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6 Principles for Safe Lifting

<p>You’d never drive a vehicle that hadn’t had the brakes inspected in years. You would never use a jack without also using a jack stand. These basic and common sense principles apply to vehicle lifts in your maintenance facility and daily inspections are part of your job.</p> <p><a href="/blog/6-principles-for-safe-lifting/"><em><strong>Read more about lift safety >></strong></em></a></p>

Prudent Procurement Practices

Cooperative procurement can drive efficiencies during the equipment acquisition process Cooperative procurement makes better use of an organization’s time and resources by reducing the number of administrative processes and sharing the procurement and contract management process work-load. Efficiencies may be derived from conducting one procurement process and maintaining one contract in lieu of many. With […]

Mohawk Lifts Launches Mobile Website

The mobile websites provides customers with the same information as the regular Mohawk Lifts site but has been optimized for browsing on your mobile device. The mobile site will automatically display when mohawklifts.com is accessed from a mobile device.

Mohawk Lifts Recognized as Top Small Business

<p>Steve Perlstein, President of Mohawk Resources, Inc., has been nominated by the National Small Business Administration as a finalist for the 2013 Small Business Person of the Year Award.</p>

Five commonly overlooked but crucial lift-safety tips

Whether you’re using two-post lifts for cars and light trucks or in-ground lifts for medium to heavy-duty vehicles, follow these basic rules. If there were an incident in your garage involving a vehicle lift, the OSHA investigator would have three broad questions: What did you know? When did you know? What did you do about […]

How to Maximize Lift Safety

Safety is a major consideration when lifting and working under an object weighing several tons. Resources are available to shop managers on lift inspection, proper operation, lifting procedures, and mechanic training. GovernmentFleet.com – WebXclusive By Paul Dexler No matter the vehicle or service/repair job, it’s almost a certainty that doing the job requires getting under […]
Mohawk Parallelogram Auto Lifts Available Fully Galvanized

Galvanized Parallelogram Lifts

New, fully-galvanized steel construction parallelogram lift is rust proof, making it ideal for wash bay environments. The galvanized parallelogram is available as surface or flush mounted in 36,000, 50,000, 75,000 and 100,000 lb. capacities with runway lengths from 26 ft. to 48 ft. <a href="https://mohawklifts.com/automotive-lifts/parallelogram-vehicle-lifts/"><strong><em>Find out more about the galvanized lift option >></em></strong></a>

How vehicle lifts relate to shop efficiency

by FLEET MAINTENANCE • May 2012 • www.VehicleServicePros.com Shop productivity increases can be achieved by choosing the appropriate vehicle lift. Having the proper, most efficient lift for the intended application equates to helping a fleet have its vehicles spend more time on the street rather than in the shop. “A higher percentage of usability of […]
Steve Perlstein on Automotive Digest

Steve Perlstein on Automotive Digest

<p>Steve Perlstein, president of Mohawk Lifts, tells how Mohawk goes above and beyond to build safety into their lifts</p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TQ66l57b30&feature=related" target="_blank">Watch the video >></a></p>