Monday, November 29, 2010

Quick Safety Review Sheet

Did you know that the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) estimates that forklifts cause approximately 85 fatal accidents and 34,900 serious injury accidents per year? Or that in most fatal accidents involving forklifts, the operator is the one who is killed? Many of these accidents may be avoided when safe driving skills are understood and practiced. ...more

Maybe a sign of Things to come

Deere & Co. expects equipment sales to be up 10 to 12% for fiscal 2011 and up about 34% for the first quarter compared with the same periods of the previous year... more

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

To all of our new and loyal customers, we would like to take this opportunity to wish each and everyone of you a happy holiday season.  We appreciate your business and look forward to the new year and working with you as you take on new challenges.

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Caltrans: 90 percent of stimulus money awarded

New information compiled by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) confirms that close to 90 percent of California’s transportation projects funded by the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) have been awarded to contractors, allowing construction to start. More...

NEW PRODUCT NEWS

HYDRAULIC FORK EXTENSIONS       

Oversized forks often cause damage, in turn incurring unnecessary costs. Forks are slightly longer than the pallets and protrude at the rear. The forklift truck driver does not notice that the tips of the forks have punctured the goods to the rear when placing the foremost pallet. Has your organization ever taken an inventory of the costs associated with the damage caused by oversized forks? Customers do not accept such damage, and associated costs – as summarized below – can rarely be compensated.  more...