Apparently fed up with Congress’s unwillingness to increase fuel taxes to fund highway infrastructure improvements, about a third of all states this year have gone ahead and done it themselves. According to a survey by the Associated Press, nearly 16 states have raised their fuel taxes or incorporated other types of levies to help cover … Read more
Aerial work platforms make it simpler to perform tasks at elevated heights. But by their very nature, aerial lifts are potentially hazardous. Even the smallest mistake by workers can result in a fall that could result in injury or even death. That’s why it’s critical for workers to always follow aerial work platform safety procedures … Read more
A business management professor at Alabama’s Auburn University has identified seven supply chain trends that manufacturers need to be aware of during the next several years. The supply chain is in a period of great change and only those companies that can adjust to the shifting landscape will be able to increase their chances of … Read more
At least 13 families in Alabama have new affordable homes thanks to the aerial lift company Skyjack and other companies that participated in a Habitat for Humanity project last month. Skyjack donated one of its VR843E telehandlers to help haul and lift roofing material onto new homes that were built in Birmingham for low-income families. … Read more
Forklifts used in a German foundry need to be durable. After all, they are operating next to blast furnaces that can reach thousands of degrees and they need to be able to carry red-hot steel molds from one end of the plant to the other dozens of times per day. So how do you modify … Read more
(Editor’s Note: In today’s Thursday Feature, we examine the growing use of automated materials handling equipment and how their use will change the way businesses make decisions and grown during the coming decade.) For the materials handling industry, the future already has arrived. A new report issued by trade group BBC Research has identified at … Read more
Anybody who has worked as a manager or supervisor in a large facility knows the type of wear and tear the job can take on the body. Managers frequently have to be many places at the same time. So it’s not unusual to walk 5, 10 or even 15 miles during a single workday. At … Read more
(Editor’s Note: In this week’s Thursday Feature, we take a look at a crime that may be rising in popularity: Business identity theft.) Individuals have been victimized by identity theft for many years. But now sophisticated thieves are turning their attention to bigger fish: Major corporations. Case in point: Less than a week after it … Read more
A Cook County judge last week awarded a Wisconsin man $15.2 million in connection with an incident in which his foot was run over by a 58,000-pound forklift. Thomas Neuhengen, 33, of Cudahy, Wisconsin, was working at the massive convention center as part of his job as spare parts manager for Hermle Machine Co., which … Read more
If you are experiencing an increase in the number of vehicle-to-vehicle or vehicle-to-pedestrian accidents at your facility, it may be because drivers aren’t slowing down when they should. Installing speed bumps is an effective yet affordable way to slow traffic in heavily congested areas. The force vehicles to slow down otherwise risk damage by rolling … Read more
