Seth on Tour
Introduced and expanded through the 1920s and 1930s, the forklift truck revolutionised freight handling. Development of hydraulic and electric power, along with use of standard sized pallets in the late 1930s, increased efficiency and reduced manpower in the warehouse. Containerization, as we know it today, was not well developed or widely applied until after World War II, when it dramatically reduced cost of transport,
( thanks to Jeff Wharton for photto of Seth and geheugen.delpher.nl for background photo )
Seth on Tour
Introduced and expanded through the 1920s and 1930s, the forklift truck revolutionised freight handling. Development of hydraulic and electric power, along with use of standard sized pallets in the late 1930s, increased efficiency and reduced manpower in the warehouse. Containerization, as we know it today, was not well developed or widely applied until after World War II, when it dramatically reduced cost of transport,
( thanks to Jeff Wharton for photto of Seth and geheugen.delpher.nl for background photo )