by tylorBennett | Jul 12, 2025 | Forklift Fleet Management
Chapter 1: The Concept of Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Equipment acquirers, more often than not, fail to understand the concept of total cost of ownership (TCO), instead are focusing mainly on the initial cost of the purchase in making their ultimate decision....
by tylorBennett | Jul 12, 2025 | Forklift Fleet Management
Chapter 5: Voltage Levels Used in Electric Lift trucks Today Electric warehousing lift trucks are based on a range of voltages (e.g. 24V, 36V, 48V and 80V). Some applications don’t require a great deal of power. For example, most Class III lift trucks (walkies,...
by tylorBennett | Jul 12, 2025 | Forklift Fleet Management
Chapter 3: Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) The process of producing CNG is quite simple. It is composed of methane which is a natural gas which is then filtered and compressed. The comparisons of utilizing CNG as a power source for lift trucks are much stronger when...
by tylorBennett | Jul 12, 2025 | Forklift Fleet Management
Understanding the stability of a powered industrial truck will be easier once you understand a few basic principles. The forklift’s wheelbase is the distance between the center line of the vehicle’s front and rear wheels. The track is the distance between...
by tylorBennett | Jul 12, 2025 | Forklift Fleet Management
One of the unique ways HCO Innovations help companies with their forklift operations is something you may find in your car. Telematics, part of our forklift power management program, refers to the use of wireless devices within a crash-resistant black box that...
by tylorBennett | Jul 12, 2025 | Forklift Fleet Management
Most folks running warehouses assume their forklift fleets are doing “fine”—until someone asks for hard numbers. That’s where benchmarking comes in. Not as a buzzword, but as a mirror. It shows you what’s working, what’s dragging you down, and where the money’s...
