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Zero-in on ZERO Injuries

April 28, 2011

We currently have 23 branches that have gone one whole year without injuries. It is possible to avoid injuries if you focus on being safe […]

Meet: Chuck Freeland

April 29, 2011

Meet Chuck Freeland, our Material Handling Specialist at our Quad Cities Branch. How long have you worked for the company and which branch do you […]

Safety Milestone

May 3, 2011

We would like to congratulate all of our St. Louis Branch employees for reaching one full year without injuries! Their safety milestone is yet another […]

More Safety Milestones

April 13, 2011

In lieu of our usual branch highlight, today, we are congratulating two branches for achieving a great safety milestone. ????? Congratulations to everyone in our […]

Aiding Japan

April 12, 2011

Pictures, videos and stories in the news regarding the devastation in Japan due to the earthquake and tsumani are heart-wrenching. In keeping with the MH value […]

New Mariotti Presentation at ProMat 2011

April 7, 2011

Forkliftaction.com released an article this morning about 3 new products that emerged at ProMat this year. Mariotti was among a few exhibitors showing new equipment, and […]

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 […]

How We Did It

April 5, 2011

The MHEDA Journal wrote a great article last July about the award-winning successes of distributors in 2009, a year that was dismal for much of […]

Eldridge Hi-Lite

April 6, 2011

The Quad City branch of Iowa Machinery was established in 1991 in Davenport Iowa on East 59th street. We have physically moved our operation 4 […]

Cedar Rapids Hi-Lite

May 4, 2011

Cedar Rapids was acquired by MH Equipment with the purchase of Iowa Machinery in 2001. The Cedar Rapids Branch started with two resident technicians in […]

Am I Being Safe at this Very Moment?

November 16, 2011

On the average there are 10 accidental deaths and about 1000 disabling injuries every hour in the United States. In every instance the victim was […]

Driving in Inclement Weather

December 20, 2011

With all of the snow and inclement weather we’ve experienced in the midwest these past few days, our next “Safe in the Moment” post is how […]

What is the True Capacity of My Forklift?

December 21, 2011

Explore the Warehouse Innovation Center 

Stop guessing and start improving: Tour the MH Equipment Warehouse Innovation Center to see the latest in automation, safety, and smart fleet management in action. Discover how a holistic, data-driven strategy can be developed by our experts to solve your unique material handling challenges and drive maximum profitability.