Phantom Auto, a California-based startup focusing on remote vehicle operation, has struck a deal to provide logistics equipment heavyweight Mitsubishi Logisnext Co. with software that enables forklifts to be operated remotely from thousands of miles away.
May 13, 2021Business, Technology, Equipment, Logistics, Autonomous
Forklift Driving Becomes Desk Job in Phantom-Mitsubishi Deal
Business, Technology, Logistics
Geodis Announces Plans for Remote-Operated Forklifts
Logistics giant Geodis SA says it plans to begin using remote-operated forklifts in its warehouses. The Paris-based company announced early March 31 that it has formed a partnership with Silicon Valley start-up Phantom Auto to supply teleoperations.
March 31, 2021Equipment, Safety
Old Dominion Highlights Safety Through Forklift Rodeos
Old Dominion Freight Line has been steadily growing its internal Forklift Rodeo competition. What began as a single event at its Salt Lake City service center in 2016 has grown into ODFL hosting seven or eight a year.
May 1, 2019Business, Equipment, Safety
Liftgates Versus Ramps
Liftgates, once beset with maintenance and power problems, largely have overcome those issues and are being used to help deliver more freight faster while preventing driver injuries, industry experts said.
September 21, 2018Business, Technology, Equipment, Logistics
Warehouse Forklifts Finally Give Hydrogen Power a Reason to Be
His tiny company, Plug Power Inc., makes hydrogen fuel cells, and for years he struggled to find customers. No longer. In April, Amazon.com Inc. agreed to try out the technology in forklift fleets at 10 of its warehouses.
July 31, 2017Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous
For One Spanish Company, the Autonomous Future Is Forklifts
In Burgos, a province in central Spain better known for archaeological digs and blood-sausages than for innovation, engineer Veronica Pascual is building automated vehicles. Not cars, though, but forklifts, stackers and pallet trucks.
June 30, 2017Business
Forklift Workers Face Risk in Fast-Paced Warehouses
As the economy continues its recovery and demand for the delivery of goods increases, forklift operators and other distribution center workers are feeling pressured to handle their tasks as quickly as possible — which could mean safety is being sacrificed for expediency, logistics managers said.
August 4, 2014Business
Manufacturers Add Technology to Improve Forklift Safety
Manufacturers are taking advantage of technological advances to design safer forklifts.
August 4, 2014