Increasing Lift Truck Safety and Plant Efficiencies with Presswood Pallet Solutions
According to National Safety Council, fork lift accidents result in an average of 101 fatalities and 94,570 injuries each year. Although lift trucks are a necessary to maintain the efficient flow of raw materials and finished goods through manufacturing facilities, their use poses risks to both their operators and pedestrian traffic in your plant. This […]
Pallet Audits Reduce Shipping Costs and Minimize Product Damage: TOPS Analysis
Today’s challenging business climate demands efficiency in all aspects of an organization’s processes, including logistics. Many companies routinely spend millions of dollars on freight each year, and since shippers are usually responsible to arrange and prepay the expense, increases or decreases of just a few percentage points create a significant impact on the bottom line. […]
Making the Case for Small Pallets
The 48” x 40” has long been one of the most popular pallet sizes for a wide range of applications. Recent MMH Pallet Surveys have suggested that while the 48” x 40” still remains king, times are changing and while there is no clear consensus on a replacement for the 48 x 40, there is […]
2013 Pallet Usage and Trending Survey
Each fall, Modern Materials Handling conducts and publishes an annual pallet survey that provides valuable insight into current buying trends and usage patterns for our industry. If you aren’t a subscriber to MMH, or you haven’t had time to read Bob Trebilcock’s Talking Pallets with Modern Readers, we have prepared a summary of key findings for […]