Why Cooperative Procurement Can Pay Off For Public Fleets
By: Chad Simon – Government Fleet Cooperative buying programs, such as HGACBuy, enable public sector fleets to save on vehicle and equipment purchases. AT A GLANCE Cooperative purchasing programs, such as HGACBuy, can provide the following services to public sector fleets for competitive bids and proposals: Conduct research and surveys. Develop specifications for each product […]
Lift training and maintenance urged to prevent damage and injuries
By: Kevin Loewen – Parts & People Cortland, N.Y.—What goes up must come down. And when what has gone up is a vehicle weighing thousands of pounds, making sure that the descent is controlled can be a matter of life and death, said Bob O’Gorman, President of the Automotive Lift Institute (ALI). O’Gorman said the […]
Getting the Most Out of Your Lifts
By: Tim Fritz Lifts play an important role in in the day-to-day operations of any automotive service facility. Some may even argue that a lift is a shop’s most valuable employee. After all, lifts never call in sick or go on vacation. However, one of the worst things a shop owner can do is fall […]
University of Michigan-Dearborn Public Safety & Environmental Health
By: Laura L. Drabczyk – Public Safety & Environmental Health “The Mohawk Turf Package has made a world of difference. It is easier to service lawn maintenance equipment since you can see better, the equipment is more secure on the lift than the floor jack, but most importantly there is no more lying on the […]
Mohawks Speedlane gets Motor Magazines annual TOP 20 award
Mohawks SPEEDLANE adaptor allows two post swing arm lifts to quickly convert to a two post drive on pad lift which leaves the wheels hanging free for tire and brake service. Motor Magazines annual TOP 20 award is given to 20 tool and equipment manufacturers who have invented a shop productivity tool that allows greater […]
Mohawk builds heaviest capacity 4 post lift
Albany, NY – Albany county airport GSE shop manager Art Van Praag was faced with a new fleet maintenance issue when he recently received the responsibility of maintaining & servicing the Albany airport Authority’s refueling vehicles. The largest refueler was a 10,000 gallon Rampmaster truck with a 31′ overall wheelbase. “Given the weight of the […]
Speedlane
By: Mohawk Lifts Reprinted with permission of Motor Magazine, September 2006 Speedlane allows full-size trucks or passenger cars with unibodies to be serviced quickly by converting a Mohawk two-post, swing arm lift into a drive-on lift in about 8 seconds per side. Speedlane saves you the time and effort necessary to position the swing arms […]
Shop Productivity
By: Seth Skydel Reprinted with permission of Fleet Equipment Magazine, August 2006 Productivity in truck fleet maintenance operations is affected by many factors, including equipment choices, shop design and layout. In particular, the proper selection of lifts can have a significant impact. Reputable industry lift manufacturers belong to the Automotive Lift Institute (ALI), the trade […]
An Education in Two-Post Lifts
WHY DOES SOMEBODY BUY A LIFT? Is it to make more money or is it to make a difficult job easier? Do people buy lifts to save time or to save money? The answer is: People buy lifts for all these reasons. Simply stated, a decision to purchase a lift is motivated by productivity and […]