March 2011 - MH Equipment

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World’s Smallest

March 1, 2011

We take a lot of pride in our Hyster equipment, but we can’t overlook our line of high qualityV. Mariotti forklifts and lift trucks. Below, is […]

Hand Safety

March 2, 2011

Hand injuries are avoidable if we are being Safe in the Moment. The most important thing is to make sure you and your employees know […]

Erie Hi-Lite

March 2, 2011

Erie: Vacation Spot and SNOW! The Hyster dealership in Erie, PA was  established in the early 1960’s. MH Equipment acquired the Erie facility in 2003 […]

Why MH

March 8, 2011

When we first started blogging, we wrote about the standards we hold when working with customers, and the value of exceptional customer service.  The words we live by […]

Decatur Hi-Lite

March 9, 2011

Decatur: The Soybean Capital of the World. The Decatur Branch was established in September of 1996 with one full time technician. Today the branch has […]

Sleep Maximizes Safety

March 10, 2011

Economic consequences of sleep loss cost the country an estimated $15 billion, annually, due to increased health care costs, automobile accidents, workplace injuries and decreased […]

Being Safe in the Moment Pays Off

March 11, 2011

Congratulations to everyone in our Dayton branch for reaching 4 years injury free and proving that being Safe in the Moment leads to zero injuries. […]

Sleep Deprivation Facts

March 14, 2011

In conjunction with our post about the importance of getting enough sleep in order to reduce injuries, we wanted to post some interesting sleep deprivation […]

A Future in Forklifts

March 15, 2011

“More customers are looking to get out of maintaining equipment — the maintenance side of the business — and focus on their core-building equipment,” said […]

Ottumwa Hi-Lite

March 16, 2011

The Ottumwa Branch was established in 1989 under a contract to service John Deere. MH Equipment acquired the facility in 2000. The employees work out […]

Lifting Up Safety

March 17, 2011

OSHA estimates that 1 million forklifts are used in workplaces across the United States. Each year, nearly 100 workers are killed and another 20,000 are […]

A Company Milestone

March 22, 2011

The end of today marks the 103 day (and counting!) of being injury and accident free, beating our previous company record of 100 days. Each MH […]

MH JCB

March 23, 2011

If you are our friend on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter, you have probably seen posts and comments encouraging you to become acquainted with […]

Spring into Safety

March 24, 2011

Last Sunday was the first day of Spring. While the weather may not feel like spring- there is no denying that warmer weather is right […]

How do you do it?

March 29, 2011

Last Tuesday, we wrote about our company’s safety milestone for all 27 branches. Today, we have reached 110 and counting days of being injury free. Every […]

Waterloo Hi-Lite

March 30, 2011

The Waterloo branch was established as Iowa Machinery in 1970. In 1999 Iowa Machinery moved to its current location. (Pictured) In 2000 Iowa Machinery was […]

Driving Injuries to Zero

March 31, 2011

Any time a driver’s attention is drawn away from driving safe and defensively can be labeled as distracted driving. The most frequent form of distraction is cell […]

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