Realized 127 hours of additional fleet uptime each week by avoiding the manual clearing of the radiators up to five times per truck each 12-hour shift.
Reduced overall fleet rental cost with the dependability of new, reliable Crown forklifts. Previous rentals were used and often needed maintenance requiring the company to rent extra forklifts in anticipation of downtime.
Increased system uptime – more than 10 percent – with a reliable forklift that maximizes return on investment.
Packing Shed Manager - Peri & Sons Farms
Peri & Sons Farms is one of the largest onion-to-seed companies in the world. The family owned business grows, packs and ships premium onions. The business farms more than 7,500 acres in Yerington, Nevada and Firebaugh, California and employs approximately 200 employees during the peak season.
During peak season at its California location, Peri & Sons Farms operates
Now Peri & Sons utilizes 17 Crown C-5 Series forklifts to receive onions from the loading trucks, and transport bins up to 1,000 pounds of onions from the storage room to weighing and bagging lines. The C-5 is built with industrial components and features that excel in the harshest forklift environments and it features an industrial powertrain with an advanced cooling package. A dual open-core radiator provides separate cooling for the engine and transmission. The truck’s optional On-Demand Cooling system controls the fan speed independently of the engine to maximize cooling performance and automatically clears the radiator each time a user starts the truck. Crown’s exclusive Power Brake System delivers durability and performance advantages that virtually eliminate brake maintenance. Larger axles and hubs provide strength to absorb the shocks of an off-road environment. The C-5’s I-Beam mast construction and large lift chains provide durability and dependability increasing operator productivity and confidence when handling loads.