Topic: Lift Truck Series

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User priorities drive motive power choice

December 12, 2022 · Operational priorities and infrastructure constraints should guide motive power choice, though lithium is seen as gaining ground in the long term. Every option has its strong points, so it comes down to using the goals of each operation to guide it down the best motive power path.

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Lift Truck Series: Lift truck safety gets proactive with sensors

June 7, 2022 · Managing lift truck safety is daunting in today’s hectic materials handling environments, but safety-related technology is advancing rapidly, with sensor-driven solutions available that promise to avoid incidents before they happen.

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Lift Truck Series: Lift trucks on the path to autonomy

March 9, 2022 · Once considered the purvey of the far-off future, autonomous lift trucks have arrived. Here’s what they can offer.

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Lift truck trends to watch in 2020 and beyond

August 10, 2020 · Safety, ergonomics and maintenance are the big three here. If you haven’t bought or leased a truck recently, you need to catch up on how they are improving the value proposition of lift trucks in all types of facilities.

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Lift Truck Series Part 2: How will your fleet navigate the next downturn?

March 13, 2019 · The same fleet management tools that cut their teeth guiding unprecedented industry growth could be tasked with curbing the same fleets.

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