No matter how smoothly you think your warehouse runs, it’s a pretty safe bet that there are a few things you could be doing to make it run even smoother.

Efficiency in a warehouse can make a big difference for a company, affecting everything from workplace safety to customer satisfaction.

By taking a few relatively simple steps, you can drastically improve one of the most critical parts of your business. Continue reading →

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A few months ago, we did a post on the stupidest things ever done with a forklift.

It was an amazing piece, full of haunting imagery and biting criticisms, but it lacked one very critical element: video.

So this time, we’re going to change it up a little bit and do a play-by-play of a few videos of warehouse accidents and see if can’t learn a thing or two (which we might, but really we’re just here to watch people do stupid stuff). Continue reading →

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Like all industries, the warehouse and logistic industry is moving into the future with a full head of steam. Companies across the country and the world are implementing a variety of new technologies in an effort to become safer, faster, and more cost effective.

One of these technologies is the automated guided vehicle, or AGV. As the name implies, an AGV is able to drive itself without human assistance, usually guided either by using pre programmed routes/floor plans, lasers, or some combination of the two.

So yes, it’s like a self-driving car combined with a forklift.

But can this new technology make an impact on your business right now? Or is the technology still a few years away from being viable? Continue reading →

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I’ve found that if you Google “forklift tricks,” your results can be filed into two categories.

The first is “guys picking up quarters with a forklift.”

The second is “guys doing some REALLY stupid stuff.”

But that’s just scratching the surface of the potential for forklift stupidity (although that quarter thing is actually pretty cool).

Let’s take a look at a few people who should probably NEVER be allowed to operate a forklift again. Ever. Continue reading →

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There are two types of people in the world right now: People who have heard of 2048, and people who are still able to focus on their jobs. Yes, the ever-popular tile-stacking math game has successfully stolen the attention of people across the nation who are trying to focus on things that don’t involve numbered tiles.

Believe it or not, there are some very important warehouse safety lessons that we can learn from this focus-siphoning life-stealer of a browser game.

When you really break down the strategy involved in 2048, you’ll find that it can actually be applied to a few different areas. Continue reading →

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