Warren Eck, Vice President-Yale Fleet Management, Yale Materials Handling Corp., Greenville, NC

Achieving cost savings through lift truck fleet management

How much does the lift truck operation cost a company? If the first answer that comes to mind is equipment cost, you are in the majority because that is the initial reaction of most people when they consider how much was paid for their lift trucks. Companies do not always take into account the cost of operating, servicing, and administering the lift truck fleet.