Move from used to new fleet yields substantial gains

摘要

Good deals don't ensure quality. In fact, there are times when buying less expensive used lift trucks can cause more harm than good. Dlubak Corp. found that out the hard way. The full-service glass bending and flat glass fabricator suffered substantial losses from frequent breakdowns and shattered finished products from its fleet of used lift trucks. The company had always bought lift trucks at auctions or wherever it found bargains. Its fleet consisted of four brands of trucks, all of which were showing signs of age. But Dlubak didn't notice the "great deals" were costing more money than the amount saved initially until it consolidated operations into one facility. Then the problem became overwhelmingly apparent.