Our next class is scheduled for tomorrow July 17th. You can read more about that and register through this link.

Our next class is scheduled for August 21st. Follow this link for details and the opportunity to register.

We ask that you consider any veteran you know who may be involved in a job search and suggest this certification to them. Logistics is always looking for dependable personnel, and forklift certification is often required prior to consideration for employment.

Through Toyota's generosity, we will be continually offering additional dates through 2013. You can always watch our event calendar for updates as they occur.

In a previous post about our forklift planned maintenance program, we stressed the sort of attention to detail we preach to our technicians. We want to differentiate ourselves from the competition by the level of service we give the customer and in service, the PM is where it should all begin.

The following article was pointed out to me by our technical foreman; I'd seen it earlier and passed over it because it was written by TMHU directed to us the dealer and at first read I saw it only in that light. When I was asked to read it again, I realized it does support the training and direction given to our technicians and agreed that yes, it should be shared.

Another prime area for saving on forklift parts is break shoes. Let me explain, you can save a ton of dough buying non-OEM brake shoes. It's an industry out there, pumping out shoes that are often only a fraction of the price you'd pay for the OEM equivalent.

Regardless of forklift make, you're leaving a lot of money on the table paying what the dealer wants for the brake shoes he sells.

Easy call right?

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You might want to close your eyes, this is going to hurt.

We were introduced recently to Warehouse Flow Consulting, running across their website at warehouseflow.com. Through there we found their blog and some great material for anyone responsible for activities surrounding warehousing and distribution.

Here is the first in a series of warehouse safety articles they share with us all:


You hear about it on the news, you read about it in trade mags and articles and you work about it every day - workplace safety.   It's the latest buzz word in the media, but what does it mean and how do you begin the process of making sure you have a safe place to work?  Well my friends, we are about to embark on a journey down the Green Brick Road for Safety and will show what goes into completing a Job safety analysis to identify potential safety hazards.  A job safety analysis is usually completed by someone trained in the field of safety but there is no reason, whether you're a manager, supervisor or employee, you shouldn't be familiar with the process as an extra set of eyes is always appreciated when it comes to safety.

Grab your pad and pen and let's begin our walk around the warehouse.  The analysis starts as we watch and observe each movement and action an employee takes as they complete their assigned daily tasks.   We are looking for any potential safety hazard that may occur during that action and movement.  So what is a safety hazard?  It is any source of potential damage, harm or adverse health effects on a person under certain conditions at work.  Some are obvious like an open hole in the floor that someone can fall through and some may take time to show their effects like repetitive motions. 

Most of us can say, "this is your daddy's forklift safety training."