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Nissan Forklift Announces Nissan Nine Award Winners for 2000

Marengo, Illinois - April 12, 2001. Nissan Forklift Corporation, North America wishes to announce their Nissan Nine, Dealer of Excellence Award winners for 2000. The Nissan Forklift Nissan Nine, Dealer of Excellence Award Program is designed to reward and recognize the top nine Nissan Forklift Dealers who have achieved the highest standards of sales excellence. Dealers are measured and evaluated in several major categories: unit sales, market penetration, parts sales, professionalism, service, and overall performance.

Those dealers who excel in these critical categories can earn a reward for their efforts by achieving the prestigious status of Nissan Nine, Dealer of Excellence.

Nissan Forklift is pleased to announce the Nissan Nine, Dealer of Excellence winners for 2000:

Action Handling Systems, LLC
Houston, TX
Dealer Principal: Steve Sengelmann

Equipment, Inc.
Jackson, MS
Dealer Principal: Joe Schmelzer

J.V. Equipment, Inc.
Edinburg, TX
Dealer Principal: Jim Mehis

M & L Industries, Inc.
Houma, LA
Dealer Principal: Steve Marmande

CFE Equipment Corporation
Norfolk, VA
Dealer Principal: Tony Sessa and Nick Covatta

Forklift Systems of Colorado, LLC
Denver, CO
Dealer Principal: Bob Latimer

Lift Truck Sales & Service, Inc.
Knoxville, TN
Dealer Principal: Owen Guinn

New England Industrial Truck, Inc.
Woburn, MA
Dealer Principal: Dick Rossi

Special recognition is noted for New England Industrial Truck, Inc. This dealership has won the Nissan Nine or Datsun Dozen Award 17 years in a row, every year since the Program's inception.

Please check out Nissan Forklift's latest News here: http://www.nissanforklift.com

NEIT Becomes Authorized Dealer For "Ottawa Truck" Yard Tractors Throughout New England

Ottawa Truck is the world leader in terminal tractor manufacturing. Ottawa began design and production of terminal tractors in the late 1950s. Our manufacturing facility, located in Ottawa, Kansas, employs more than 250 people and produces in excess of 2,000 terminal tractors each year.

For more information click here:  http://www.ottawatruck.com

OSHA’s Newly Revised 29CFR1910.178(1) Powered Industrial Truck Operator Training Regulation
(Effective Date: Dec 1, 1999)

This law refers to these basic points:

The employer shall ensure that each operator of a powered industrial vehicle is competent to operate such vehicle and has been trained according to the newly revised regulation.

This regulation covers all seven classes of vehicles in the material-handling field.

Before permitting an employee to operate a powered industrial truck (except for training purposes)

The employer must certify that:

• All operators have received and passed formal training.

• All operators have been evaluated and judged competent on the type of equipment they will be using.

• All operators are trained for work place conditions or for any hazards that may be present.

• The employer must have a system in place to ensure that all powered equipment is checked on a regular basis. If any equipment is found to be in need of repair or in anyway unsafe it shall be taken out of service.

• The employer must also maintain appropriate documentation to back up such training and maintenance of the equipment.

• Refresher training & evaluation must be done at least every 3 years.

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