Expert Lineup Revealed for National Forklift Safety Day
Thirteenth annual in-person and hybrid event to be held June 9, 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. The Industrial Truck Association’s (ITA)…
Market sentiment improves for forklift buyers, with throughput the top goal
Market sentiment is improving among forklift and pallet handling customers Throughput is the most important KPI in 2026, followed by…
Q1 New Equipment Demand at Record High
The latest CapEx Finance Index (CFI), released today by the Equipment Leasing & Finance Association (ELFA), shows that while new deal growth edged down…
Humanoid robot revenue to reach $15bn by 2035
The humanoid robot sector is ‘an emerging market with huge opportunities for growth’. Annual shipments projected to reach >700,000 units…
AAR statement on House T&I Surface Transportation Markup
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) released the following statement from President and CEO Ian Jefferies after the Build America…
American Rental Association releases increased Equipment, Event Economic forecasts for North America
The American Rental Association (ARA) indicates that the combined U.S. construction and industrial equipment (CIE) and general tool rental industry…
Northside Tool Rental acquires Able 2 Rent All, Patrick’s Rentals & Sales
Northside Tool Rental (NTR), a family-owned equipment rental company in Atlanta, has acquired Able 2 Rent All in Fayetteville and…
Equipment Finance Industry confidence improves in May
The Equipment Leasing & Finance Association (ELFA) has released its May 2026 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI),…
Machine vision industry forecast to reach $8.3bn in 2030
The machine vision industry outperformed expectations, growing 5.2% in 202 Market predicted to reach $8.3 billion in 2030, growing at…
U.S. rail traffic for the week ending May 16, 2026
The Association of American Railroads has reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending May 16, 2026. For this week,…
Transvaal training confirmed as official judges for the Forklift Driver Competition taking place at Electra Mining Africa
Following the tremendous success of the 2024 Forklift Driver Competition, Lifting Africa has announced that Transvaal Training has once again been…
Harmony in Motion: MHEDA’s 2026 Convention unites the industry in Nashville
The Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association (MHEDA) successfully concluded its 2026 Annual Convention & Exhibitor Showcase, held May 2–6 in…
How Bobcat Company and The Salvation Army are Helping Communities Prepare Before Disaster Strikes
Bobcat Expands Disaster Relief Partnership with The Salvation Army, Reaching $1.35M in Equipment Donations Since 2024 Bobcat Company is expanding its…
Order fulfillment capital spending on the rise as payback expectations increase
Nine out of ten companies (91%) report increased CapEx spend on order fulfillment automation over past year 61% now expect…
March 2026 US Cutting Tool Shipments Totaled $259.3M, Up 24.6% From March 2025
Shipments of cutting tools, measured by the Cutting Tool Market Report, a collaboration between AMT – The Association For Manufacturing…
Industrial Measures Fall in March 2026
U.S. industrial production decreased in March 2026 after a strong uptick in February, according to the latest report issued by…
Monoflo International and Premix Group Collaborate to Expand ESD-Safe, Automation-Ready Packaging Solutions
Monoflo International and Premix Group announce a collaboration to support the increasing need for ESD-safe, automation-ready packaging solutions as manufacturers…
U.S. rail traffic reports for the week ending May 09, 2026
The Association of American Railroads has reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending May 9, 2026. For this week,…
Port Powers Green Truck Corridor Connecting Key Trade Hubs
Port of Long Beach, Wonderful and Lincoln launch first-of-its-kind zero-emissions corridor from harbor to Central Valley The Port of Long…
Tiger Group completes full Xytel Equipment sale in 30 days
Targeted marketing campaign drives nearly 6,000 bids across the global buyer base Tiger Group sold hundreds of assets from Xytel…
Felling Trailers, Inc. names the 2026 Trailer for a Cause beneficiary
Felling Trailers, Inc. has announced that Henry’s Heroes is the 2026 beneficiary of the 14th annual Trailer for a Cause…
Flux Power sees Q3 sales decline to $6.6M but signals recovery with expected 20% Q4 growth
Flux Power Holdings, Inc., a developer of advanced lithium-ion energy storage solutions and software-driven electrification for commercial and industrial equipment,…
Alta Equipment posts Q1 loss, highlights strong Lift Truck bookings and market recovery signs
First Quarter Financial Highlights: Total revenues decreased $12.5 million year over year to $410.5 million. On an organic basis*, revenues…
Battery Builders launches “Real Forklift Heroes” campaign to recognize the people in material handling
New industry initiative invites professionals to honor the unsung heroes behind uptime, efficiency, and daily operations Battery Builders (BBI) has…
April 2026 Logistics Manager’s Index Report® LMI® at 69.9
Growth is INCREASING AT AN INCREASING RATE for: Inventory Levels, Warehousing Utilization, Warehousing Prices, Transportation Utilization, and Transportation Prices Growth…
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Nano One to receive an additional C$4.3M from NRCan for feasibility study work and integration of software for production and…
Industrial SalesLeads has found that planned capital investment activity in the Industrial Manufacturing sector continued its upward momentum in May…
Port of Long Beach, MARAD sign First-of-its-Kind Partnership Agreement on Nuclear Energy in Maritime
Agencies to advance work on small modular reactor technology, with private sector partners The Port of Long Beach became the…