Materials World Handling magazine reported late last month that one of the UK’s leading equipment rental companies has made a significant financial investment in order to increase its fleet of equipment for short-term rentals. The new equipment includes a selection of forklift trucks that will be rented out for terms shorter than the standard five-year […]

A group of would-be thieves attempting to steal a tractor in Great Ellingham found themselves in a bit of a pickle. Such a pickle, in fact, that it caused them to abandon their crime before it was complete. According to EDP 24, the incident occurred on the weekend of January 24, while businesses at the […]

No amount of forklift truck training in the world could have prepared a Lancashire church for what happened when they agreed to sell their forklift to a local man. According to the Lancashire Evening Post, Longton Community Church agreed to sell the forklift to Patrick Reilly for £800 last June. However, after Reilly loaded the […]

When a new operator undergoes counterbalance forklift training, there is one aspect that, until now, has remained the domain of experience, intuition, and raw skill. Of course, we are referring to adjusting the tilt angle when approaching a load. However, thanks to an invention from a veteran forklift driver, all of the guesswork has been […]

For the second year in a row, the Fork Lift Truck Association (FLTA) sponsored an event that brought together forklift operators, managers, and supervisors to demonstrate their forklift training and their driving skills as they relate to safety. The second annual FLTA Safety Challenge was a huge success by any measure.

At a shipping yard south of London, a forklift operator slowly approaches a refrigerated storage unit and carefully positions the vehicle underneath the compressor system sitting 10 feet in the air. However, his vehicle is no ordinary forklift. It is fitted with a platform that will be used to enable a refrigeration technician to work […]

Materials Handling World (MHW) magazine recently reported on the activities of a Wales company ramping up production and sales of its forklift-based snow ploughs. Every year the company sells their custom steel blades to businesses of all types in the months leading up to winter. The blade can be attached to a standard forklift truck […]

Every year, scores of temporary workers are added to the payrolls of wholesale and retail operations to deal with the traditional Christmas rush. Many of these temporary workers will be tasked with operating forklifts in crowded warehouse environments. In anticipation, industry experts are hoping companies will make forklift training part of their plans for the […]

Over the last few years, the UK has seen vast improvements in forklift safety and the number of workplace accidents involving forklift trucks. Total accidents and injuries are down while working in and around forklift trucks has never been safer. However, according to SHD Logistics, the improvements in forklift safety have levelled off.

Eagle Freight Terminal Ltd., an Ipswich-based freight logistics company, was recently fined by the Ipswich Magistrates’ Court after a forklift accident left a worker with a broken back. The accident occurred back in January of 2012.