Built for the Heat: Solving the Metals Industry’s Toughest Material Handling Challenges
Material handling in the metals industry puts equipment and operators under constant pressure. Capacity alone doesn’t determine whether a forklift is right for the job. Metals operations need equipment, attachments, technology, and support strategies matched to the application to improve durability, load control, safety, productivity, and uptime. Start With Equipment Built for Harsh Environments Heat,…
Safe Starts Together: Three Ways to Strengthen Your Workplace During OSHA Safe & Sound Week
OSHA Safe & Sound Week, August 10–16, 2026, gives employers an opportunity to recognize safety achievements and strengthen the programs that protect employees every day. For warehouses, distribution centers, and manufacturing facilities, that means building a workplace where leadership, employee involvement, and hazard prevention work together. OSHA organizes effective safety and health programs around three…
Smarter Warehouse Safety: How Hyster and Yale Protect Walkways, Operators, and Uptime
Warehouse safety depends on more than marked walkways and operator training. As facilities become busier and forklift traffic increases, warehouses need technology that helps improve operator awareness, reduce potential hazards, and support safer material handling operations. Hyster and Yale offer a range of warehouse safety technologies designed to complement existing safety programs. From pedestrian awareness…
5 Ways to Cut Forklift Operating Costs Without Sacrificing Performance
Maintenance expenses, rising labor costs, energy prices, and equipment utilization challenges continue to put pressure on warehouse and distribution operations. Forklifts are essential to productivity, but they can also be one of the largest ongoing expenses in a material handling operation. The good news is that reducing forklift operating costs does not have to mean…
Warehouse Efficiency: How to Move More Product with Less Waste, Downtime, and Guesswork
Warehouse efficiency is the ability to move product safely, accurately, and cost-effectively while limiting wasted motion, space, labor, and downtime. The best improvements to warehouse productivity come from considering the facility as a connected system. Layout, storage, lift trucks, technology, power, and automation all affect one another. At Papé Material Handling, we help operations identify…
The Practical Guide to Renting Material Handling Equipment: Get the Right Machine for the Job
Renting gives warehouse managers, contractors, facility operators, and business owners a practical way to stay productive without committing to a major capital investment. At Papé Material Handling, we provide access to one of the largest rental fleets in the West, including equipment from trusted brands like Hyster, Yale, Combilift, and Genie. Renting can be a…
Forklift Safety & Compliance: What OSHA Wants You to Know
Forklifts, classified by OSHA as powered industrial trucks, are essential to modern supply chains. From warehousing and manufacturing to retail distribution, these machines keep goods moving efficiently and operations running on schedule. With that productivity comes responsibility. Safe forklift operation is not just about meeting OSHA forklift requirements, it’s about protecting your workforce, minimizing downtime,…
Warehouse Spring Cleaning: Equipment Inspection and Organization for a Safer, More Efficient Operation
For warehouses, spring cleaning is a chance to step back, assess the condition of your equipment, improve the flow of your operation, and reinforce the habits that keep people safe and productive every day. That’s important because small problems rarely stay small for long in a busy facility. A worn tire, cluttered aisle, or poorly…
Maximizing Tight Spaces: Narrow Aisle Equipment Solutions
As inventory grows and SKU counts increase, many warehouses feel pressure before they run out of space. The real challenge often shows up in the aisles, at the rack, and around staging areas where congestion slows operations. The right narrow aisle solution can increase storage density, enhance maneuverability, and keep goods moving smoothly. Instead of…
Forklift Tire Selection for Winter Conditions: Cushion vs. Pneumatic vs. Non-Marking
Winter conditions turn everyday material handling operations into a traction and uptime problem. Tire choice sits right at the intersection of safety, productivity, and total cost of ownership, as your tires are the first point of contact with every change in surface conditions. At Papé Material Handling, we work with operations across the West and…
