Furniture retail giant Ikea recently announced they will no longer be using wooden pallets to transport goods, instead moving to the less widely used corrugated cardboard pallets. Ikea’s Sustainability Chief, Jeanette Skjelmose, states that the main goal of switching to cardboard pallets was to create a smarter transportation system, while also reducing transport costs. Ikea estimates this change will save them approximately $193 million per year.

Pallets are an important part of the materials handling industry used in most aspects of the supply chain. This type of packaging is widely used in the storage and transport of goods. Pallets can be made from wood, plastic or metal; each comes with their own advantages and disadvantages.

Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) … what’s the difference? CNG and LPG are both gasses that forklifts use to operate. There are a few differences between the two and in today’s post the positives and drawbacks of each will be mentioned.

Electric forklifts … what are they good for? Today we will continue on with our forklift fuel type series by telling you a little about electric forklifts and going through the advantages and disadvantages of having one.

“Choosing The Right Forklift Fuel Type” is a 3 part series written to briefly describe each forklift fuel type and to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each. This will help you determine which fuel type is suitable for your workplace and if your current fuel type is appropriate.

So you are about to acquire a forklift. You’ve chosen the type, brand, model, capacity and fuel type. Most of the hard work is out of the way! Now you just need to decide whether you are going to buy the forklift outright, or rent it.