Credit: Toyota Material Handling Blog – Published January 27, 2026 Common Electric Reach Truck Questions What is An Electric Reach Truck and How Is It Different Than a Typical Forklift? Electric reach trucks are designed for narrow-aisle warehouses where operators need to lift loads to higher rack levels while maintaining a small turning radius. What…
Forklift Batteries: Choosing the Right Power for Maximum Uptime
When you think of forklifts, horsepower and hydraulics might come to mind – but the battery is the true heart of your electric fleet. Choosing the right battery impacts uptime, performance, maintenance costs, and long-term profitability. At Thompson & Johnson, we work with dozens of businesses every month to help them understand which forklift battery…
As we wrap up another busy year at Thompson & Johnson, it’s the perfect time to look back at the topics that sparked the most interest, conversation, and clicks in 2025. From safety must-knows to maintenance tips that kept operations running smoothly, our team covered a lot of ground in 2025 — and you showed…
OSHA requires that each “Powered Industrial Truck” is checked out before it is put into operation. Most companies use a “Daily Checklist” to inspect their equipment.
A forklift tip over is the number one accident involving a forklift. OSHA’s Office of Data Analysis examined 53 investigative case files involving powered industrial Truck fatalities that occurred between 1980-1986 and found that the single largest accident was vehicle tipovers.
Nameplates, data tags, or capacity tags are just some names they are called by. They are an important part of your forklift. These tags need to be legible and on the truck. They also need to reflect the attachments that may be on your forklift, as stated in the following OSHA regulations.
With the temperature dropping, typically the dock doors are closed more hours of the day, which for many companies means less air circulation. This can lead to problems that could be ignored during the warmer times of the year, but not this time of the year.
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