Explore the Material Handling Ecosystem

Buyers & Users

Warehouse Operators

Use lift trucks to store and retrieve pallets. DHL describes deployments for its own warehouse operations and for a customer.

Lift Truck Operators

Workers operate powered trucks. The US rule distinguishes the employee operator from the employer responsible for training and evaluation.

Third-Party Logistics Operators

Contract logistics firms that run warehouses for shippers and buy or lease large lift truck fleets.

Organizations to Explore

DHL Supply Chain

Runs contract warehouses and has documented the use of autonomous forklifts in the United States and Belgium. A January 2026 company account describes continuing warehouse work and automation in England.

GXO Logistics

Runs contract warehouses and employs workers to move inventory with powered industrial trucks. A job posting supports the kind of work performed; it does not show fleet size, purchases or the number of vacant jobs across the business.

Ryder

Runs dedicated and shared warehouses and offers warehouse automation that includes autonomous forklifts. It does not establish the number or ownership of trucks at each customer site.

How They Connect

Products & Services

Pallet Movement

Storage and retrieval work performed in the named DHL warehouses.

Methods & Technologies

Autonomous Pallet Handling

Robotic trucks move pallets and connect with warehouse software.

Standards & Rules

US Powered Industrial Truck Rule

29CFR1910.178 includes training and evaluation duties for employers in scope.

Sources

DHL Supply Chain official evidence

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GXO Logistics official evidence

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DHL Supply Chain official evidence

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DHL Supply Chain official evidence

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GXO Logistics official evidence

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Ryder official evidence

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DHL Autonomous Forklifts in Bornem2022

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DHL Deploys Autonomous Forklifts in North America

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GXO Logistics home

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OSHA29CFR1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks

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Ryder home

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