truck. RealRFid offers two solutions to these typical problems: the MM series and the IRMA series.

Linde shows off green vehicles at CeMAT

News Story - 30 May 2008
HANNOVER, Germany

Linde has boosted its green credentials by introducing the world's first direct-injection hydrogen combustion engine for forklifts, a new hybrid truck and a fuel cell-powered tow tractor at CeMAT 2008...

JCB announces successor to CEO

News Story - 30 May 2008
ROCESTER, United Kingdom

JCB CEO John Patterson is stepping down after over four years at the helm, leading the group through one of its most successful periods. Patterson is succeeded as group CEO...

TVH Swedish subsidiary buys Kentruck

News Story - 30 May 2008
WAREGEM, Belgium

TVH Swedish subsidiary Bozela Parts AB has taken over a large part of warehouse truck specialist Kentruck International. Bozela managing director Hans-Olov Blom says the company saw the opportunity to...

Lift Truck for sale

Advertisement - 30 May 2008

For immediate sale: Coil Ram Lift Truck Make: Silent Hoist Model: FKS-25. Capacity 50,000lb @ 30 inch load center. 5 ft lift height Year 1990 with 1055 hours Detroit diesel engine...

JLG partnerships enhance customer experience

News Story - 30 May 2008
McCONNELLSBURG, PA, United States

JLG Industries Inc is enhancing its customer experience with a new parts distributor for Mexico and a component rebuild program for Latin America that will cut customer costs. JLG has...

Still’s latest start-up in Eastern Europe

News Story - 30 May 2008
HAMBURG, Germany

Still GmbH has established a Romanian subsidiary, Still Motostivuitoare srl, opening on 1 June, to offer local customers its full product range and service. "Since the accession of Romania to...

Kalmar - Five and Four High Top Picks for sale

Advertisement - 30 May 2008

For immediate sale, 9 x Kalmar DCD420-12CSG and DCD450-12CSG machines currently located at Port Everglades, Florida (Ft. Lauderdale).All are 2000 or 2001 All in very tidy condition All will ship...

Over 20,000 forklift standards downloaded

News Story - 30 May 2008
WASHINGTON, DC, United States

The Industrial Truck Standards Development Foundation (ITSDF) says over 20,000 free copies of the B56 series of American National Standards for powered and non-powered industrial trucks have been downloaded from...

Growing company marks new office with forklift competition

News Story - 30 May 2008
SHAH ALAM, Malaysia

G-Force Forklift Group celebrated the opening of its Shah Alam office in conjunction with the inaugural Komatsu Malaysian Forklift competition and the launch of the Komatsu new-gen battery hybrid forklift...

Grow your Business with Forkliftaction.com

Advertisement - 30 May 2008

Forkliftaction.com news reaches over 120,000 mail boxes every week. This makes it the biggest materials handling publication. Forkliftaction.com's online industry centre gets 250,000 visits and serves over 3,000,000 page views per month. Take...

Forklift scale doubles recycling company’s output

News Story - 30 May 2008
SMETHWICK, United Kingdom

Avery Weigh-Tronix's forklift scale has doubled the throughput for vehicle recycling company AJL Recycling, leading to an extra revenue of GBP600 (USD1,189) each week. Before investing in the forklift scale...

CeMAT 2008 off to a big start

News Story - 30 May 2008
Hannover, Germany

By Melissa Barnett CeMAT is back with all the razzamatazz of past events. This year's theme is 'Going Green', with a number of exhibitors unveiling environmentally aware products and machines...

Movers & Shakers

News Story - 30 May 2008

McCONNELLSBURG, PA, United States JLG Industries Inc has promoted Denny Buterbaugh to vice president of government products and programs. Buterbaugh has worked at JLG for 30 years. He started his...

Seminar focuses on supply chain cycle management

Fork Talk - 30 May 2008
MILWAUKEE, WI, United States

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) will conduct its annual seminar for off-road equipment industry supply chain and procurement professionals from 16-18 June in Minnesota.

Inside the News - Edition #361

Inside the News - 22 May 2008

Where will tomorrow's forklift technicians come from? This topic is being discussed on our Discussion Forum, and there are some interesting suggestions. There are techs who left car dealerships to...

Omega Lift Wins Canadian Department of National Defence Contract for Omega Lift 50,000 lb. HERC Units

Advertisement - 22 May 2008

Omega Lift Manufacturing Inc. has been contracted to provide the Canadian Department of National Defence with rough terrain forklift units. The Omega Lift 50,000 lb. (at 48" load centre) militarized HERC Series units are scheduled for delivery to coincide with the delivery of Boeing C-17 Globemaster III transport planes by the Canadian Department of National Defence.

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