Forklift must maintain combat effectiveness in economic crisis

In the European logistics warehouse, the impact of the economic crisis can be clearly felt. The decline in revenue and the forklift operation have been greatly reduced. It is more and more important to improve the operating efficiency of the forklift or reduce the loss when it is not in use.

There are more signs that there is a tendency in the market to pay less attention to maintenance of their forklifts. You will soon pay for expensive repairs or replacement of worn parts, or you will sell the forklift at a price. A logical reasoning is that in the long run, it will cost more money if you do not rule out your safety and maintenance risks when your forklift is idle for a long time. Maintenance delays are expensive costs and raise security risks, and therefore require more maintenance. If you pause or reduce maintenance, try to escape the annual inspection of vehicles and the maintenance of important drive batteries, some high-end pick-up vehicles need to be equipped with non-slip coatings on the ground, etc. These are all unprepared when the economy is well transferred.

In the Netherlands, the maximum life expectancy of a forklift is 10 years or 10,000 hours. Proficient use and proper maintenance can extend the life of the forklift. Many companies have their own forklift technology services, but more and more companies, with their own logistics fleet and equipment companies through leasing or leasing, to maintain the outsourcing form, provide a full range of services and different contract options.

Therefore, some companies no longer need forklift service personnel. For those technical forklift after-sales service technicians, the financial crisis will have a business impact on them and a drop in revenue, but they can still carry out daily maintenance of the user or his company’s forklift equipment through a fixed monthly fee. For equipment companies, it can reduce certain management costs. Therefore, a clear communication must be clearly stated between the equipment provider and the service provider in the forklift service contract with clear service maintenance instructions. Careful selection of services and clear responsibilities should be made.