April 2026

Cold Storage Forklifts: How Sub-Zero Temperatures Affect Performance Cold storage warehouses are their own category. What works at ambient temperature in a general warehouse can fail spectacularly at -18°C in a blast freezer application. If you’re spec’ing forklifts for cold chain operations, the standard product sheet needs a second look. Battery chemistry behaves differently in […]

Forklift Safety Standards 2026: Essential Guide for Global Importers If you’re sourcing electric forklifts from China this year, the compliance picture has shifted. Not dramatically, but enough that skipping the paperwork review before shipment is a real risk. CE marking is not optional for EU imports. Every electric forklift entering the EU market needs a valid

Narrow Aisle Forklifts: How to Choose the Right Electric Model Some warehouses were designed when pallets were stacked three-high and aisles were generously wide. Those days are gone. Modern racking systems push storage density to the limit, and that leaves operators threading a 2.5-ton machine through gaps that barely have clearance on each side. Getting

Lithium vs Lead-Acid Forklifts: The Truth Before You Make a Purchase Walk into any forklift conversation and lithium batteries come up fast. They’re the shiny option, and the marketing around them is aggressive. But is lithium always the right call? Depends entirely on your operation. Where lithium genuinely wins: Multi-shift operations are where lithium earns