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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 10 Jun 2021 (#1029) No matter how well things are going in the materials handling sector, it's important to keep an eye on the bigger picture. That's why it's reassuring to see this week's...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 3 Jun 2021 (#1028) Next Tuesday is National Forklift Safety Day on both sides of the Atlantic, for the second year in a row. It's no small achievement that the day is marked simultaneously...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 27 May 2021 (#1027) Even if they're a shrinking part of the business, the halt to production of IC forklifts by Toyota Material Handling in America is a significant blow to the market's largest...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 20 May 2021 (#1026) A topic we're hearing more about these days is remote operation of materials handling equipment. The notion of an operator "driving" a forklift from a computer on the other side...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 13 May 2021 (#1025) While it may be close to business as usual for most materials handling manufacturers and dealers, things are still far from normal in the trade show space, with more events...

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Inside the News - 6 May 2021 (#1024) They say that when the going gets tough, the tough get going. And that's what we are seeing as more manufacturers release their first quarter earnings results. It's very good...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 29 Apr 2021 (#1023) This week's news contains more new models than any edition outside of a major trade show. And this is surprising, given that we have just seen a significant online event...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 22 Apr 2021 (#1022) It will be interesting to see the participation numbers for ProMatDX, the virtual event held last week. The online show took place just over a year after MHI controversially decided...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 15 Apr 2021 (#1021) The equipment rental market is an excellent barometer of economic activity and it comes as no surprise that we see reports of continued fleet expansion and renewal around the world...

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Inside the News - 8 Apr 2021 (#1020) Most markets have been buoyed by the International Monetary Fund's latest forecast of stronger economic recovery this year and next. The recovery follows last year's pandemic-driven contraction of 3.3%. The...

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