The changing shape of lift trucks

3 janvier 2024

What are buyers looking for in forklifts today – and why? Cat® Lift Trucks looks at the key challenges and solutions shaping modern forklift development. As any materials handling market trend report will tell you, the demand for forklifts continues to rise rapidly. Expansion of construction and...

How to speed up materials handling

1 juillet 2022

Your choice of lift truck makes a huge difference to the productivity of your materials handling operation. How do some trucks get the work done much faster than others? Well, it’s not all about power ratings and top speeds. If it was, forklift truck makers would simply fit bigger motors to their...

The advantages of Lithium-ion batteries

16 février 2022

Lead-Acid batteries have been around for about 140 years but now they have got strong competition from modern Li-ion technology. Both traditional lead-acid and lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries are used to power forklift trucks in materials handling operations. Nowadays, our Cat® electric forklifts and...