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Gary Forger · August 1, 2025 · The 2025 Lift Truck Usage and Acquisition Survey offers valuable insights into the evolving lift truck landscape. Key findings include the steady age of trucks in fleets (8 to 9 years), the growing reliance on leased trucks (over 50%), and a significant increase in lift truck expenditures, projected to rise…
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Gary Forger · June 1, 2025 · While headlines predict thousands of humanoid robots hitting factory floors in 2025, real-world adoption remains limited. This feature cuts through the hype to explore what AI-powered humanoids like Atlas, Optimus, and Digit could realistically deliver in warehouse and DC operations—after 2025.
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Gary Forger · April 17, 2025 · Special is the operative word here. From case handling to maintenance and many other tasks, these robots’ power is to do one thing very well. Don’t underestimate the value of such limited capabilities.
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Gary Forger · January 10, 2025 · Whether it’s a ring scanner or an exoskeletal suit, wearables are a new DNA in the warehouse workforce, changing processes in ways previously overlooked.
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Gary Forger · December 1, 2024 · There’s a new container out there for safely shipping small quantities of hazardous materials.
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Gary Forger · October 1, 2024 · There’s always opportunity to improve on the productivity, safety and all-around usefulness of all types of lift trucks and accessories. Here’s a sampling of some of the latest advancements.
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Gary Forger · August 5, 2024 · There’s always opportunity to improve on the productivity, safety and all-around usefulness of all types of lift trucks and accessories. Here’s a sampling of some of the latest advancements.
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Gary Forger · January 15, 2024 · Vehicle restraints help prevent the most common dock accident—early truck pull away.
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Gary Forger · December 7, 2023 · From the relatively mundane to the truly innovative, totes, bins and containers are continuously receiving upgrades to make them better suited to the job at hand.
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Gary Forger · October 4, 2023 · From racks to lift truck power utilization and safety, conventional warehouses have many options to maximize productivity.
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Gary Forger · September 6, 2023 · A major survey from PMMI and AMERIPEN identifies some trend lines in consumer packaging that are worth considering in the world of industrial and transit packaging.
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Gary Forger · June 7, 2023 · A new, mini, paper-based wrapping system steps up to packaging stations for artisans as well as high-volume e-commerce.
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Gary Forger · June 6, 2023 · There’s a lot going on out there. So, we did some hunting around and came up with five startups with novel approaches to materials handling and the supply chain. They include two packaging innovations, drones for monitoring inventory, a new approach to safety and a 3D printing platform that focuses…
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Gary Forger · April 10, 2023 · Rack systems can be a facility’s most important silent partner. But getting it right requires a plan and some expertise. Don’t be afraid to invest in both.
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Gary Forger · March 16, 2023 · From real-time operational data to fleet right-sizing, lift truck telematics have a strong role to play in everything from safety to maintenance and even operator training. If at first it seems overwhelming, step back, take a deep breath and go small.
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Gary Forger · August 10, 2021 · Lift truck fleet managers and operators expect more data about everything from seats and tires to on-board technologies that put critical information front and center. These advances are the only way for operations and drivers to keep pace with demands.