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Cabela’s Distribution Center, located in Wheeling, West Virginia, has been using Seegrid’s unmanned robotic pallet trucks since July 2010.

The YUSA Corporation maintains a highly focused effort to grow and satisfy their customer base. In this situation, they were looking for ways to gain efficiencies when moving raw materials to production and finished goods to the warehouse. By accomplishing these objectives, YUSA would improve service levels for customer shipments and increase customer satisfaction.

Founded in 2003, based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Seegrid Corp. (www.seegrid.com) brings robotic vision-guided technology to the material handling industry. With more than thirty years of innovation and research by the leading robotic scientists, engineers, programmers and logistics practitioners worldwide, Seegrid’s exclusive Robotic Industrial Trucks are revolutionizing the movement of materials in manufacturing and distribution environments. Seegrid’s technology transforms industrial vehicles into un-manned, automated pallet trucks and tow tractors that operate without the need for wire, tape, laser or other costly automated guided vehicle (AGV) guidance systems. Seegrid offers solutions that optimize workflow processes by increasing productivity and reducing costs, creating economic and operational advantages. Scott Friedman, Co-Founder and CEO of Seegrid, started the company with a clear mission: taking the driver off a forklift would be safer and save money. Seegrid is now poised as a leader in the $38 billion forklift market.

Seegrid technology can transform industrial vehicles into unmanned, automated pallet trucks and tow tractors that operate without a need for wire, tape, laser or other automated guided vehicle guidance systems.

Diesel Power Magazine was the first to market a consumer magazine just for diesel enthusiasts. With a 12-issue cover price of $71.88, this publication has the largest following of diesel owners and informs them what's on the market to improve their truck’s engine, transmission, and drive-line. Diesel Power also shows prospective new truck buyers all the latest class 2, 3 & 4 diesel pick-up trucks and catalogs their performance. Diesel engine technology, motor-home engine upgrades, "diesel drags", "dyno days", and towing are all part of this marque magazine.

Seegrid’s Robotic Industrial Trucks were profiled in the Q1 current issue of Robotics Tomorrow. The article profiles how one Seegrid customer took to the Robotic Industrial Truck right away when they saw how it helped with their workload. On the manufacturing side, an unexpected secondary benefit is that they removed clutter and unsightly pallets from the work areas so the trucks can maneuver, providing a cleaner, safer work environment.

Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Seegrid Corp. brings robotic vision-guided technology to the material handling industry. Seegrid offers solutions that optimize workflow processes by increasing productivity and reducing costs, creating economic and operational advantages.

Matt Ford Sales, local Kansas City Ford dealer, is excited to announce a giveaway that they will be running from now until May 31st. The Scratch It To Win It: 2012 F-150 Giveaway will give two lucky Ford fans the chance to win an all-new 2012 Ford F-150, Motor Trend’s Truck of the Year.

Matthews Hargreaves Chevrolet is pleased to announce their participation in Chevrolet Truck Month. Throughout the month of March customers can take advantage of great deals on Chevy trucks, crossovers, and SUV’s.

Seegrid’s GC4 provides cost-effective initial investment and low total cost of ownership. Seegrid’s vision-guided Robotic Industrial Trucks deliver affordable transport with a rapid payback period.

In the Q1 current issue of Robotics Tomorrow, Seegrid’s Robotic Industrial Trucks were profiled. In the article, The Warehouse Group took to the Robotic Industrial Truck right away when they saw how it helped with their workload. On the manufacturing side, an unexpected secondary benefit is that they removed clutter and unsightly pallets from the work areas so the trucks can maneuver, providing a cleaner, safer work environment.

Last month at the American Trucking Association’s 2012 Annual Technology & Maintenance Council Meeting a task force was formed to study the advancements in cleanable and reusable air, fuel, hydraulic, coolant & lube filters for class 6, 7, & 8 vehicles. The TMC Task Force, chaired by Karl Dedolph, will submit a recommendation when completed to their members and the trucking industry for a ballot request to become a Recommended Practice (RP).

The National Truck Equipment Association Work Truck Show was held in Indianapolis this month and the Chrysler Ram truck brand took the opportunity to introduce an expansion of their already popular Ram 1500 lineup. The Ram 1500 Tradesman will now be available in Crew Cab and Quad Cab for the 2012 models.

Seegrid offers solutions that optimize workflow processes by increasing productivity and reducing costs, creating economic and operational advantages. Lorie King Rogers, Associate Editor for Modern Materials Handling, recently profiled the new Seegrid solution: The View, an automated data collection tool.

Products in aftermarket secondary filtration (By-Pass Filters) provide benefits for nearly every type of commercial engine application and at the upcoming SAE Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress; Karl Dedolph, President of D3 Consulting, will lead a panel discussion on the “Technological Advancements in Secondary Filtration Devices”. The Mid-America Trucking Show displays and showcases numerous by-pass filtration technologies every year.

In the current issue Packaging Revolution looked at Seegrid’s Robotic Industrial Trucks. Seegrid announced a product so advanced, it is simple. The unmanned GC4 provides the ultimate in Robotic Industrial Truck automation and flexibility. Built on an off-the-shelf Class I forklift chassis and equipped with Seegrid’s vision-guided autonomous navigation system, the GC4 automatically transports palletized loads throughout manufacturing and warehouse environments without the need for facility modifications, wires, tapes or lasers.

DC VELOCITY's editorial voice is contemporary, and conversational, offering a refreshing change of pace from typically dry and non-compelling offerings currently in the market. Story starts are comparatively high, and story length is comparatively short when juxtaposed with existing business brands. Respect for the readers' time is paramount. DC VELOCITY offers readers a trusted and reliable source of business intelligence that they can turn to and quickly draw the information that it of interest.

The Mid-America Trucking Show began in the early 1970's, when a private management group was formed by Paul K. Young, to create the largest and most diversified trucking show in the United States of America. MATS was held in 1972 with 83 Exhibitors and 4000 visitors in attendance. This year’s show at the Louisville Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center is on March 22-24 and will host over 1,300 Exhibitors and 90,000 trucking professionals participating in the largest heavy-duty trucking event in the world. http://www.truckingshow.com/photo-gallery

Products in aftermarket secondary filtration (By-Pass Filters) provide benefits for nearly every type of commercial engine application and at the upcoming SAE Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress; Karl Dedolph, President of D3 Consulting, will lead a panel discussion on the “Technological Advancements in Secondary Filtration Devices”. The Mid-America Trucking Show displays and showcases numerous by-pass filtration technologies every year.

Seegrid’s director of sales and marketing David Noble said, “The View solution answers the age-old question: How can we do better? “Our technology, which is built into the brand of lift trucks that end users rely on most, captures important information that can be used to optimize efficiencies. View puts vital data in the hands of management, and that data is power to improve the operation’s processes.”

Many companies can neither afford nor require all the bells and whistles of an enterprise-wide AGV (automated guided vehicle.) The robotic forklift solution is far more affordable and produces a rapid return-on-investment. The reduced labor costs means that full-time employees are reassigned to value-added work activities and reduced maintenance costs allow employees to perform routine maintenance and trouble shooting.

Robotic trucks are set up in hours rather than weeks or months, unlike AGVs (which require months of planning for implementation and installation.) The additional extensive IT Integration needed for AGVs often compromises the quality and compliance among the workforce. With no IT integration required and not facility modification required, robotic industrial trucks are often the better choice.

The feature is titled: Automated Guided Vehicles Compromise Quality: Robotic Industrial Trucks Better Solution.In the current issue of Brazil Quality magazine, supply chain best practices include a discussion that vision-guided robotic trucks are a better solution than expensive automated guided vehicle systems (AGVs), according to manufacturing journalist, Thomas R. Cutler, especially when you do not need all the bells and whistles.

Rick LeBlanc is the editor of PackagingRevolution.net, which focuses on pallets and reusable packaging, including selection, management and industry news. The Reusable Packaging News covers reusable containers, pallet pooling news, returnable packaging product announcements and more. LaBlanc urged creating greater visibility for these products and related management services in the marketplace.

Lorie King Rogers, Associate Editor for Modern Materials Handling, recently profiled the new Seegrid solution: The View, an automated data collection tool.