Ask a MHEDA-NET Group: Impact of Deregulation

“How will potential deregulation in the Trump Administration impact the material handling industry and/or your company? What changes have you seen so far?” Kevin Thompson, Partner, Conveyor Solutions West, Inc. Newport Beach, CA To understand what we expect out of President Trump’s Executive Order, we need a little history. President Reagan signed an executive order […]


Quitting 101

By Buddy Smith, 2017 MHEDA Chairman of The Board In this issue, we celebrate sales success stories from our dealers. The sales process has changed a good bit over the last few years. It is longer and more scrutinized than ever before. It seems that a sales person needs to utilize different skills in today’s world […]



49 Employee Engagement Ideas

The Ultimate Cheat Sheet Your Team Will Love By Tim Eisenhauer, Co-Founder and President of Axero Editor’s Note: This is part one of a two part article. The first part contains the first 25 ideas, the second part will contain the remaining 24. As important as it is to work towards improving your organization’s levels […]


MHEDA Works With MSSC to Develop Certified Forklift Technician Designation Program

For years, one of the biggest issues facing the material handling industry has been a “skills gap shortage.” Forklift dealers, especially, felt this crunch in the inability to find qualified technicians. Older technicians are retiring at a faster pace and there is not a large base of qualified employees to come in and take their […]