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  • Taylor-Dunn Electric Utility Vehicles: The Key to Safer, More Efficient Warehousing
    March 17, 2025
    When it comes to priorities for factory and warehouse managers, we know safety, labor efficiency and productivity are all at the top. That’s why we’ve partnered with Taylor-Dunn, an organization with over 70 years of manufacturing excellence and innovation. With this partnership, we can offer reliable, industry-leading material handling solutions that enhance workplace safety and efficiency.
  • Warehouse Automation: The Solution to 3 Key Operational Challenges
    February 24, 2025
    Advancements in automation dramatically reshape the way businesses operate and assess efficiency. With innovations in warehouse automation, the material handling industry is no exception. At Fraza, we help our customers maximize their warehouse space by taking a holistic approach to their facility needs – from their fleet of equipment to their racking and shelving to their loading docks and more.
  • Debunking 5 Forklift and Warehouse Safety Myths
    January 20, 2025
    Over time, various myths and misconceptions have emerged regarding forklift and warehouse safety, often leading to unsafe practices. Calling out these myths is essential to maintain a safe work environment and prevent accidents and injuries, which are often caused by complacency.
  • Pallet Rack Protection with Our Partner: Damotech
    December 09, 2024
    As a trusted material handling partner, our approach with customers always starts with safety. Our goal is to keep your warehouse employees safe. We want to minimize forklift operator damage not only to your lift equipment but to your racking and products. If you aren’t already making pallet rack protection a priority in your warehouse, it may be time to rethink the need for it in your operations.
  • Implementing a Successful Semi-Truck Fleet Maintenance Program
    October 30, 2024
    As the general manager of our Over-the-Road (OTR) division at Fraza, I want to spend some time exploring the critical aspects of fleet maintenance management, providing insights to help you develop a successful maintenance strategy. We tailor our services to meet your commercial truck maintenance requirements. We are committed to making sure your fleet remains operational and cost-effective for your business.
  • Is Your Pallet Racking Negatively Impacting Your Operation?
    September 30, 2024
    The idea of pallet racking seems basic, but warehouse storage and organization can make or break the efficiency of your warehouse and, ultimately, the success of your business. As your warehouse solutions partner, our goal is to make sure you optimize space utilization, enhance accessibility, and boost productivity. With our experts, you can refine your warehouse layout and streamline your operations to maximize efficiency.
  • The Importance of Regular Dock and Door Repair
    July 20, 2022
    Our team of dock and door experts can make sure your loading dock areas are working at optimum functionality, so you rarely experience downtime and your operations never stop. The key to this is having a partner that conducts a thorough planned maintenance program.
  • Understanding Different Types of Forklifts and Their Applications
    May 18, 2022
    When it comes to choosing the right material handling equipment for your business, it can be helpful to know the different classes of forklifts and the applications they perform the best in. Each product serves a different purpose, so having a trusted material handling partner that can guide you through the process is so important.
  • Four Signs It’s Time to Replace Your Forklift
    April 26, 2022
    How long should you keep repairing your older forklifts? When is it time to retire your truck and invest in a replacement? The average forklift lifespan is 10,000 operating hours, or five to seven years, depending on the brand, amount of use and many other factors. Here are four common signs that your forklift may need to be replaced.
  • Forklift Pricing 101: What You Should Know
    March 30, 2022
    The material handling equipment your company requires involves a large investment, so it’s understandable that you’d want to find the best value when purchasing forklifts. What are the forklift price factors you need to consider? Here, we offer some information to help you understand forklift pricing.
  • How Often Should You Service Your Forklift?
    March 03, 2022
    It’s commonly understood that any vehicle you use regularly requires service from time to time. You know how often to have your car’s oil changed, and your driver’s manual will tell you the intervals for service based on mileage. Your fleet of forklifts should be treated no differently.
  • Why Converting Your Fleet to Electric Makes Sense: Rebates and Incentives
    January 27, 2022
    Because switching to electric motors requires an initial investment in equipment, energy providers and some government agencies have set up programs to assist. Read on to learn more about rebates and financing programs that are available to help offset some of the costs of purchasing energy efficient equipment.
  • Why Converting Your Fleet to Electric Makes Sense: Advantages of Electric Forklifts
    January 12, 2022
    The global focus on converting from internal combustion engines to electric ones isn’t just limited to personal automobiles. Electric motors of all sorts have become popular in industry because of their reliability, clean emissions, and low maintenance profile.
  • Why Converting Your Forklift Fleet to Electric Makes Sense: Lower Total Cost of Ownership
    November 30, 2021
    In the material handling industry, electric forklifts are not just the future, they are already here making big inroads in warehouses and factories across the country. If you haven’t started to think about converting your fleet to electric yet, this three-part blog series will cover the reasons you might want to consider it.
  • Avoid Hazards with These Forklift Safety Tips
    June 07, 2021
    As your material handling partner, we're also here to help you reduce hazards and improve forklift safety and warehouse pedestrian safety within your business. We're sharing all of our tips and resources here.
  • Mistubishi Extends Forklift Lineup With Customer Needs in Mind
    March 26, 2021
    Mitsubishi has expanded their product line to do the heavy lifting for you. Whether you need a large IC pneumatic for moving stone, concrete or lumber, or a versatile three or four-wheel lift truck for your operations, we've got you covered.
  • Caterpillar 2C5000 Forklift Walk-around Demonstration
    August 25, 2020
    Take a virtual tour of the Caterpillar 2C5000 liquid propane forklift. A workhorse for small businesses, this forklift can operate in a wide range of indoor applications.
  • How a Modular Office Can Transform Your Warehouse
    July 27, 2020
    Finding the perfect modular office design is one of the most effective ways to take advantage of the space in your warehouse. You can design a pre-fabricated office space and have it delivered right to you and constructed in a week or less, without undergoing a costly renovation.
  • 3 Ways AGVs Will Improve Your Warehouse Efficiency
    July 13, 2020
    Jungheinrich, a manufacturer with decades of electric lift truck expertise, offers two truck categories for AGVs: the tow tractor and the automated stacker. Both trucks offer precise navigation technology to maneuver effortlessly through your warehouse and move your product. Visit our video library to see these AGVs in action.
  • Warehouse Pedestrian Safety
    June 30, 2020
    While not all of us in the material handling industry are forklift operators, we are all pedestrians in a warehouse at one time or another, and it's important for us to pay close attention to our surroundings at all times to ensure that we and others are always safe.
  • Forklift Safety: Safe Position of Forklift Forks While Parked
    June 23, 2020
    When it comes to warehouse safety, it's important to keep your forklift forks in a safe position while parked. Forks can create a tripping hazard for employees and other pedestrians if not positioned properly. If the forks are up too high, they could fall, and if they're even just a few inches off the ground, present a serious tripping hazard.
  • Forklift Safety: Driving with Forklift Forks at a Safe Height
    June 15, 2020
    When driving a forklift, it’s important to keep the forks at a safe height off the ground. MI-OSHA recommends keeping them between 2 – 4 inches and tilted slightly back. This height reduces the potential for seriously injuring any pedestrians in the upper leg or torso.
  • Forklift Safety: Safe Driving Tips
    June 08, 2020
    June 9 is National Forklift Safety Day, and here at Fraza, because safety is so important to us, we’d like to celebrate by sharing forklift safe driving tips with you during the entire month of June.
  • Forklift Fork Inspection and Safety
    May 01, 2020
    When’s the last time you inspected your forklifts’ forks? Keeping them in optimal shape is essential to the safe and efficient operation of your forklift fleet.
  • Critical Forklift Battery Maintenance in Times of Shutdown
    April 08, 2020
    In times of prolonged shutdown and during periods of inactivity, it’s important to keep your lift truck batteries maintained so when it’s time to get back to work, everything will be functioning properly.
  • To Rent or Purchase? Eight Times a Forklift Rental Makes Sense
    December 09, 2019
    When it comes to finding the right equipment for your company’s needs, it’s important to understand and weigh all the options from your material handling solutions provider. Sometimes a permanent solution is not always the answer to a temporary circumstance. With the right provider, you can have access to a variety of different rental equipment to suit your needs – short or long term.
  • Efficiency and Savings: The Future of the Electric Forklift
    July 25, 2019
    Electric forklifts are becoming an emerging leader in material handling, and Fraza is working hard to support that trend and bring innovation to our customers.
  • How to Set Up a Safety Initiative at Your Business
    June 18, 2019
    Fraza Safety Month aims to educate about the importance of safety in the workplace and how you can implement safe practices at your company.
  • Five Key Elements of Forklift Safety
    June 11, 2019
    With National Forklift Safety Day on June 11, we want to remind you to make safety a priority every day with tips to keep your forklift operations safe.
  • The Evolution of Operator Training
    June 03, 2019
    Fraza has the experience, knowledge, and dedication to keep your employees safe with our effective training programs.
  • Field Service Technician Career Opportunities at Fraza
    May 31, 2019
    At Fraza, we are dedicated to finding young and talented individuals, who can grow with our company and start a lifelong technician career.
  • 3 Reasons Why Fraza’s Commitment to Service Stands Out
    April 09, 2019
    At Fraza, our level of customer service can be a huge asset to your team. As a leader in the industry, we provide the right people, the right equipment and the right technology to help move the world.
  • Why You Should Invest in Telemetry for Your Warehouse
    January 18, 2019
    We want to be at the forefront of the shift toward technology, and as your partner, Fraza will make sure you’re right there with us. We have the resources and expertise to make your business run smoother, be more efficient and more profitable. With our experts, we can make telemetry an accessible and easy part of your daily routine.
  • How Fraza’s Fleet Management System Can Save You Money
    December 06, 2018
    There’s a shift happening in the material handling industry, and Fraza is at the forefront of it. This shift is happening through innovations in technology. At Fraza, we want to incorporate technology into your material handling processes to make your job easier and your equipment more efficient.
  • Top Five Tips for Winterizing Your Industrial Equipment
    October 29, 2018
    You may not want to accept this fact, but winter is coming. And even though industrial equipment seems like it can handle just about anything, it’s not indestructible. It will not operate well if it’s not prepared for the frigid, sub-zero temperatures Michigan likes to throw our way every winter.
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