Focused on efficiency, speed and meeting the needs of today’s omni-channel distribution environment, companies continue to rely on lift trucks as a primary mode of product transport throughout their warehouses and DCs.

The results of Modern’s annual Lift Truck Acquisition & Usage Study, conducted by Peerless Research Group, show that the industry as a whole was a mixed bag in 2015, although this year companies seem intent to increase their numbers of forklifts either through buying or leasing (or in some cases, a bit of both).