Equipment Sector — Materials Handling
Lift Truck Shipments Improve Y/Y, But Market Still ‘Fragile’
Jeff Rufener, president of the Industrial Truck Association and VP of marketing at Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift of America, told Modern Material Handling that business was good in 2010 and better than expected in 2011, but it’s still “fragile.” He noted that manufacturing has been a bright spot in the economic recovery, yet that has started [...]
Read more...Date Posted September 28, 2011
Execs Discuss the Cyclical, Growing Materials Handling Industry
To fully comprehend the impact the recession has had on materials handling, the Monitor spoke to Jeff Rufener and Eric Gabriel at Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America to get their take on the industry. Ranging from shipment activity to the affect of government stimulus initiatives, and from environmental equipment’s role to the impact of proposed lease accounting rules, they see the industry as healthy and growing.
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In Praise of Fair Market Value Leases in Materials Handling
A Beneficial Domino Effect for You and Your Customers
To properly price a Fair Market Value lease for materials handling equipment, a lessor needs to be one part detective, one part numbers-cruncher, and one part customer advocate. The effort involved can benefit all parties to this type of lease and in today’s environment, it’s more important than ever to offer such beneficial solutions.
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Materials Handling
Manage the Fleet, Control the Budget
There are less difficult ways to manage a fleet of material handling equipment vehicles than with a pencil and clipboard, a not uncommon practice even in today’s highly computerized distribution centers. Turning the job over to a third party, human or computer, is one way to go. Here are three examples of how to tame this critical, labor intensive task.
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