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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 16 Apr 2015 (#714) When the going gets tough, people rent equipment. That seems to be the reasoning behind the continued growth of the equipment rental industry, flagged again by the ranking of the...

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Inside the News - 9 Apr 2015 (#713) It's back to work in most regions after the Easter break and a slow-down in the news cycle. This year, the period was not helped by ProMat in the United...

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Inside the News - 2 Apr 2015 (#712) Amid reports of a takeover of UniCarriers by KION or Mitsubishi, there's an interesting take in our Discussion Forum. One member notes that there are "too many manufacturers in this...

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Inside the News - 26 Mar 2015 (#711) Readers outside Australia don't generally get to hear much about materials handling on the island continent. That's because Australian subscribers get a localised version and the articles they read aren't...

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Inside the News - 19 Mar 2015 (#710) Recently, we noted that the Forkliftaction.com Discussion Forums are an excellent source of (unconfirmed) news. For some weeks, we have watched a discussion about NACCO dropping the Mazda and GM...

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Inside the News - 12 Mar 2015 (#709) It seems like last year was a million-unit year for forklifts, with Jungheinrich revealing in its market intelligence that the market rose 8% in 2014 to 1.09 million units. The...

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Inside the News - 5 Mar 2015 (#708) An American editor once said unnamed sources often say more than they know, and journalists quoting them report more than they hear. There's a case in point this week, as...

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Inside the News - 26 Feb 2015 (#707) There's no doubt that the looming deadline for Tier 4 environmental compliance is a double-edged sword. On the one hand, it is creating new demand for low-emissions equipment which will...

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Inside the News - 19 Feb 2015 (#706) Today marks the Chinese New Year, a festivity celebrated not only in China and Taiwan, but all around the world. This year is designated the year of the goat - an...

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Inside the News - 12 Feb 2015 (#705) No longer the stuff of science fiction, driverless forklifts are certainly making their presence felt. Automated guided vehicles (AGVs) have come a long way since the first model produced by...

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