The modern beverage warehouse is a world of contradictions. Due in part to SKU proliferation, beverage distributors are constantly adapting their warehouses to fit more product in a given amount of space.
“With limited warehouse space, most beverage companies are tasked with maximizing utilization of existing storage space,” says Lou Micheletto, warehouse product manager for the makers of Yale and Hyster lift trucks, NACCO Materials Handling Group Inc. (NMHG), Greenville, N.C. “Lift trucks need to lift heavier pallets to greater heights while delivering the maneuverability of smaller trucks. Customers are looking for that one truck that can do it all ‘from dock to stock,’ to minimize their fleet size and reduce their headcount.”