MidColumbia Forklift Blog

An expert who doesn’t understand your business isn’t much of an expert at all. Knowing part numbers and specifications is one thing—knowing how those parts fit into your operation is …

There's a silent killer that's stalking your forklift. Maybe you've seen the signs. Has your steering locked up? Or has the mast dropped unexpectedly? Perhaps the lifting grows sluggish? Or …

A reach truck is always a forklift, but a forklift is not always a reach truck. Confused? We don't blame you! There are a lot of similarities between reach trucks …

For people who don't work in the material handling industry, most forklifts seem more or less the same. Some are bigger, some are smaller. Order pickers and reach trucks are …

Everyone knows forklifts are designed to do the heavy lifting. So why do some operations use their forklifts like a U-HAUL – shuttling items from one part of their facility …

It’s 10 am. Do you know where your forklifts are? A forklift telematics system provides real-time information about who’s using your equipment and where. It can also generate behavior reports, …

Understanding a forklift’s load capacity is not as simple as reading the maximum capacity and jumping to work - many factors influence how much a fork truck can lift at …

The decision of whether to lease, buy, or rent forklifts is a major consideration for all businesses. Each option comes with distinct advantages and disadvantages. When deciding your business’s strategy, …

While there is a lot of chatter right now about lithium-ion batteries, lead acid batteries are still the most common forklift batteries on the market, comprising somewhere between 90 and …

Clark forklifts are trusted by companies throughout the Pacific Northwest, from ports in Seattle-Tacoma to wineries in the Willamette Valley and farms in central Washington. They’re sturdy, reliable, easy to …