Forklift Fleets: Where Downtime Costs More Than the Machine
A warehouse in Ohio cut idle time by 34% and prevented two near-miss accidents in six months by switching to real-time forklift telematics. Here's how to actually manage a fleet instead of just owning one.
Most warehouses treat their forklift fleet like a coffee maker: plug it in, use it until it breaks, call a repair guy, swear at the downtime, and repeat. The difference is that a broken coffee maker costs you a few bucks in frustration. A broken forklift in a busy warehouse costs you $300 to $500 per hour in lost throughput, plus the risk of a backed-up receiving dock, missed shipments, and angry customers. And that is before anyone gets hurt.
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