By Garry Bartecki
I recently spent a lot of time thinking about the many issues that will impact the markets I follow, including lift truck dealers, construction equipment dealers, equipment rental operations, and contractors and/or customers who use the types of equipment noted. It certainly keeps me off the streets.
I go through many, many, many emails a day related to topics of interest. I also use YouTube to find issues related to my topics of interest. Doing so last week, I noticed comments about the auto industry that were a bit disturbing because they tied in with one of the email reports titled THE AUTO INDUSTRY WILL NEVER BE THE SAME. When I combined the two information sources, I was forced to concentrate on how this data could relate to the lift truck industry. Thus, the title for this month’s column because what happens in the auto industry will eventually work its way into your dealer operations.