Why Forklift Safety is Like the Regular Football Season and Not the Playoffs
The Super Bowl was last February 2. National Forklift Safety Day was last June 10. Certainly, neither date is important now except for how they raised our awareness of the need for talent, discipline, and extra precautions in the regular season. Of note, the professional training camps started in July, but the really savvy professionals […]
Trailer Door Opening
DID YOU KNOW? Most trailer doors are roll ups with an opening of 92″-94″. Swing door trailers have an opening that is 102″ wide. Boards and ramps must have a minimum of 2″ clearance per side to allow for safe, secure, proper placement. Some people ask us for a 96″ wide board for a roll […]
Cantilever Rack Solutions
Measure twice, cut once. We’re all familiar with the old adage advising patience and precision to ensure the best possible results. But to keep up with the break-neck pace of supply and demand, some manufacturers are foregoing such attention to detail in favor of a one-size-fits-all mentality. This is not the case with Bluff Manufacturing. […]
Let’s Hear it for the IT Guy
We’ve all said it: “I don’t know what I’d do without my computer.” It can feel weird to admit and we’re probably all a little tired of hearing it, but it really is true. In this day and age, computerlessness is utterly crippling to productivity. And for this reason we should all thank our lucky […]
Frank Ramirez in the Land of Opportunity
America has long been thought of as a melting pot of cultures, and that reputation is truer today than ever before. Ever-advancing communication and travel technology makes the world a little bit smaller every day. Because of this, cultural exchange plays out on stages large and small all the time. This increasing diversity has the […]
Who has a crystal ball to see into the future?
These days , senior managers, are having to make difficult choices (as we always do) about how much to spend, what to spend it on, and when to spend it. We all wish we knew with certainty what will be different with this economic cycle, but this time it’s even worse than normal… the stats […]
The World is Now Going Slower
NOT! We all seem to be moving faster and faster these days. As they say, “The hurrier I go, the behinder I get”. So what can we do to reclaim some of that time and efficiency when we’re racing around in the warehouse, trying to get stuff loaded and unloaded, picked and put away, but […]
Meet Post Protector and Rack Guard!
Hi, I’m Post Protector (Left) and that’s Rack Guard (Right). We work all shifts protecting pallet racks, and all the goods stowed on them, from forklift related accidents and damage. I take care of the posts, and he protects the sides from getting hit from traffic on the main aisles. Believe me it’s an exciting […]
Bluff Differentiated Dock Solutions
MEETING NEW CHALLENGES For some time now, shippers have been working very hard to offset the increasing costs in transportation due to rising fuel costs. Movement to rail from truck and the increased use of inter-modal transport have put significant pressure on loading and receiving docks affecting multiple segments all across the nation. The […]
RACK'M UP!
Good housing start news continues to roll in. Housing starts are a key economic driver because they significantly affect so many different industries. The Lumber, Plumbing, Rebar, and Siding segments are quickly and positively affected by an up turn in housing starts One thing they all have in common is dealing with hard to handle […]