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Lift Truck Series in the News Lift Truck Trends to Watch in 2020 and Beyond Lift Truck Series Part 2: How will your fleet navigate the next downturn? Lift truck battery management delivers staying power Lift Truck Series Part 1: Lift truck technology connects pickers to productivity Intelligent Lift Trucks, Smarter Business More Lift Truck Series News Lift Truck Tips: AGVs in the heights Human operators and their autonomous coworkers are increasingly comfortable in narrow and very narrow aisle applications. All Resources While certain features on lift trucks come and go, three constants remain: safety, ergonomics and maintenance. Ultimately, that trio is all about reducing wear and tear on lift truck operators and the equipment itself. All three are focused on making both trucks and their operators highly valued productivity resources in the plant and warehouse. This brings up an interesting question: After all these years, how much can really be new here? More than you might expect in all likelihood. Chances are that it’s been some time since you last leased or bought a lift truck. Meanwhile, suppliers have continued to make improvements in these three key areas. For instance, are your current counterbalanced trucks outfitted with cameras for more precise load positioning especially at heights above 30 feet? Do your trucks use sensors instead of dead man pedals for safety? Are you still living in a world of run-it-until-it-breaks, or have you moved on to usage-based preventative or even predictive maintenance? And the list of updates goes on. Here’s a rundown on what some of the leading lift truck suppliers say matters most today when it comes to safety, ergonomics and maintenance. One of the best safety stories in all of industry has nothing to do with lift trucks. Yet, it is highly relevant. In 1987, Paul […]