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Hyster receives grant for Fuel Cell Powered Container Handler for Port of Los Angeles

Hyster Company has announced the receipt of a grant from California Climate Investments (CCI) to support the development of a zeroemissions container handling truck powered by a Nuvera® fuel cell. The funding, awarded by the California Air Resources Board (CARB), part of CCI, the state of California’s climate change-fighting, capand-trade program, aims to help Hyster and its partners develop a zero-emissions container handler for an end-user in the Port of Los Angeles. To receive the award, recipients must meet defined business practices and overall rigorous performance measurement standards. The Hyster® electric laden container handler entering development is intended to be powered by a Nuvera® fuel cell combined with a lithium-ion

battery. www.hyster.com

MH Equipment announces territory acquisition from YMH Torrance Equipment

MH Equipment, based in Peoria, Ill., announced on September 1, 2018, that it has assumed responsibility for Yale brand forklifts in the Iowa and northwestern parts of Illinois from Cedar Rapids, Iowa based Torrance Equipment. The acquisition makes MH Equipment Hyster-Yale Group, Inc.'s dual brand dealership representing both the Hyster and Yale brands in the Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Dubuque, Mason City, and Quad Cities markets. With this transaction, MH is buying all assets of Torrance and will become the Yale dealer for the territory. Joining MH Equipment will be more than 90 employees of Torrance including almost 50 technicians. www.mhequipment.com

Tesla meets with RUAN during tour with electric truck

Last month, representatives from Tesla Motors visited with Ruan team members and several customers for a viewing of the new, wholly electrically powered tractor-trailer. Ruan has reserved five of the trucks. Prototypes of the semi have been traveling the country, making stops with key companies that have invested in the all-electric semis. The price per vehicle will be approximately $180,000. Most diesel-powered tractors cost around $100,000, but Tesla predicts that the electric vehicle will pay for itself within two years due to savings in aerodynamics, reliability, and fuel.

www.ruan.com

Toyota Material Handling NA accepting research proposals to advance Next- Generation Industry technology

UniversityResearchProgram.com, now through Dec. 15, 2018. The TMHNA University Research Program's mission encourages and supports professors and researchers who apply their engineering and technical field knowledge to discover innovative solutions in the material handling industry. Research proposals from full-time professors or researchers at North American universities will be evaluated for their impact on the future of the industry, as well as the planning and feasibility of the timeline and budget. Professors or researchers with selected proposals will be notified in April 2019. www.universityresearchprogram.com

Adrian’s Safety Solutions announces awards of Excellence for Safety

Adrian’s Safety Solutions (Bednet®) is presenting four awards to outstanding companies with excellence in safety practice and culture. Steve Dew, president of Adrian’s Safety Solutions, announced this year’s award recipients:

• Safety Innovator of the Year Award: The Home Depot

• Dealer of the Year Award: SJF Material Handling, Inc.

• Fleet Safety Award – Passenger Vehicle: Bayer Corporation

• Fleet Safety Award – Freight: Raymour & Flanigan | Mattresses Adrian’s Safety Solutions is dedicated to helping workplaces become as safe as possible, and the company is proud to present these awards to other organizations who also take workspace safety seriously.

www.adrianssafetysolutions.com

KION North America adds Bissett Specialty Equipment to dealer network

KION North America Corporation has announced the appointment of Bissett Specialty Equipment to its dealer network effective immediately. The material handling and farm equipment dealer is now authorized to sell and service KION North America’s full product line throughout New Mexico and in El Paso, Texas. Bissett Specialty Equipment has served New Mexico and southwest Texas for almost 30 years and offers a variety of material handling products. Carl Bissett, owner of Bissett Specialty Equipment, is an industry veteran who has made a career out of understanding

and meeting the material handling needs of growers and warehouse operators for over three decades.

www.kion-na.com

JBC North America acquires west coast dealer

California. www.jcb.com

Summit Power Systems, LLC announces new location

Summit Power Systems, LLC, a division of Storage Battery Systems, LLC (SBS) has announced the relocation of its facility. Summit Power Systems is a Fort Waynebased provider of forklift batteries, battery chargers and testers, as well as energy storage products in Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Ohio. Summit’s new location is part of a strategic decision to improve inventory levels on several product lines, such as its SBS High Capacity Tubular battery line. The new location also provides for more efficient delivery of services, such as battery disposition, repair and customer training. The address of the new facility is: Summit Power Systems, 7603 Honeywell Drive, Fort Wayne, IN 46825. www.summitpowersystems.com