Top 10 tips for Lead-acid battery maintenance
A good fork lift truck battery maintenance regime will maximise productivity, enhance site safety and help minimise fleet costs. So here is our top ten list of the everyday things fleet ma...
9 Best Practices for Less Forklift Downtime
Forklifts have changed dramatically over the years, but the basics of good fleet management haven’t changed nearly as much as the forklifts themselves. The tenets remain centered on operat...
The forklift truck purchasing process
The secret of successful tenderingThere is more to the process of tendering than simply submitting a price.Ruari McCallion has been getting a few insights from people in the know: Cat® lif...
The impact of recession on forklift fleet management
In a recent research study, conducted in November 2009 amongst senior managers and leaders in (largely) manufacturing organisations, 75 per cent of people agreed that the depth of the curr...
Electric Versus Internal Combustion Forklifts
One of the most commonly asked material handling questions today is, "Should I use electric or internal combustion (IC) forklift trucks?" Selecting the ideal forklift for your application ca...
Transport for life
Materials handling, logistics and transport have the power to make life better, but not all areas of the world benefit equally. Mark Nicholson finds out how Transaid is working to close th...
Agents of destruction: why pest management is essential in logistics
Poor handling by a powerful forklift truck can destroy the value of an entire pallet load of goods. As Mark Nicholson warned recently in an article for Eureka, the online magazine for mate...