Labor’s Impact on Lift Truck Innovation

How the warehousing sector's labor challenges are driving trends and innovation in the lift truck.

February 15, 2019

Crown Equipment's QuickPick remote order picking technology allows an operator to move the lift truck forward via a remote control while they pick and pack the pallet.

Crown Equipment's QuickPick remote order picking technology allows an operator to move the lift truck forward via a remote control while they pick and pack the pallet.

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After speaking to executives at several leading lift truck manufacturers, it became increasingly clear what has been behind a wave of innovation in materials handling equipment—the access to labor.

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