forklift fleet

The Best of Both Worlds
Combining New and Used Forklifts in Your Industrial Material Handling Fleet As much as any warehouse fleet manager would be thrilled to have all new forklifts in their fleet, there are plenty of reasons why having a mix of new and used equipment is better in the long run. From the perspective of an existing business considering...
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labor shortage

How Labor Shortages Are Changing the Way Warehouses Use Equipment
Recouping Performance in a Dynamic Material Handling Labor Market Being a proud North & South Carolina company, we have a vested interest in both states’ economic conditions, especially in the manufacturing and construction markets that we directly serve. Both states have come a long way in expanding development in these...
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Inventory of used forklifts for sale

Common Misconceptions About Used Forklifts
Overcoming False Assumptions in Used Forklift Purchases For to many supply chain professionals, purchasing used warehouse equipment is akin to walking through a minefield, hidden dangers are all abound, seemingly unavoidable no matter where we step. Depending on who you talk to, second-hand equipment transactions can have a bad or...
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man operating forklift

Navigating Forklift Regulations: Compliance and Standards
Ensuring Compliant Forklift Operations If you had to guess, how many different outside organizations would you say are involved in setting requirements for commercial forklift activities? Perhaps you’d guess only one, referring to OSHA, the federal safety agency that most readers will be familiar with. Perhaps you’d guess three,...
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ATL dock door

Common Dock Door Issues and Troubleshooting Tips
Just as there are no tall trees without deep roots, there is no such thing as a highly productive warehouse with poorly functioning dock doors. At any given distribution, warehouse or manufacturing facility, dock doors serve many goals - safety, security, profitability, sustainability, and more - that can only be fully met when these doors...
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Top 10 Forklift Parts That Require Regular Replacement
Understanding Forklift Replacement Parts from Two Complementary Perspectives When it comes to forklift maintenance management, most companies lean towards one of two schools of thought: preventative maintenance or wear-based maintenance. With preventative maintenance, fleet managers set up their service regiments according to...
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