Forklifts work inside ships far more often than most people outside ports realise. On a geared bulk carrier, the vessel’s own cranes lift forklifts into the hold, where they move cargo from the far corners to the crane pickup point below the hatch. This guide explains how ship hold unloading works, what the hold demands […]
Warehouse peak season preparation should start in July, not October. The Australian financial year has just reset. Christmas volume is still months away. Hire fleets across your region still sit full. This guide counts the peak season backwards from the December rush. It shows you what to secure before August. That list covers hire contracts, […]
Forklift fleet planning has one window that beats all the others. It falls in early July, when the Australian financial year resets your budget and last season’s problems are still fresh in memory. This guide gives operators a July fleet review checklist. It covers utilisation data, replacement decisions, the hire to owned balance, and onboarding […]
A reach truck is a specialist machine, and reach truck hire is one of the most common requests in warehousing. It earns its place in narrow aisles and tall racking, and when a racking layout changes or a peak season lands, hiring a 16BRJ-9 for a few weeks or months is a popular way to […]
There is a whole genre of internet video where a professional operator uses a multi-tonne forklift to do something absurdly delicate, like flicking a lighter, stacking an egg, or threading a needle on the forks. It is funny because it should not be possible, and at the 2026 Australian Forklift Championship, a Hyundai forklift […]
Most businesses searching for forklifts in Brisbane are not chasing a spec sheet. They are responding to a market scaling faster than their current fleet was ever planned for. That means more volume through the port, more pallets across the dock, and more pressure to keep handling moving while the site itself keeps changing. In […]
Warehouse peak season preparation should start in July, not October....
Forklift fleet planning has one window that beats all the...
A reach truck is a specialist machine, and reach truck...