In the world of materials handling equipment, it’s nice to have the distinction of being the first. That is Clark’s claim to fame. Back in 1917, the Colfor Tool Company in Buchanan, Michigan, which became the CLARK Equipment Company, responded to a need to move materials between its various axle, drill and wheel departments. The […]

CURRENT HOLIDAY SEASON VIVIDLY ILLUSTRATES DEPENDENCE ON FORKLIFTS Dr. Seuss might have chosen a different story line for his “Grinch Who Stole Christmas” had he read some of the startling statistics about the role forklifts play in modern E-commerce.  Nowhere has this become more evident than in an analysis of current figures for the volume […]

ForkliftArticles.com monitors trend in Cyber Monday holiday sales to calculate impact of Forklifts on the economy as workhorse of the material handling industry. Projections for this year repeat of last year’s record sales for Black Friday and Cyber Monday inspire editorial team to dig deeper into the  analysis of the role of Forklifts in the […]

BLACK FRIDAY AND CYBER MONDAY FRENZIES HIGHLIGHT THE ESSENTIAL ROLE OF FORKLIFT IN DRIVING THE ECONOMY It is commonly accepted that Black Friday is the biggest retail day of the Christmas season. However, in recent years, Black Monday has taken off and last year came close to reaching the $2 billion mark in sales. Put […]

     Companies have several choices when it comes to decisions about the acquisition of forklifts.   Obviously, the first choice is whether or not to purchase a forklift for their company.  Much depends on whether they require a fleet of forklifts for their operation, or whether a forklift is incidental to their business.  Some companies determine […]

     There are very good reasons for choosing any one of four options when it comes to the acquisition of a forklift.  The most common choice of companies that use forklifts on an almost daily basis is to purchase them.  Within that category the decision to buy them new or used has to be made, […]

THE NEXT GENERATION OF VERSATILITY Genie Industries was founded in 1966 when Bud Bushnell bought the manufacturing rights to a material lift that operated on compressed air. Customers seemed to be impressed with the “magic in the bottle” that was used to raise and lower the hoist, and hence the “Genie” name was born.  The […]

LONG-LOAD REVOLUTION Ireland based Combilift Ltd is the manufacturer of a range of multi-directional forklifts for the material handling industry. The Combilift was the world’s first Internal Combustion engine Multi Directional Forklift. The company now produces over 10 different models and exports to industries all over the world. Combilift was established in Clontibret, County Monaghan, […]

TOP-TIER TECHNOLOGY FOR A BETTER TOMORROW The history of this Korean based company is interesting in that it began by importing assembled forklifts in the late 1960’s for their domestic market and then, in 1978, opened its own forklift production plant in Korea, reversing the process by gearing up to export  a quality forklift of […]

Capitalizing on its success with consumer awareness and informational websites serving the Material Handling Industry, The U.S. Forklift Network aims to create a dominant Used Forklift Marketplace for pre-owned forklifts.  ForkliftClassifieds.com fills a major void in the age of savvy consumers in search of quality used forklifts at an affordable price from local sellers.      […]