Recently added articles from Material Handling Management:
Training versus education.(Witt's End)(employee eduction and triaining)(Editorial)
Jul 01, 2008; Witt, Clyde E. ... There is a difference between training and education. I know: I'm just a word guy. I'm going to get slammed for making an issue of this. I don't care. It's not semantics. There is a philosophical difference. There is also a physical difference in how training and education are approached ...
Noble cause: lift truck dealer's safety efforts help the community.(Powered Vehicles)
Jul 01, 2008 ... When executives at Toyota Forklifts of Atlanta wanted to improve education for lift truck operators, they had two important and specific goals. First, they wanted to offer a unique, comprehensive and socially inclusive training program. Second, the program had to create a positive economic ...
Air Force tests hydrogen-powered lift truck.(Powered Vehicles)
Jul 01, 2008 ... The Robins Air Force Base near Atlanta is testing the feasibility of hydrogen power with a new Quantum HyHauler Plus hydrogen-fuel dispensing system and a hydrogen-powered lift truck. A trailer will house the hydrogen-producing equipment until a permanent station is constructed. ...
Fleet management for the little guy.(Powered Vehicles)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Companies with small material handling fleets and budget restrictions may want to consider Vigilant G2 Lite mobile asset management system from Access Control Group (Mountainside, N.J.), which includes equipment and a Web-based application. According to Access Control Group, the ...
Lithium-ion lift trucks.(Powered Vehicles)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Global newsletter ForkliftAction.com reported that alternative fuels and the use of lithium-ion batteries in lift trucks were hot topics at CeMAT 08. The event was held in May in Hannover, Germany. According to the newsletter, lithium ion batteries, currently used in cell phones ...
Fuel-cell-powered prototypes.(Powered Vehicles)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Linde Material Handling expects hydrogen-powered lift trucks to be economically viable by 2015. "The future is hydrogen," says Mark Sullivan, product support and service director for Linde in the U.K., "either as a fuel to be fed into an internal-combustion engine or used to power a fuel ...
Lift truck industry merger.(Powered Vehicles News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... KYOTO, Japan -- Nippon Yusoki Co. Ltd (Nichiyu) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. will consolidate domestic marketing activities through a new company slated for opening on April 1, 2009. The new company, Nichiyu MHI Forklift Co. Ltd., based at Nichiyu's headquarters at ...
Toyota aids Midwest flood victims.(Powered Vehicles News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... COLUMBUS, Ind. -- Toyota Material Handling USA (TMHU) Inc. has donated $10,000 and the use of a lift truck to the American Red Cross to assist in flood relief efforts in the Columbus, Ind., area. Toyota Industrial Equipment Manufacturing Inc. (TIEM), based in Columbus, has close ...
Tusk lift trucks announces top dealers.(Powered Vehicles News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... COVINGTON, Ga. -- Tusk Lift Trucks has announced its top dealers for 2007. The top dealer awards, based on market size, recognize dealers that have excelled in sales and market share growth for Tusk within their areas of primary responsibility. For "A" markets, Class ...
Lift truck dealer celebrates milestone.(Powered Vehicles News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... GREENVILLE, N.C. -- Lift truck dealer VBS Inc. Material Handling Equipment celebrated its 60th anniversary of distributing Hyster trucks on March 16. VBS, which has ...
Lift truck dealer raises money for leukemia.(Powered Vehicles News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... FORT WORTH, Texas -- Toyota Material Handling USA dealer Shoppa's Material Handling has partnered with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society to host the 2008 Shoppa's Golf Tournament on June 6 at the Texas Star Golf Course in Euless, Texas. The tournament helped raise funds for ...
Employees learn about lift truck financing.(Powered Vehicles News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... BEDFORD PARK, Ill. -- At an open house themed "Get the Scoop on Commercial Finance," Toyota Financial Services provided information to 400 of its employees about large-capacity lift truck retail financing programs for Hoist lift trucks. The event was held on June 17. "It was an ...
Raymond recognizes lift truck dealers.(Powered Vehicles)
Jul 01, 2008 ... GREENE, N.Y. -- At its recent dealer management meeting, the Raymond Corp. presented nine of its dealers with the Dealer of Distinction award and 10 dealers with its Dealer of Merit award. The lift truck manufacturer also presented its Circle of Excellence and Paragon awards. ...
CHEP launches sustainability Web site: check the environmentally sound choices available in pallets.(Transport Packaging)(Website overview)
Jul 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] CHEP, a global provider of pallet and container pooling systems, has unveiled a new Web site that shows the impact of shipping platform choices on the environment and supply chain. Located at www.chep.com/onepallet, the site allows companies to ...
RFID tracking manages medical records.(Transport Packaging)
Jul 01, 2008 ... 3M has completed the development and installation of an RFID Smart Shelf system to track and manage the more than 150,000 medical files of U.S. Army personnel and their family members at Fort Hood, Texas. Under the terms of a three-year, $3.76-million contract, 3M Track and Trace Solutions ...
New plastic pallets pass test.(Transport Packaging News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... ORLANDO, Fla. -- Intelligent Global Pooling Systems (iGPS Company LLC) announced that Dole Fresh Vegetables has successfully completed testing and will begin expanding its use of iGPS pallets. Dole has also successfully completed testing of iGPS plastic pallets in combination with plastic ...
UHF RFID label for returnable plastic containers.(Transport Packaging News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... FINLAND -- Confidex announced the introduction of Confidex Carrier, the company's new, UHF RFID label for returnable plastic containers. Confidex Carrier is a special label designed to adhere to plastic surfaces. Millions of plastic transit items, such as totes, crates, and trays, are used ...
It's a visual thing: the premise of pooling is that it's primarily about source reduction.(Transport Packaging)(Editorial)
Jul 01, 2008; Witt, Clyde E. ... In my spare time, I've been writing a screenplay. Since we've just passed through another graduation season, I think this should play well, especially with younger movie goers. My working title is, The Pallet. The setting: a dinner party with particularly wealthy people. A ...
Deadly dust: recent disasters have put combustible dust in the headlines and on OSHA's watch list. A new regulation may be on the way, and it's time to get ready.(Special Feature)
Jul 01, 2008; Aichlmayr, Mary ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Thirteen employees were killed when the Imperial Sugar facility in Savannah, Ga., exploded into an inferno on Feb. 7. The tragedy was the latest in a series of similar deadly accidents that had occurred since 2003. In January of that year, an ...
Facing the new challenge: human capital management.(Special Feature)(Cover story)
Jul 01, 2008; Witt, Clyde E. ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] What's so new about the new workforce? According to experts in the human resources field, just about everything. An overriding issue is, or will be, the skills gap developing as Baby Boomers leave the workforce and younger workers, sometimes referred to as ...