Gary Forger is an editor at large for Modern Materials Handling. He specializes in logistics technology, transportation management, green logistics, and reverse logistics, showcasing his extensive knowledge in the evolving landscape of supply chain management. Gary's insights and expertise have been featured in RBI's Supply Chain Group, Material Handling & Logistics Magazine, Logistics News Magazine, and Robotics 24/7.
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Gary Forger's coverage primarily focuses on transportation & logistics, with an emphasis on warehouse automation and industry-specific advancements. His articles often cite data and include expert commentary, suggesting that he values factual information supported by credible sources.
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By: Gary Forger
Modern Materials Handling’s 15th Annual Pallet Report reveals how companies rely on wood pallets for 92% of shipments, with 48x40-inch sizes dominating, and highlights evolving trends in plastic, reusable, and specialized pallets. The survey also underscores the critical role of pallet quality and specifications in both automated and non-automated systems, driving efficiency, reliability, and order fulfillment performance across industries.
The 2025 Lift Truck Usage and Acquisition Survey offers valuable insights into the evolving lift truck landscape. Key findings include the steady age of trucks in fleets (8 to 9 years), the growing reliance on leased trucks (over 50%), and a significant increase in lift truck expenditures, projected to rise more than 50% compared to 2023.
By: Gary Forger
Materials handling startups are transforming warehouses and manufacturing with AI-driven automation, robotics, and optimization platforms, including companies like Cartken, Freespace Robotics, Dexory, Augmentus, and WareBee. These innovative solutions enhance efficiency, accuracy, and adaptability, helping businesses scale operations, reduce costs, and future-proof supply chain processes.
Modern Materials Handling's 15th Annual Pallet Report reveals how companies rely on wood pallets for 92% of shipments, with 48x40-inch sizes dominating, and highlights evolving trends in plastic, reusable, and specialized pallets.
From back-of-hand scanners and screens to voice systems, wearables are fixing real problems in real time for real warehouses. By November 1, 2025
Gary Forger’s Big Picture argues that despite rapid advances in automation, AI, and robotics, people remain essential to warehouse operations—even as their roles shift from physically demanding tasks to more technical, decision-oriented work. As automation scales gradually, not suddenly, the future warehouse will rely on fewer workers overall but with far higher skills, creating new opportunities in areas like system oversight, AI-driven planning, and automation maintenance.
Materials handling startups are transforming warehouses and manufacturing with AI-driven automation, robotics, and optimization platforms, including companies like Cartken, Freespace Robotics, Dexory, Augmentus, and WareBee. These innovative solutions enhance efficiency, accuracy, and adaptability, helping businesses scale operations, reduce costs, and future-proof supply chain processes.
Modern Materials Handling's 15th Annual Pallet Report reveals how companies rely on wood pallets for 92% of shipments, with 48x40-inch sizes dominating, and highlights evolving trends in plastic, reusable, and specialized pallets.
By: Gary Forger
By June 1, 2026 According to Modern 's MRO survey earlier this year, hiring and retention challenges are widespread across the warehousing
As labor shortages persist, companies can’t rely on traditional hiring methods to build the workforce they need. This Big Picture argues for long-term workforce development—partnering with schools, certifications, and apprenticeships—to build talent pipelines years before job openings exist.
