Manlifts

Lightweight Super Lift Highest in the World

German Ruthmann GmbH & Co has set a new height record for aerial platforms for light vehicles. The new maximum working height is 27 meters, thanks to a powerful long telescoping boom made of advanced high strength steel. The design is one of four competing for the 2010 Swedish Steel Prize. Steiger TB 270 is the name of the new vehicle - a light truck with built-in aerial platform and total weight...

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Manlifts

Lightweight Super Lift Highest in the World

German Ruthmann GmbH & Co has set a new height record for aerial platforms for light vehicles. The new maximum working height is 27 meters, thanks to a powerful long telescoping boom made of advanced high strength steel. The design is one of four competing for the 2010 Swedish Steel Prize. Steiger TB 270 is the name of the new vehicle - a light truck with built-in aerial platform and total weight...

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Trucks and Carts

Frito-Lay All-Electric Delivery Trucks Hit the Streets of Columbus

PLANO, Texas - PepsiCo's Frito-Lay North America division began rolling out some of its fully electric delivery trucks in Columbus today. These ten electric delivery trucks will ultimately be part of the largest planned fleet of commercial all-electric trucks in North America. This year, Columbus is one of three cities in the U.S., along with New York City and Ft. Worth, Texas, to receive its...

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Trucks and Carts

Frito-Lay All-Electric Delivery Trucks Hit the Streets of Columbus

PLANO, Texas - PepsiCo's Frito-Lay North America division began rolling out some of its fully electric delivery trucks in Columbus today. These ten electric delivery trucks will ultimately be part of the largest planned fleet of commercial all-electric trucks in North America. This year, Columbus is one of three cities in the U.S., along with New York City and Ft. Worth, Texas, to receive its...

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Driverless Lift Trucks Automate Samsonite Warehouse
Lift Trucks (Forklifts)

Driverless Lift Trucks Automate Samsonite Warehouse

Automated guided vehicle (AGV) specialist, E&K Automation, has converted three Linde K-Range VNA (very narrow aisle) stacker trucks so that they move without drivers around luggage manufacturer, Samsonite's new warehouse in Oudenaarde, Belgium. Working alongside operator controlled lift trucks, the computer controlled AGVs have transformed the efficiency of this busy European storage and...

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Driverless Lift Trucks Automate Samsonite Warehouse
Lift Trucks (Forklifts)

Driverless Lift Trucks Automate Samsonite Warehouse

Automated guided vehicle (AGV) specialist, E&K Automation, has converted three Linde K-Range VNA (very narrow aisle) stacker trucks so that they move without drivers around luggage manufacturer, Samsonite's new warehouse in Oudenaarde, Belgium. Working alongside operator controlled lift trucks, the computer controlled AGVs have transformed the efficiency of this busy European storage and...

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Battery-Powered Pusher rolls loads up to 150,000 lb.
Work Carts

Battery-Powered Pusher rolls loads up to 150,000 lb.

With Super Power Pusher-®, users can move wheeled loads weighing up to 150,000 lb up 5% grade without forklifts or other ride-on equipment. Unit features variable speed soft touch control, automatic braking, anti-runaway design, and built-in 3-stage, 3 x 15 A output 110/240 V charger. Fully programmable control system lets users set acceleration/deceleration limits, while transaxle design...

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Battery-Powered Pusher rolls loads up to 150,000 lb.
Work Carts

Battery-Powered Pusher rolls loads up to 150,000 lb.

With Super Power PusherÂ-®, users can move wheeled loads weighing up to 150,000 lb up 5% grade without forklifts or other ride-on equipment. Unit features variable speed soft touch control, automatic braking, anti-runaway design, and built-in 3-stage, 3 x 15 A output 110/240 V charger. Fully programmable control system lets users set acceleration/deceleration limits, while transaxle design...

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Inventory Software

Crown Equipment Previews Three New Products at 2010 IFDA Conference

New Reach Truck, Picking Technology and Fleet Management Introductions Planned for 2011 TAMPA, Fla. - Attendees at this week's 2010 International Foodservice Distributors Association (IFDA) conference are receiving a sneak peek of three soon-to-be launched products from Crown Equipment Corporation, one of the world's leading forklift manufacturers. The company is previewing the Crown RM 6000...

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