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Picky – Picky. 5 Tips to Help Select & Operate Your Order Picker
Ensure Order Picker Efficiency in the Most Critical/Costly Warehouse Activity Order picking or stock picking, as it’s also known, is the most labor-intensive part of a warehouse or distribution center’s operations. Numerous research studies peg the cost of order picking at around 55% of the total warehouse’s operating costs. The reasons: picking is still mostly…
Managing the Ups and Downs – A Guide to Safe Aerial Lift Operation
Aerial Lift Safety Starts Before The Platform Begins Its Ascent In our last blog, we outlined the different equipment options for projects that require raising people or materials to elevated heights. Those tasks also raise a whole host of potential safety issues, which we’ll address now. With aerial lifts, your main safety concern is gravity….
I Want to Take You Higher — A Guide to Aerial Lift Selection
Aerial Lifts Give You a Leg Up on Industrial Tasks Ever had trouble reaching that top shelf? We’ve all been there, like at the grocery store when you almost consider scaling the shelves to snatch that very last carton on the highest shelf. The same can be said for construction, warehouse, or industrial applications. Sometimes…
The Power Couple – How Your Forklift Battery & Charger Make It Work
Like the Song “Love and Marriage”… Your Forklift Battery & Charger Should be Made for Each Other These days, replacing internal combustion engines with cleaner power sources is a hot topic, and a lot of new choices for powering forklifts have emerged. Electric forklifts now represent some 60% of the forklift market, and that sector…
Size Matters—A Refresher on Critical Forklift Dimensions
Critical Forklift Dimensions to Know Before Heading Out… …not only in height, but also length and width. We’ve all heard about those unfortunate incidents of trucks driving on car-only parkways and having an untimely meeting with an overpass. Ouch! You need to be aware of the same thing happening to you and your forklift….
BYD PMW 20 Electric Pallet Jack | Apex Vehicle Spotlight
BYD’s PMW 20 Pallet Jack Delivers Long Runtimes in a Compact & Powerful Package Imagine not having to recharge your electric pallet jack for nearly two shifts? That’s the kind of performance you’ll get from the innovative 24-volt BYD PMW 20 Electric Pallet Jack. BYD began life as a research-driven battery manufacturer that grew into…
Safety First – 15 Forklift Safety Tips to Keep Your Team & Warehouse Moving
Forklift Safety is Everyone’s Job – Advice for Warehouse Managers, Forklift Operators, and Warehouse Workers. While today’s forklifts are designed with lots of features for safe operation, moving heavy or bulky loads with a forklift through a crowded warehouse or a busy storage yard presents some opportunities for accidents. Both forklift operators and pedestrian workers…
Gear Up with the Ultimate in Forklift Foul Weather Gear in the CLARK S-Series Cab
Operator Comfort, Safety & Productivity – the CLARK S-Series Cab Has You Covered Neither heat, nor cold, nor rain, nor snow, nor oppressive noise levels can halt your material handling tasks with the versatile CLARK S-series Forklift Cab. Into each life, some rain must fall. But it’s not much fun when you’re operating a forklift…
Pallet Jacks 101 – The Lowdown on Less-Than-Forklift Options for Pallet Handling
When a Forklift is Just Too Much – Pallet Jacks & Pallet Stackers Get the Job Done For many warehousing, manufacturing, and retail applications, a fully outfitted forklift is not the right choice—operationally or financially. Sometimes a forklift is overkill for the task at hand. That’s the time to look at the less-than-forklift solutions for…
Forklift Lease vs. Forklift Purchase—How to Make the Right Decision
Lease or Buy? Pros & Cons of Signing a Forklift Lease vs. Purchasing A forklift is a capital item that requires a combination of financial and operational analysis before making the acquisition. When it comes to adding a forklift—or a fleet of forklifts—to your operation, there’s no ‘one-size-fits-all solution. What’s more, there are a variety…