Industrial Trucks
The Industrial Trucks section brings together trucks and intralogistics suppliers, importers and manufacturers operating in Finland. The section promotes the development of the industry, monitors changes in the market, regulation, technology and operating environment, and strengthens the industry’s shared views, expertise and communications.
The section’s member companies supply trucks, used trucks, stackers and pallet trucks, as well as related services, maintenance, spare parts and solutions for customers’ logistics processes. The section examines the trucks industry from the perspective of changing customer needs and follows how equipment, services, power sources, automation and data contribute to smooth and reliable logistics.
The trucks industry is technical, essential and continuously evolving. The section aims to highlight the importance of the industry for the flow of goods, security of supply and the future of intralogistics.
"Without effective intralogistics, the flow of goods comes to a halt. The trucks industry ensures that goods move safely and efficiently."
Goods do not move without trucks
Trucks are essential to everyday logistics. They move goods onwards from ships, warehouses, production facilities and terminals whenever the supply chain needs to operate reliably, quickly and safely.
The trucks industry is about much more than machines. It combines people, expertise, technology, data, maintenance and operational reliability. The industry supports the daily flow of production, trade, warehousing, exports and imports. The use of data and digital services is also becoming increasingly important in monitoring equipment use, predictive maintenance, improving safety and making customers’ logistics processes more efficient.
The work of companies in the industry can be seen in practice through:
- continuity of material flows
- reliable production and warehousing operations
- smooth exports and imports
- efficient customer logistics processes
A critical interface in logistics
Trucks are used in environments where people, machines, loads, vehicles and, increasingly, automated systems operate at the same time. Intralogistics, yard traffic, warehouses, production facilities and terminals form a demanding operating environment in which the forklift industry must bring together equipment, operators, the working environment, loads, power sources and operating practices. At the same time, the industry is evolving through electrification, service-based business models and automation, while people continue to play a central role in ensuring that the overall system works effectively.
- A demanding logistics environment, where people, trucks and other traffic operate in the same spaces in warehouses, production facilities and yard areas
- An electrified and service-oriented industry, where electric trucks are widely used and maintenance, rental and spare parts services are an essential part of the business
- People, trucks and automation working together, where automation supports everyday work, while human expertise remains essential to daily operations
The Chairman of the section is Jukka Heinonen from Toyota Material Handling Finland Oy, and Juha Ala-Hiiro is the General Secretary of the section.