Six Essential Crane Man Basket Safety Tips
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When operating a crane-mounted man basket, it is imperative to follow the latest OSHA/ASME regulations, employ quality equipment and last but not least, use common sense. Some vital crane man basket safety tips include: Be Sure It’s Certified The first and most crucial safety tip…
Continue Reading »Essential Tips for Efficient Stock Picking
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Businesses face constant pressure to reduce labor costs within their supply chain, yet with customers placing more orders in small quantities, solving this challenge is often easier said than done. A great place to start, without question, is to streamline the order/stock picking process, wherever…
Continue Reading »Maximizing Your Loading Dock Efficiency & Safety
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You and your customers invest a great deal of time and effort to get goods to and from a loading dock. That fact makes it essential that the loading dock is equipped and maintained in a manner that allows it to maximize, and not hinder,…
Continue Reading »Types of Lift Trucks: Choose the Right Lift Truck for Your Business
Posted in Forklifts, Materials Handling, News & Press, Products
Looking for a new lift truck for your business? In your search you may have noticed all the various types of lift trucks available for sale. Which begs the question, which one is right for my business? Lift trucks, also known as powered industrial trucks…
Continue Reading »4 Types of Materials Handling Equipment
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Material handling equipment is any tool used to aid in the movement, protection, storage, and control of materials and products. The equipment used to do so can be broken down into four main categories. Each category has a wide variety of useful equipment that makes…
Continue Reading »Heavy Equipment Safety Tips
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Like anyone who works around heavy equipment, you know that having a healthy respect for these tools is not negotiable. No doubt you’ve heard a few horror stories about people who were careless with heavy equipment and paid the price for it, and chances are…
Continue Reading »Dock Ramps 101
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If your business is doing a lot of shipping and receiving, a loading dock ramp can help increase both efficiency and safety. Dock ramps act as a liaison between your warehouse and vehicles, making up for differences in height, and filling the gap between truck…
Continue Reading »Meet Koke’s Heavy Duty Snow Plow Attachment
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Is your warehouse or construction site ready for winter? Put down the snowplow catalogue and get to know the Koke, Inc. Snobucket. Snobucket is a snow plow attachment that works with your forklifts, skid steers, pay loaders, and tractors. The Snobucket attaches to your existing…
Continue Reading »Is it Time to Replace Your Forklift Forks?
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There is a lot riding on your forklift forks – literally and figuratively. If they break or malfunction while carrying a heavy load, not only can it lead to loss of product, but it can cause damage to property or the forklift itself. It can…
Continue Reading »Proper Safety Techniques for Operating a Self Dumping Hopper
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Self dumping hoppers have built-in fork pockets that allow forklift operators to easily store and transport bulk materials. These low-cost units are designed to be perfectly balanced, so that they roll forward when they are dumping their contents and return automatically to the upright position…
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