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Forklift battery maintenance tips

Here are the top forklift battery maintenance tips that will help you to avoid hurting forklift battery life. Follow these tips to help extend the life of a lift truck’s battery. This advice will also help eliminate the expense of needing to replace the unit prematurely. Be sure to always consult your battery seller or local forklift …

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Types of forklifts – Lift trucks demystified

Types of forklifts in warehouses today Are you new to the materials handling business? Or do you need a refresher on types of forklifts? Want to learn about the different types of lift truck? This is your guide to what they are and what do they do. Counterbalance Forklifts Counterbalance forklift trucks are the most common type …

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Hand trucks for sale! Think twice before you buy the cheapest

A great hand truck or dolly in the right worker’s hands is productivity gold by Steve Chase, Kenneth Industries I always marvel at the ineptitude of mid-level managers who go for budget equipment. A good worker is always limited by a mediocre tool. But a poor worker will still be poor with a crummy tool. So …

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Warehouse lighting: An illuminating guide to materials handling lights

Warehouse lighting is perhaps one of the most critical systems a warehouse manager needs to think about when operating a facility. After all, without light, a warehouse would be a very difficult place to work. Warehouse lighting provides operational capability and directly relates to safety and well being of workers. It has a huge impact on a …

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