Preparing for Peak Season Without Overbuilding Your Fleet
Peak season can put a warehouse fleet to the test. More inventory coming in, higher order volume, additional shifts, and tighter shipping schedules can quickly leave teams competing for available equipment. But a temporary increase in demand doesn’t always mean you need another permanent forklift. A flexible fleet strategy starts with equipment sized for your…
Preparing for Peak Season Without Overbuilding Your Fleet
Peak season can put a warehouse fleet to the test. More inventory coming in, higher order volume, additional shifts, and tighter shipping schedules can quickly leave teams competing for available equipment. But a temporary increase in demand doesn’t always mean you need another permanent forklift. A flexible fleet strategy starts with equipment sized for your…
Protect Uptime This Fall: How Hyster & Yale Fleet Maintenance Keeps Your Operation Moving
Fall can put extra pressure on a Hyster and Yale fleet. Harvest activity picks up, food-processing facilities get busier, seasonal inventory arrives, and warehouses begin preparing for holiday demand. As workloads increase, Hyster and Yale lift trucks may run longer shifts, make more trips, and accumulate operating hours faster than they do during quieter parts…
From Harvest to Warehouse: Material Handling Solutions for the Fall Agriculture Season
Fall harvest doesn’t stop when crops leave the field. For warehouses, cold storage facilities, food processors, and distribution centers, it can mean a rapid increase in product moving through the operation, and less room for delays. As harvest volumes rise, products may need to be inspected, sorted, processed, cooled, palletized, stored, picked, staged, and shipped…
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…
Power That Lasts: How Motive Power Solutions Extend Electric Forklift Lifecycle and Uptime
Electric lift trucks are clean, quiet, powerful, and efficient, and their productivity depends on the power system behind the truck. In warehouses, distribution centers, manufacturing plants, and cold storage facilities, a forklift stays productive when its battery, charger, and service plan can keep up with the pace of the operation. At Papé Material Handling, we…
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…
Full-Charge Solutions: Uptime Solutions of Modern Electric Forklifts
For years, some teams thought of electric forklifts as a fit for light-duty indoor work only. Today’s battery-powered lift trucks tell a very different story. Modern electric forklifts offer longer run times, strong lifting performance, fast charging, smooth operation, and lower maintenance requirements—all while helping reduce interruptions throughout the workday. With advanced lithium-ion options, efficient…
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…
