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CeMAT Asia exhibitors break record

News Story - 11 Oct 2007
SHANGHAI, China

Around 430 companies are showcasing their latest products and services at CeMAT Asia in the Shanghai New International Expo Centre this week. The show, which started in 2000, has a...

Australian stevedoring industry creates global buzz

News Story - 11 Oct 2007
BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia

Australia's stevedoring industry is attracting worldwide attention due to the success of its Brisbane automated straddle carriers (autostrad) operation which was designed and built using homegrown technology developed by Patrick...

Bromma wins major order for Hyundai

News Story - 11 Oct 2007
STOCKHOLM, Sweden

Swedish crane spreader company Bromma Group has received an order for 26 STS45 ship-to-shore separating twin-lift spreaders from container crane OEM ZPMC. The spreaders will be operating at the Hyundai...

Giant pumpkins on the coast moved by forklift

News Story - 11 Oct 2007
HALF MOON BAY, CA, United States

A forklift helped move a stay-at-home dad's gigantic pumpkin at a US coastal city's annual pumpkin weigh-off this week. Thad Starr of Pleasant Hill, Oregon entered his 1,524lb (691kg) pumpkin...

Is the Right-of-Way Wrong?

Safety First - 11 Oct 2007
BLAINE, WA, United States

Most people can relate to both sides of the right-or-way argument - but not when they're behind the wheel or walking around!

Ben Fagan, TransportAustralia.com.au

Industry Profile - 11 Oct 2007
SYDNEY, Australia

A passion for transport and training lies at the heart of a new website developed by Ben Fagan of Sydney, Australia.

Inside the News - Edition #330

Inside the News - 04 Oct 2007

There's an enormous amount of information out there, and one way to tap into it is through our forums. There you'll find discussions about training issues, information about mechanical modifications...

The domain (name) Forklifts.com and .org is for sale!

Advertisement - 04 Oct 2007

We are seeking expressions of interest to confidentially purchase the domains Forklifts.com and Forklifts.org as a package "prior to" the scheduled auction December, 2007.

Rejuvenation Kits for electric forklift batteries.

Advertisement - 04 Oct 2007

From the day a battery is made performance decline begins. Sulphate crystals gradually accumulate and cover battery plates resulting in lost capacity, cell distortion, short circuits and eventually cell failure from sulphate "suffocation" or related sulphate induced plate damage. The unique ENERGYTECH DUO-REGEN® process combines highly specialized additives and state of the art microelectronic PWM pulse technology as an electro-chemical sulfate reversion system. This technology dissolves sulfate crystals, cleans and re-energizes battery plates, restores electrolyte strength & recovers lost battery capacity.

Briggs broadens US presence

News Story - 04 Oct 2007
DALLAS, TX, United States

Yale's largest North American distributor is expanding in the US with the acquisition of four Atlanta dealerships. Briggs Equipment has bought the assets of Adobe Equipment Holdings Ltd's dealerships in...

Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines and Vietnam now best served by TVH and Curtis.

Advertisement - 04 Oct 2007

TVH Singapore Pte. Ltd., a subsidiary of TVH Forklift Parts Belgium has been appointed as the official agent of Curtis Instruments for Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines and Vietnam.

More automated systems for China

News Story - 04 Oct 2007
WELLINGBOROUGH, United Kingdom

China's materials handling production is tipped for rapid growth. A study by industry analyst IMS Research looks at the growth of programmable logic controllers (PLCs), the computer components used for...

Free Web Tool Compares Total Cost Of Ownership Of Various Lift Trucks

Advertisement - 04 Oct 2007

Jungheinrich Lift Truck Corporation is now making available a free, simple-to-use web tool for calculating the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) associated with various kinds of forklifts.

Fuel cell vehicle travels from Osaka to Tokyo

News Story - 04 Oct 2007
TOKYO, Japan

Toyota Motor Corp (TMC)'s FCHV fuel cell vehicle has completed a long-distance road test covering over 500km from Osaka to Tokyo without refuelling. Last Friday, the Toyota FCHV's initial hydrogen...

Speedshield…the cutting edge management tool for fleet managers

Advertisement - 04 Oct 2007

We all want to make money, save money, or improve the bottom line. We need to make our forklifts more efficient and help our drivers get better use of their time and become more productive. We need to stop accidents from happening; we need a safe working environment. Safety does not happen by accident! Safety, like profitability, is by design and implemented as planned. That is what "Speedshield" is all about.

Trelleborg acquires Australian solid tyre distributor

News Story - 04 Oct 2007
MELBOURNE, Australia

Swedish industrial group Trelleborg has signed an agreement to acquire the privately owned Australian solid tyre distributor Solid Service Group, which has about 40 employees and annual sales of approximately...

Blue Giant Expands Lineup of Pallet Movers.

Advertisement - 04 Oct 2007

Blue Giant adds several new models of pallet trucks, lift stackers, and push stackers to provide a full lineup of walk-behind materials handling solutions. The new XPL Series are self-propelled straddle lift stackers with lifting capacities of 3,000 to 3,500 pounds. The new XPS Series are intermediate-duty manual push stackers with lifting capacities from 1,500 to 3,000 pounds. The new XPT45 Series are low-lift walkie pallet trucks delivering 4,500 pounds of lifting capacity and travel speeds up to 3.7 mph. The new XPT30 Series are low-lift walkie pallet trucks producing 3,000 pounds of lifting capacity.

With over 35,000 searches per month … this BUSINESS DIRECTORY is the professionals’ guide to materials handling businesses

Advertisement - 04 Oct 2007

Forkliftaction.com's Business Directory currently features over 30,000 business listings. Use the directory to locate businesses that manufacture or supply products and services to the materials handling industry: forklifts, attachments, engines, components...

QV Unaffected as Independent Falters

Advertisement - 04 Oct 2007

QV Forklifts Managing Director David McGuigan says "It's business as usual at QV Forklifts". This comes as QV shareholder Graeme Dillon's Independent Forklifts was voluntarily placed under administration earlier this week.

Dealer changes name to reflect family heritage

News Story - 04 Oct 2007
EAU CLAIRE, WI, United States

A 2006 recipient of Cat Lift Trucks' gold dealer of excellence award has changed the name of one of its operations to reflect the family's heritage in materials handling. Wisconsin...