CFE Equipment – Blog
CFE Equipment Corporation Celebrates National Forklift Safety Day
8th June is celebrated as National Forklift Safety Day each year. As the name suggests, this event promotes the safe use of forklifts and the importance of proper operator training. It is an opportunity for the industry to educate customers, employees, and the public...
Materials Handling Innovation with Automatic Guided Vehicles (AGV)
Being a warehouse or any industrial facility, it is a requirement to have a couple of forklifts to transport and stack materials across a warehouse. However, owning a forklift also comes with several familiar concerns: What if your forklift breakdowns? What if your...
Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas Group Announces UniCarriers Forklift’s Premier Club Winners
MARENGO, Ill., May 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas group, the exclusive manufacturer and provider of UniCarriers® Forklifts across North, Central and South America, announced today the winners of its Premier Club Awards. The Premier Club...
The 9 Most Common Forklift Types, Classifications & Uses
Forklifts are used in a variety of environments ranging from the confines of a small warehouse to large construction fields and even lumberjack yards. The 9 most common types of forklifts with their uses are shared below: 1. Counterbalance Forklift – This common...
Internal Combustion Forklifts and Electric Forklifts: What You Need to Know
Are you looking to buy a forklift? Two options probably come to mind—internal combustion forklift (IC forklift) and electric forklift. You want to make the best choice; choosing between an Internal Combustion(IC) forklift and electric forklift depends on your needs...
6 Forklift Maintenance Tips to Improve Performance, Life, and Safety
Timely maintenance and servicing help keep your forklift up and running for a longer time. A well-maintained machine will ensure a reliable and safe operation. Otherwise, your machine gets plagued with issues and breakdown over time and calls for a replacement sooner,...
The Importance of Forklift Operator Training
The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 issued a provision for only authorized and trained operators to operate a power industrial truck. With such regulations and high demand for heavy machinery, the need for skilled operators is foreseen to skyrocket in the...
Everything You Need to Know About Forklift Classes
If your goal is to move, by picking up and transporting, heavy materials over a short distance, then a forklift truck or forklift equipment is what you are aiming to use. This understanding, however, is not sufficient in itself. Proper knowledge requires you to...
Lithium-Ion Batteries: The Future of Forklifts
The material handling and warehousing-transportation industry is being revolutionized by the lithium-ion batteries being used in forklifts these days. Lithium-Ion (LI) batteries are better than acid batteries for quite a few reasons such as cost savings, safety,...
