Not your daddy's lift truck.

This article focuses on the use of alternative fuels to power forklifts in the U.S. Central Grocers Inc. has decided to use hydrogen fuel cells in March 2009 to power its Yale lift trucks and pallet movers. It expects alternating current (AC) batteries to be increasingly used by companies for their power needs in the warehousing section. It notes that Toyota Material Handling USA Inc. is testing various forms of alternative power, including a hybrid electric/internal combustion system.