Posted by Forklift Tire Company on 4th Sep 2026

A loading dock is the place where a forklift drives off the floor and onto something that can move. Everything that makes the dock efficient — the height match, the bridge plate, the trailer pul … Read more: Forklift Loading Dock Safety Guide

Posted by Forklift Tire Company on 27th Aug 2026

If you employ anyone who drives a forklift, OSHA's training rule is yours to carry — not the operator's, not a training company's, and not OSHA's. For employers covered by federal OSHA's genera … Read more: OSHA Forklift Training Requirements

Posted by Forklift Tire Company on 21st Aug 2026

One of the highest-risk spots in a warehouse isn't the racking, the dock plate, or the charging station — it's the few feet around a working forklift. Federal injury data backs that up: when a … Read more: Forklift Pedestrian Safety Guide

Posted by Forklift Tire Company on 14th Aug 2026

Search for forklift hand signals and nearly every chart you'll find claims to show "OSHA's seven forklift hand signals." Here's the problem: OSHA has never published forklift hand signals. The powere … Read more: Forklift Hand Signals: The Complete Guide + Printable Chart

Posted by Forklift Tire Company on 7th Aug 2026

On most sit-down counterbalanced forklifts, the stability triangle is formed by three points: the two front drive wheels, and the pivot pin at the center of the steer axle. That holds even on a four- … Read more: The Forklift Stability Triangle

Posted by Forklift Tire Company on 29th Jul 2026

Every forklift carries a small metal plate that answers the questions operators argue about most: how much this truck can actually lift, with which attachment, on which tires. That's the data plate & … Read more: How to Read a Forklift Data Plate