The ALS bucket ice challenge is sweeping the country. But leave it to a forklift to make things really interesting! The challenge, started earlier in 2014, is used to bring awareness to Lou Gehrig’s disease (ALS), a usually fatal disease that “shuts down” the victim’s Read More…

In yet another reminder of how important forklift safety is, a Washington man was killed earlier this month in a serious accident. Chuck Lee, 69, of Bothell, WA, died from blunt force trauma to his head and torso. The accident happened on Monday, August 18th Read More…

You’ve probably heard about Google developing driverless cars, so it’s only natural to imagine that the unpleasant experience of parking might eventually become driverless as well. Well, it seems the future has arrived, in Germany, at least. German company Serva Transport Systems has just debuted Read More…

Forklift bosses will find it easier to monitor seat belt compliance with Hyster Electric’s new smart, high visibility seat belts for Hyster Electric and ICE counterbalance forklifts. Smart, in this context, refers not only to the chic red color of the new restraints. An optional Read More…

Every day across the country, forklift accidents happen. And some of those accidents are so bad that they have their own name: Forklift Fails. Here are three fails that show what happens when safety rules and regulations are ignored. Fail #1 In this link from Read More…