Here’s what Roth Produce is saying about Jungheinrich pallet trucks
Randy Borden, Facilities Manager, comments on the Jungheinrich ECR327 powered pallet truck.
Energy Efficiency: “The trucks have a real nice battery life. Prior
to switching to Jungheinrich equipment we had to charge our trucks every day and sometimes
even between shifts. Our opera-tors are assigned to specific trucks and when the third shift
operators came in to and found their truck dead, it caused a real problem. Our opera-tors
are compensated by piece picking so without their workhorse machine they cannot pick as many
cases therefore have less income. Now that the energy efficient Jungheinrich machines are in
use, the third shift operators never have to worry about coming into work to a machine that
has a dead battery. We could probably get by two to three days without charging.
Productivity: “I would not hesitate to estimate that through the first six
months of using these machines we are at a bare minimum of 20% more efficient. In addition to less
time charging, the hot pick, jog buttons have been a huge success by minimizing the amount of steps
it takes our operators to fulfill an order within a short distance. This also helps our operators
become less tired at the end of their shift.”
Damage Control: “Operator abuse decreased 100% due to the programming
capabilities of the Jungheinrich equip-ment. Towlift helped us customize the machines to our
application. Now the operators are not abusing the equipment because they are set up for the tight
space constraints of our facility.”
Reliability: “We have had zero service calls placed on this equipment since it
has been put into operation. Cannot be much more reliable than that.”
Roth Produce Operators comment on Ergonomics and comfort of the Jungheinrich ECR327
Patrick Mazzola (Operator): “Love the trucks, so much smoother. I feel there is a 25% increase
in productivity and a 100% improvement in ergonomics.”
Earl Hall (Operator): “My body feels 100% better after work. I feel there is a 30% increase in
productivity. I also like the horn override on the smart reverse when entering our curtains. I no
longer get thrown from my truck.”