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Floor Marking Ideas for Warehouses The floor isn’t just for walking on anymore! In warehouses, the floor offers great opportunities for improving visual communications through the use of floor markings. While floor markings have been used for many years, companies are now using them in new and innovative ways that are far more thought out than in the past.

When done properly, floor markings can be useful for people at every level of a company. It is important, however, to really think through how floor markings should be used in a facility. If they are applied without a good strategy, they can actually cause more problems than they fix. With this in mind, all facility managers should look at floor marking ideas for warehouses and determine which ones will work best for their needs.

What Are Floor Markings?

Floor markings are any type of marking that goes on the floor. In warehouses, they are commonly used to improve safety, efficiency, organization, and more. The first step in any good floor marking strategy is learning about the different types of floor markings available and what they are good for.

Types of Floor Markings There is a variety of floor marking options to choose from. Each option is generally used in different areas or to accomplish different goals. Knowing all the available options for use in a warehouse is a great place to start for any floor marking strategy.

In most cases, a facility will use more than one type of floor marking to accomplish its specific goals. Different types of floor markings are best for use in different areas.

Having a properly considered strategy for what to use and where it can help ensure the floor markings will provide the needed results.

Floor Marking Tape Floor marking tape is one of the most popular options on the market today. Unlike traditional tape, this type is made using very strong materials such as vinyl and a strong adhesive to hold it to the ground. It can be used in high traffic areas and even run over with vehicles without any problems. Heavy-duty floor marking tape can last for years without having to be replaced.

Another thing many companies like about floor marking tape is its affordability. Companies can use this type of floor marking throughout the warehouse without breaking their budget. It is easy to install and can even be removed without much trouble if needed. All these perks have helped make floor marking tape an extremely popular option in warehouses around the world.

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Many types of floor marking tape are available: • Normal Floor Marking Tape - This tape comes in a large roll that can be applied in straight lines. It can be put down by hand or using an applicator to speed up the process. This is a great option for aisle ways and other long, straight lines.

• Floor Marking Shapes – Floor marking shapes come in a variety of types including dots, footprints, and arrows. Having a large circle, for example, can be used to indicate where a trash bin should be placed.

Arrows and footprints can direct people during an evacuation or instruct them to travel one way down a particular aisle.

• Colored Floor Markings – A tapes color can change its meaning. An aisle with red tape, for example, could indicate the items found there are flammable.

There are many ways different colors of floor tape can be used, depending on a warehouse’s needs.

• Reflective – Reflective floor marking tape reflects light back at its source. This is a great option for use in areas where indoor vehicles with headlights are used. It can also be used outside at night to improve visibility.

• Glow-in-the-Dark Tape – For areas where lights are bright sometimes and dim other times, glow-in-thedark tape is a great option. This tape absorbs light energy while it is bright out and then emits a visible glow when it is dark. This is an excellent option for use during power outages or other potentially dangerous events.

Floor Marking Paint Floor marking paint can be applied directly to the floor of a facility. This type of paint has been used in warehouses for years and is often ineffective. It is more time consuming to apply than tape since it needs to dry, and the installation process in general is somewhat more difficult. It can also be difficult to apply when custom shapes or designs are needed.

Unlike floor marking tape, floor marking paint can be very costly. One of the common problems with floor marking paint is it chips and peels easily when vehicles ride over it, and then it needs to be reapplied.

Floor Marking Lights A technologically advanced type of floor marking actually uses special lighting systems that project the desired marking onto the floor. This is a great option for temporary markings since they can be removed by simply turning off the projector.

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SAFETY CORNER CONTINUED paint, and the ongoing expenses are somewhat higher because the light bulbs in the projector need to be replaced periodically. This type of marking, however, can be projected into any area and is ideal for dark places.

Advanced floor marking light systems can be set up to display any image, including words, signs, and shapes.

This makes this floor marking method one of the most flexible options available. Many facilities have one or two floor marking light systems to compliment the rest of their permanent floor marking strategy.

Floor Markings for Safety One of the most important ways to use floor markings in a warehouse is for improving safety. Floor markings are intended to be highly visible, so they can get people’s attention when other options aren’t effective.

Using floor marking arrows, for example, can help ensure that all the indoor vehicle traffic travels in the same direction down an aisle. This can minimize the risk of accidents between vehicles and can also alert pedestrians to the fact that vehicles may be traveling through.

Facilities can use different colors or patterns for their floor markings to improve safety as well. As long as the strategy for improving safety using floor markings is well thought out and documented, it can be extremely effective.

Even companies that have been using floor markings for years find the safety benefits continue to exist long after employees have gotten used to seeing the markings.

People see the markings and somewhat subconsciously understand the safety message.

Evacuation Routes One of the most important ways floor markings can be used to improve safety is by identifying evacuation routes. Having floor marking arrows of a specific color always pointing in the direction of the nearest emergency exit can be very helpful. Some facilities even use glow-inthe-dark tape so that if the power goes out during a fire or other emergency, employees will be able to more easily find their way out of the facility.

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are easily distinguished from all other floor markings.

Whether this is done using specific shapes, colors, or types of markings, choose one option and use it throughout the facility.

Floor Markings for Efficiency Improving the efficiency of a facility is extremely important. A warehouse that runs efficiently is more profitable, which is the end goal of any business. When employees waste their time trying to get things done inefficiently, it costs the company money. Floor markings that identify the steps a particular item needs to go through can be helpful.

When something enters the facility, it may need to be checked in by the receivables department. This could be marked with a number one on the floor of the area. The next area may label the item with a bar code or RFID tag, and that station can be marked with a two. This process can go on until the item is placed on the shelves or even shipped back out.

Using floor markings to make sure all employees know exactly where things are coming from and where they need to go will help avoid wasted time. It can also make it easier for the floor supervisors to ensure employees are always productive and not just walking around looking busy.

Floor Markings for Organization All warehouse owners know that using numbered aisle signs can be helpful for identifying where items are stored. Floor markings can really take that concept to the next level.

To start with, many facilities will use floor markings to apply the aisle number at each end of an aisle so that it is easily visible. These markings can then be used to place letters or other symbols along each section of the aisle to break it up further and make it easier to locate items.

Since the floor markings are applied directly to the floor, they are easy to see while still being completely out of the way. Hanging signs can either be hard to see or get in the way of the upper shelving.

Using Floor Markings in Business Strategies There are many business strategies popular in manufacturing and warehouse facilities. Many of the strategies were created by the Toyota Motor Company and have grown or been adapted to use in many other facilities.

One of the things many of these strategies have in common is the reliance on visual communication. There are few types of visual communication more effective than floor markings. The following are a few quick floor marking ideas for some of the most common warehouse improvement methodologies: Gemba Walks - Floor markings can help identify the different work areas within the warehouse. Knowing

SAFETY CORNER where to go on a gemba walk can ensure no areas are missed and that the person doing the walks accomplishes what they set out to do.

5S – The 5S methodology is all about improving organization and eliminating all types of waste from the facility. Floor markings can help accomplish this goal in many ways. Reducing wasted time by guiding people to where they need to go and improving safety are just two of the ways floor markings can be used for 5S. Lean – Lean is another effective waste elimination strategy used in warehouses and other facilities. Applying floor markings to identify work areas and provide insights about how to follow established procedures can be very effective.

There are many other business improvement strategies out there, and just about all of them can benefit from proper use of floor markings. Any facility thinking of implementing this type of strategy should look at how floor markings can help accomplish those goals.

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In 2016, the National Equipment Register reported to law enforcement officials that over 11,000 pieces of capital equipment were stolen from various locations in the United States. Of that number, approximately 350 were forklifts. That number alone should get the attention of forklift operations. But we also know that forklifts likely aren’t the only capital equipment that you use. Mowers and riding tractors were the top category (approximately 4,750), and significant numbers of loaders (approximately 2,000), tractors (approximately 1,620), and utility vehicles (approximately 800) were also stolen. You may have these or other types of equipment in your operation, and protecting your investment by establishing security measures is something that all operations can get behind.

While we can’t guarantee any one or combination of security measures will ensure equipment theft protection, there are some measures that you might take to help.

Equipment Theft Protection: Routinely Inspect Locks and Fences Locks and fences are good first deterrents to help with equipment theft protection. But an equipment theft possibility might increase if your locks and fences fall into disrepair. Develop a security routine that includes a walk of the fenced perimeter on a reoccurring timeline. This will help to make sure you can identify any weaknesses and fix them before they allow criminal access.

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assist in the aftermath of a theft when views are not obstructed. Also, ensure that your recording equipment isn’t recording over any old footage as a default. You can lose important evidence.

Equipment Theft Protection: Protecting Rental Fleets Protecting your property when it’s on your premises is one thing. Protecting a piece of rental equipment once it leaves your premises is another beast entirely. To help prevent the theft of rental equipment, it’s important that you have a detailed rental documentation process. Vet renters appropriately run credit checks that leave paper trails. Make photocopies of I.D’s. And make sure that all of your employees are appropriately trained on these procedures and that they follow the standards every time.

Equipment Theft Protection: Register Equipment Databases like the NER allow you to register equipment VIN numbers and identifying characteristics in order to help law enforcement officials track equipment should it be stolen. Organizations like the American Rental Association have partnerships with databases that can help you protect your equipment.

While these aren’t the only practices that can help you protect your equipment, and they aren’t a guaranteed deterrent to theft, they might help you secure assets.

Getting into contact with local law enforcement to ask for advice and begin a relationship is also key to future protection.

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Your Most Important Business Success Metric – Customer Loyalty Business is besieged with metrics. Return on Investment (ROI), website visits, website return visits, shopping cart abandonment rates, and average customer spend are all important and well-used metrics to evaluate the success of a business. As with all business problems, everyone agrees that metrics are vitally important. What no one can agree on is which metrics are the most important. Until now.

The most important marketing metric is customer loyalty. Customer loyalty is the ongoing instance of a customer that continues to repurchase from a business when they have competitor and substitute offers available. Every morning you go to the same coffee shop which is slightly out of your way when there are several other coffee shops closer to your route. You pass by a tea shop and a doughnut shop, so you can get the same small coffee day after day. On most Fridays, you treat yourself to a scone.

On an individual customer basis, the one customer that buys one item a day is practically invisible. Yet, it is the collection of loyal customers that are at a business every day and purchase every instance when they have a need that is the most valuable to a business. This collection of loyal customers is what sustains a business, allows it to grow, allows it to outlast competitors, and allows it to innovate and create new products and services.

Customer loyalty works well in Business-2-Consumer (B2C), Business-2-Business (B2B), and in every industry.

Customer loyalty is your number one success metric to maintain and to grow.

How Many Loyal Customers Do You Have? The first step in growing customer loyalty is to determine what percentage of your customers and what percentage of your revenue comes from loyal customers. You may be able to use data from existing loyalty programs, credit card information, or other data sources to determine the number of loyal customers. Most importantly, your organization, from a small coffee shop to a multi-billion international enterprise, must agree on a definition of a loyal customer. Loyalty could be weekly for a restaurant or gas station or it could be once every three months for an auto dealer service department. The central issue is to have a proven definition of what loyalty is for every employee.

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Promoter Process (NPS) is one of the simplest and most telling tools for evaluating customer loyalty and helping a business grow loyal customers. The NPS is based upon the question, “Would you recommend this product or service?” The customer can then respond based on a low score (number = 0) or a high score (number = 10) scale.

Only a score of a 9 or a 10 makes a customer a Promoter.

Customers that have scores from 0 to 6 are Detractors, most likely un-loyal customers. When you subtract the Detractors from the Promoters, you have a Net Promoter Score. NPS surveys should also tell you what Promoters like and what Detractors want to see improved.

Innovate & Test to Meet Emerging Loyal Customer Needs. Business results, survey results, industry trends, customer focus groups, and employee ideas are the dataset for creating and innovating ideas to grow more loyal customers and to maintain existing loyal customers.

Once you have ideas then start performing small tests to see how your ideas grow loyal customers. Vital to these tests is to have a separate group for evaluation that is not involved in the pilot. These “control groups” are essential to ensure that your test results are directly attributable to your new ideas and not the result of other unintended consequences. Forget long and in-depth product development cycles. Instead, innovate, test, and implement fast.

Watch & Respect Your Competitors. As you grow loyal customers, your competitors will be watching, innovating, and acting themselves. The first tool of desperate and motivated competitor is often price decreases, a danger in any business or industry. Think about how to use loyalty programs, special events, unique products, and meaningful rewards to maintain and grow loyalty in the face of competitor activity. When you respect a competitor, you analyze, anticipate, and design around a competitor offering instead of dismissing the competitor with a wave of the hand. Businesses that care about customer loyalty respect their competitors.

Adopt a Leadership Style of Humility with A Passion for Customer Experience. The most important aspect of growing customer loyalty is a leadership style that combines humility with a passion for great customer experience. A leadership style of humility represents that you never take customer loyalty for granted. A passion for Customer Experience recognizes that customer loyalty is and always will be an ongoing initiative and never

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LiftEx international brand expansion to start in Bahrain The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) is rolling out LiftEx events in 2020. As well as holding LiftEx in Liverpool, LEEA is hosting two further events in 2020. Under the patronage of Bahrain’s Ministry of Labor, LEEA will be holding its inaugural LiftEx Middle East at the Gulf Hotel and Convention Centre, Building 11, Rd No 3801, Manama, Bahrain on 28–29 September 2020. The first ever LiftEx Lite will be held at JW Marriott, Ring Road, Mirage City, PO Box 427, Heliopolis, Cairo 11757, Egypt on the 4 November, with a Golf Day sponsored by PetroLift at the same venue on the 5 November. Ross Moloney, CEO of LEEA said: “With the successful annual UK event taking place in Liverpool in October, it is LEEA’s aim to win the argument for high quality practices and equipment across the globe and in all supply chains.

Durante Rentals moves to new global headquarters Durante Rentals moved into their new global corporate headquarters located at 145 Huguenot Street in New Rochelle, New York. The new, larger office replaces their former Mt.Vernon based headquarters and provides the necessary space to support the company’s rapid growth and continued investment in their staff. The move consolidates over 30 employees from two of their metro locations into one single location, improving office operations through higher efficiency and cost savings. Durante Rentals has rental locations throughout the Tri-State area in Brewster, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Carmel, Danbury, Elmsford, Flushing, Hasbrouck Heights, Mt.Vernon, and West Nyack – with an additional location to be announced this Spring.

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ULTRA LITE Totes and Containers The new line of ULTRA LITE products are 40 percent lighter than standard fiberglass products while retaining the trusted strength and durability of MFG’s fiber glass reinforced composite, said Burt Hovis, MFG Tray material handling product line manager. “ULTRA LITE is a direct result of customer requests to help improve shop ergonomics and lower shipping weight,” noted Hovis. “ULTRA LITE totes and containers answer industry-wide needs to reduce weight per container and to counter escalating shipping costs and weight.” www.mfgtray.com

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Pallet Leveler has Operator Controlled Height Adjustment The P3 Operator Controlled Load Leveler increases productivity and improves worker safety in manual pallet loading and unloading operations. The unit can be raised or lowered at the touch of button to position the top layer of boxes at the most comfortable, easy-to-access height. It is the ideal load leveler choice when precise load positioning is required or when load weights, pallet sizes or product dimensions vary greatly and frequently. The P3 Operator Controlled Load Leveler’s platform has an integrated turntable that sits on anti-friction bearings, allowing users to spin the load so they are always loading and unloading from the same spot with no need to reach across or walk around the pallet. www.prestolifts.com

SATO America Releases New Mobile 3-inch Thermal Printer As an answer to user concern about the high turnover of other mobile printers, the PV3 showcases robust construction.

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Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America Inc. (MCFA), the provider of Cat® lift trucks in the United States, Canada and Mexico, announced today the offering of its highly-efficient Lithiumion batteries for its electric pneumatic tire forklifts. When compared to traditional batteries, Lithium-ion power solution offers zero maintenance, are compact and long lasting.

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No matter the load or operating conditions, businesses need operators to perform at the highest level to meet productivity goals and protect margins. Hyster Company is introducing a new cabin and control system for its Big Truck range, packed with ergonomic, productivity-enhancing features in an efficient, cockpitstyle design that positions all truck information and controls within easy reach. The new cab prioritizes ergonomics from the very beginning, starting with industry leading cabin door width and generous height for easy entry and exit. The industry exclusive lateral seat slider allows operators to find the ideal operating position and even make room to accommodate an extra seat for trainers to supervise performance. The adjustable steer column uses a unique foot pedal design that allows operators to keep hands on the wheel while finding the right position. www.hyster.com

Ultimate Forklift Pedestrian Safety Warning Light Panacea Aftermarket Co. & BEAST Safety Products announces the release of the worlds most innovative forklift work and pedestrian warning safety LED light. Featuring 4 unique lights and functions in 1! Each light is new and incredibly innovative: Ceiling tracking lights: using our hyper-bright LED technology, trucks are now easily visible when operating behind racking and other obstacles. Floor to ceiling vertical work light coverage. Why are you still using repurposed automotive style lights? www.panaceaco.com

When Ergonomics are Required at Elevated Work Heights Verti-Lift presents a complete line or Ergonomic Equipment for Elevated Work Heights. In the world of manufacturing and assembly, some oversized products require work to be done at an elevated height.VertiLift’s Double Scissor Lift & Tilt Tables allow operators the ergonomic flexibility to work at an elevated work height. Whether it’s an Assembly Cell, an Automated Line, or part of a Manufacturing Process, some oversized products require work to be done in the vertical position. The Verti-Lift’s Double Scissor Lift & Tilt Tables allow an operator to work from an elevated position and platform for greater ergonomic access to the product.

Reuse. Repurpose. Rethink. Arrive at a “new’ AGV. Creform Corporation has designed and built a new custom AGV system, designated the FHA35046 bolt-on AGV, that uses a recycled and refurbished drive unit, control box/components and photo eye matched up with a new conveyor, new frame, new HMI and new opportunity charging system to arrive at a costeffective AGV system for an existing automotive power train customer. The single-direction AGV was developed for a specific application with detailed requirements to support the user’s “around the clock” operation.

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Five Ways to Reduce Transportation Costs Efficiently in 2020

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balanced workloads and better routes. They’ll ultimately make more stops without you spending more on fuel. #2 Monitor Your Drivers Planning optimized routes may be the most important step, but it won’t have any impact on your costs if your field reps or drivers don’t follow it. They may make personal stops, idle vehicles for too long, brake frequently, or even accelerate harshly to make up for delayed deliveries or appointments. All such actions will inevitably lead to increased fuel expenses. Bad driving behavior can even lead to excessive fuel usage or cause road mishaps which means that the damage costs will also add up.

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FEATURE STORY CONTINUED intervals. Here are six vehicle maintenance tips you should be following.

The reporting and analytics feature of a route planner we discussed above will also be useful here. It provides critical data, such as the total distance traveled, total stops, and the fuel used, which will help you identify when vehicles require maintenance. For example, if a vehicle needs maintenance every 2,000 miles, you can easily predict how soon it may need maintenance again. #5 Focus on Reducing Failed Deliveries Every failed delivery will put a dent in your profits.

Your drivers may show up on time but it will still be for naught if the customer is unavailable. Such a missed customer will not only jeopardize your other deliveries or appointments but will also cost you more as your drivers need to go to that stop again.

One of the best ways to improve first-time delivery success is by allowing your customers to choose their preferred delivery windows. This will ensure that someone will indeed be available at the location when the driver shows up.

You can also allow your customers to track their

package delivery statuses or notify them when their packages are nearby. For example, Route4Me offers customer notifications and alerts feature that does just that. It also comes with a customer portal feature that helps customers monitor their own package delivery progress. You can even set access restrictions, depending on how much information you want to reveal regarding the visit, including custom fields, driver identities, and estimated arrival times.

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Visit our website for pictures! www.morrisonlifts.com CAPAC MAKE MODEL SOLIDS 04000 HYS S40FT 04000 YAL GLC040SVX 04000 YAL GLC040SVX 04000 YAL GLC040VX 04000 KOM FG20ST-16 04000 CLK GCX20 04000 NIS MCP1F1A20LV 05000 NIS CF50LP 05000 YAL GLC050VX 05000 HYS S50FT 05000 NIS C50FLP 06000 NIS CF60LP PNEUMATICS 03000 MIT FG15N 35000 TOY 42-6FGU18 03000 YAL GLP030BF 05000 YAL GLP050ZG 06000 TOY 8FGU30 07000 HYS H70FT 08000 TOY 7FGU35 09000 HYS H90XMS 09000 YAL GDP090LJN 15000 HYS H155FT 3 WHEEL ELECTRIC 03000 CRW SC4510-30 04000 TOY 7FBE20 4 WHEEL ELECTRICS 03500 NIS CSP01L118FS 06000 YAL ERC060VGN 08000 YAL ERC080 WALKIE PALLETS 04500 YAL MPB045VG 04500 CRW WP3035-45 06000 CRW PW3520-60 RIDER PALLETS 06000 YAL MPE060LFN 06000 YAL MPE060LVG 06000 YAL MPE060LFN 06000 YAL MPE060 06000 YAL MPE060 06000 YAL MPE060 06000 BAR RPX60 WALKIE STRADDLE 02000 CRW 20MT 02000 CRW 20MT 04000 YAL MSW040 WALKIE COUNTER BAL 02000 BJOE PDCM-20-60 02500 YAL MCW025LEN 03000 YAL MCW030LEN 03000 YAL MCW030 WALKIE REACH 03000 YAL MRW030LCN RIDER COUNTER BAL 03000 YAL ESC030FAN36TE082 03000 CRW RC3020-30 03000 CRW RC5530-30 03500 MIT FBC18KS REACH TRUCKS 03500 YAL NR035DAN 04000 YAL NR040DAN 04000 RAY 750-R45TT 04000 CRW RD5200 04000 RAY 740-R45TT 04000 CAT NR4000P 04000 YAL NR045ADM ORDER PICKERS 03000 CRW SP3020-30 03000 CRW 30SP36TT 03000 YAL OSO030BEN24TE105 03000 YAL OSO30ECN24TE089 03000 YAL OSO30EAN24TE089 03000 YAL OSO30EAN24TE089 MAN LIFT 0500 SJ 4626

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05 12 12 13 13 89 13 16 12 08 16 13

83/130 82/126 82/126 83/189 77/167 83/187 83/189 92/217 83/188 83/188 83/188 83/TSU

LPG LPG LPG LPG LPG LPG LPG LPG LPG LPG LPG LPG

AUTO AUTO AUTO AUTO AUTO AUTO AUTO AUTO AUTO AUTO AUTO AUTO

RUNS GOOD HIGH HOURS ........................................ $4,500 RUNS GOOD 3700 HOURS........................................ $6,850 RUNS AND WORKS 4000 HRS.................................. $6,850 RUNS GOOD HIGH HOURS ........................................ $5,450 LOW MAST S/S F/P HIGH HOURS ............................. $5,850 RUNS GOOD ............................................................ $2,850 RUNS GOOD SS /FP 9200 HOURS ............................ $6,850 NICE 4WAY SIDE SHIFT ............................................ $7,250 RUNS GOOD 11000 HOURS...................................... $5,850 RUNS AND WORKS HIGH HOURS ............................. $4,950 RUNS GOOD 4WAY SIDE SHIFT ................................ $7,750 4 WAY RUNS GOOD.................................................. $6,850

05 97 00 01 07 10 07 01 01 12

84/188 84/189 78/171 80/177 88/187 90/130 88/STD 84/TSU 97/145 129/173

LPG LPG LPG LPG LPG LPG LPG DSL DSL DSL

AUTO AUTO AUTO AUTO AUTO AUTO AUTO AUTO AUTO AUTO

RUNS AND WORKS NEEDS TLC ............................... $4,650 JUST IN CHECKING .................................................. $4,950 RUNS GOOD 7400 HOURS........................................ $4,850 NICE 2800 HOURS ................................................... $5,250 JUST IN CHECKING ..................................................... CALL RUNS GOOD 7900 HRS ............................................ $7,950 JUST IN CHECKING ..................................................... CALL NOT RUNNING NEEDS ENGINE ................................. $2,000 RUNS AND WORKS ................................................. $5,500 RUNS AND WORK CAB ................................................ CALL

11 07

83/190 83/188

36V 36V

A/C A/C

RUNS GOOD SIDE SHIFT .......................................... $5,500 RUNS GOOD NICE .................................................... $4,250

06 12 08

83/188 83/175 88/185

36V 36V 48V

SCR A/C A/C

RUNS AND WORKS NEEDS CLEANING ..................... $2,250 4WAY SINGLE DOUBLE CHASIS ONLY .................... $2,500 NEEDS PAINT 4 WAY ............................................... $4,850

15 16 14

27 X 48 27 X 48 27 X 48

24V 24V 24V

A/C A/C SCR

INDUSTRIAL BATTERY ............................................. $1,650 BATTERY PACK 4 AVAILABLE ................................... $1,750 RUNS AND WORKS .................................................. $1,250

12 17 11 03 05 06 11

27 27 27 27 27 27 27

24V 24V 24V 24V 24V 24V 24V

A/C A/C A/C SCR SCR SCR SCR

RUNS AND WORKS .................................................. $2,500 RUNS AND WORKS .................................................. $2,750 LOW HOURS............................................................. $2,500 RUNS AND WORKS .................................................. $1,250 RUNS AND WORKS .................................................. $1,500 RUNS AND WORKS .................................................. $1,500 RUNS AND WORKS .................................................. $1,250

09 11

89/130 71/90 87/130

12/24 12/24 24V

CONT CONT SCR

03 08 03 86

77/60 72/106 83/126 77/156

24V 24V 24V 24V

SCR SCR SCR CONT

RUNS AND WORKS .................................................. $2,450 LIKE NEW UNDER 2 HOURS ..................................... $3,650 RUNS GOOD BATTERY PACK ................................... $3,450 ...........................................................................................

RUNS AND WORKS .................................................. $1,250 NICE RUNS AND WORKS .......................................... $3,250 RUNS AND WORKS SIDE SHIFT................................ $2,650 RUNS AND WORKS .................................................. $1,000

01

77/111

24V

SCR

REACH WITH TILT AND SIDE SHIFT .......................... $3,450

10 98 09 01

83/189 83/190 83/190 83/193

36V 36V 36V 36V

A/C SCR A/C SCR

RUNS AND WORKS SIDE SHIFT .............................. $3,950 RUNS AND WORKS RET. OHG .................................. $2,950 JUST IN CHECKING .................................................. $5,250 RUNS AND WORKS S/S F/P ..................................... $1,850

09 08 16 07 06 04 99

91/203 91/203 140/321 140/321 112/250 114/252 110/251

36V 24V 36V 36V 36V 36V 36V

A/C A/C A/C A/C A/C A/C SCR

RUNS GOOD 7000 HOURS........................................ $4,950 RUNS GOOD 4600 HOURS........................................ $4,950 NICE 3600 HOURS ...................................................... CALL DECENT 6000 HOURS ................................................. CALL RUNS AND WORKS ................................................. $3,850 RUNS GOOD SIDE SHIFT .......................................... $2,850 2014 BATTERY RUNS GOOD .................................... $3,250

95 98 04 05 98 98

107/240 95/210 105/240 89/198 89/195 89/195

24V 24V 24V 24V 24V 24V

SCR SCR SCR SCR SCR SCR

RUNS AND WORKS ..................................................... CALL RUNS AND WORKS .................................................. $1,650 LOOKS GOOD ........................................................... $3,450 VERY NICE ............................................................... $3,450 RUNS AND WORKS WIRE GUIDED ............................ $1,850 RUNS AND WORKS WIRE GUIDED ............................ $1,850

04

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24V

SCR

RUNS AND WORKS ................................................ $3,250

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Interthor, Inc....................................................34

Shoppa's Material Handling.......................... B2

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www.interthor.com

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American Industrial Transmission, Inc....13, 36

JH Thomas Industries LTD..............................18

Stellana U.S.................................................... B1

www.aittransmission.com

www.jhthomas.com

www.stellana.us

Bristol Manufacturing.....................................17

Joseph Industries, Inc....................................11

Superior Engineering..................................... B4

www.bristolsteel.com

www.joseph.com

www.superioreng.com

Camso.......................................................20, 21

JW Morrison Equipment Co Inc......................35

Superior Tire & Rubber Corp............................5

www.camso.co/en/

www.morrisonlifts.com

www.superiortire.com

DACS, Inc.........................................................11

LiuGong Construction Machinery N.A., LLC.. A2

The Forklift Pro...............................................30

www.dacsinc.com

www.liugongna.com

www.theforkliftpro.com

Dyna Rack...................................................... A1

MHEDA............................................................ B3

Thombert, Inc................................................. A3

www.dyna-rack.com

www.mheda.org

www.thombert.com

Flight Systems Industrial Products (FSIP).6, 34

Midwest Lift Truck Sales, Inc.........................36

West Point Rack, Inc.........................................7

www.fsip.biz

midwestlift@aol.com

www.westpointrack.com

Forklift Academy......................................22, 23

Millennium Industrial Tire............................. A1

White Blaze Equipment..................................12

www.forkliftacademy.com

www.millenniumtire.com/

www.whiteblazeinc.com

Forklift-International................................18, 31

Mor-Value Parts Company..............................29

Wy'East Products..............................................9

www.forklift-Internation.com

www.mor-value.com

www.clearcap.com

Hader Industries Inc.......................................19

Phillips Mine & Mill - Levy MG -.....................25

Zoom Lifts & Equipment................................ A4

www.haderind.com

www.phillipsmineandmill.com

www.zoomlifts.com

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