Achieving Zero Emissions in Construction and Agricultural equipment
Each segment of the transportation industry carries its own challenges in electrification, and some are easier to overcome than others. Personal automobiles, for example, have relatively few remaining challenges. Perhaps the biggest remaining issue for automobiles is the improvement of charging infrastructure to eliminate “range anxiety,” but there is no major technological barrier to solving this problem. Likewise, there are strong...
Rethinking Supply Chain Management
The supply chain crisis continues to place enormous strains on business. Global trade has been knocked out of balance. COVID-19 outbreaks continue to plague us all. COVID outbreaks in China closed two of the world’s busiest container ports. A marooned ship blocked traffic through the Suez Canal. And more than 100 ships were idled for weeks off the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, waiting for trucks to arrive to clear the...
Warehouse workers demand better technology
New Insights From Lucas Systems ‘Voice of the Warehouse Worker’ Market Study Warehouse workers value technology so much that they are willing to take a pay cut and switch jobs to use tech to help them do their jobs better, according to market study insights released today from Lucas Systems. The study polled 500 U.S. on-floor warehouse workers in May 2022 and is the first of its kind to examine workers’ relationships with technology...
Material Handling Professionals continue to choose Propane over alternatives
Why propane forklifts are cleaner and more productive Many challenges are facing material handling operations today—labor, rising energy costs, supply, and demand issues. It makes choosing the right equipment crucial. Propane-powered forklifts have been around for more than 70 years, and yet some professionals still have doubts about the capabilities, efficiency, and environmental impact of this equipment. Here are a few reasons why...
It’s time to get over our obsession with immediate results
What does losing weight, learning to play an instrument, and growing a company all have in common? They take time. Often, a lot of time. However, we are in an age of instant gratification. Whether due to advances in technology, or a decline in our attention span, the drive to get results faster has sped up to an almost breakneck pace. And what’s the drawback to this? We dismiss new ideas and opportunities too early and...
Why non-recruiters are the best recruiters you have
Not every recruiter can be an engineer, or hair stylist, or accountant. They know how to hire these roles, but not how to become them. On the flip side, it’s not as hard for every employee to act as a recruiter. In fact, recruiting power in each employee is often unrealized because we’re so busy relying on recruiters to be the only ones recruiting. There was an incredible program once developed for the service industry. Every manager...
A Century of Innovation drives today’s material handling industry; The Raymond Corporation marks 100th Anniversary
In June, The Raymond Corporation celebrates its 100th anniversary. It was 1922 when George Raymond Sr. bought a controlling interest in Lyon Iron Works, a small foundry in Greene, New York, and a few years later began producing lift trucks. Since then, the company has invented and patented technologies that have become industry standards. Today, innovations from Raymond, such as the double-faced wooden pallet and narrow aisle concept,...
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