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Alliance of Industrial Truck Organizations
Presidents’ Forum

York, England 2014
Mr. Brian Butler
ITA Chairman of the Board of
Directors (Linde – NorthAmerica)
20 September 2014______________________________________________________________________
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Political Overview_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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US Gross Domestic Product (GDP)_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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US Consumer Income & Spending_______________________________________________________________________

Source: National Association of Manufacturers______________________________________________________________________
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Manufacturing/Industrial Production_______________________________________________________________________

Source: National Association of Manufacturers______________________________________________________________________
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US Employment Data_______________________________________________________________________

Source: ADP, Inc.: Moody’s Analytics______________________________________________________________________
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US Unemployment Data_______________________________________________________________________

Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics______________________________________________________________________
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US Housing Market_______________________________________________________________________

Source: US Commerce Department______________________________________________________________________
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Institute for Supply Management
September 2013 – August 2014_______________________________________________________________________ISM Manufacturing
PMI Composite Index______________________________________________________________________
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US Automotive Market_______________________________________________________________________

Source: Ward’s Automotive Research______________________________________________________________________
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US Factory Shipments_______________________________________________________________________YEAR

ELECTRIC RIDER(Classes 1 & 2)

MOTORIZED HAND
(Class 3)

INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE(Classes 4 & 5)

2004

46,88644,30874,228

2005

50,604

46,206

83,725

2006

53,80650,95085,0382007

50,26048,61576,664

2008

45,361

43,716

62,104

2009

28,40928,63528,7402010

31,75936, 637

36,8962011

44,72042,21358,483

2012

49,12647,33956,618

2013

52,83452,766

66,473

Source: Industrial Truck Association__________________________________________________________________
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2014 US Forklift Market - Best Guess_______________________________________________________________________TRUCK CLASSROUNDED MEDIAN TOTAL FOR 2014

Class 133,000 - 38,000

Class 220,000 - 25,000Class 354,000 - 59,000

Class 429,000 - 34,000

Class 540,000 - 45,000

TOTAL

176,000 - 201,000

Source: Industrial Truck Association – February 2014__________________________________________________________________
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ITA Priorities_______________________________________________________________________• International cooperation on standards development,
statistical information & free/fair trade• Engineering practices: advance development of engineering
practices that promote safety of the products of members• Statistical information: collection and dissemination of
statistical information relating to the industrial truckmarketplace• Industry communications & networking• OSHA Compliance Officer Training______________________________________________________________________
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National Forklift Safety Day_____________________________________________________________________

Serve as a focal point for manufacturers to highlightthe safe use of forklifts and importance of operator
training. This day provides an opportunity for theindustry to educate customers, policymakers and theadministration on forklift operating safety practices.

National Forklift Safety Day_____________________________________________________________________

Media Results_____________________________________________________________________

Updating OSHA Regulation – B56 Standards_____________________________________________________________________••Current version of B56.1 references 1969Comparison of US Standard B56.1-1969 and ANSI/ITSDF
B56.1-2012:• Examples:
In both standards but changed• Service brake performance• Overhead guard test
• Operator platforms
Not in the 1969 standard• Operating instructions• Battery restraint• Operator restraint• Visibility

International Trade Policy_____________________________________________________________________
Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnership (TTIP)• The ITA supports two primary objectives of the TTIP
negotiations:o the elimination of all tariffs immediatelyo harmonization of non-tariff issues through atransparent process.
• Negotiating round 7 to take place in Washington, DC.

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China Industrial Truck Association (CITA)

Federation Europeennede la Manutention (FEM IT)

Japan Industrial Vehicles Association (JIVA)

Industrial Truck Association (ITA)

2015 ITA Annual & A.I.T.O. Meetings_____________________________________________________________________The Breakers, September 16 – 20, 2015

Palm Beach, Florida, USA

_______________________________________________________________________THANK YOU______________________________________________________________________
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