With winter knocking on the door across Britain, companies located in areas prone to moderate snowfall are beginning to make their plans for battling inclement weather. Some companies will be utilising snowplough attachments along with their forklifts to remove snow from car parks and loading docks. We advise extreme caution when doing so. A bit […]

With the start of the 2014 Christmas holiday shopping season looming, a number of organisations are urging companies with forklift fleets to concentrate on vehicle maintenance and safety in the coming weeks. The busiest time of the year for retail outlets is also a very busy time for warehousing and distribution operations and freight forwarders […]

There is a lot that goes into how companies use forklifts to sustain daily operations. They have to consider the operating environment, the kinds of loads that need to be moved and stacked, and even how to ensure the safest possible environment without compromising productivity. Most of the time we just assume driver certification is […]

If you are among the 1 million UK workers employed in an environment in which forklifts are used, the Fork Lift Truck Association (FLTA) wants to challenge you to participate in their online forklift safety challenge. You do not have to be a forklift operator to participate; you only need to work on, around, or […]

Anyone who’s undergone rough terrain forklift training knows that operating a forklift truck on anything other than a flat, even surface can be treacherous. However, a new video that recently went viral depicts something even scarier. So scary in fact, it is difficult to describe. The video shows a smaller forklift being lifted by a […]

It is early in the morning; so early, in fact, that the sun hasn’t even risen yet. You arrive at the airport, enter the car park, and use your smart phone to let the parking attendant know you have dropped your vehicle off. It all sounds pretty normal so far. However, as you walk through […]

A slowly improving British economy has helped a number of business sectors achieve moderate growth since the start of the year. The logistics sector is but one example. As conditions improve around the UK, the logistics industry is in the position of taking more work in order to move freight across the country. This is […]

It is unlikely that earning a forklift certificate could prepare you to stare a massive fire in the face while removing dangerous chemicals. Thank goodness then that a forklift operator in Scotland was able to keep his wits about him after a massive fire broke out at the Larkhall Industrial Estate in Strutherhill.

Back in the autumn of 2012, a 27-year-old agency worker was operating a forklift truck while the vehicle’s clamp attachment was raised. The truck eventually turned over and crushed the driver, causing serious injuries that required the man’s spleen be removed. Today he still suffers the effects of the accident by way of a lower […]

An American forklift operator apparently put his experience to use by accosting a vending machine that refused to give up its treasures. Unfortunately, the operator is now unemployed after having been sacked by Polaris Industries in Spirit Lake, Iowa. There is no word on whether he got the chocolate bar he was after. In reporting […]