Innovation Awards

Inbound Logistics honored Hyster for expanding accessibility to lithium-ion power, high-capacity electric equipment with performance comparable to internal combustion engines.

Fast Company named Yale a Top 10 Most Innovative Company for technology enabled lift truck solutions and customer-driven design philosophy that addresses labor, safety and productivity challenges.

Hyster made the Plant Engineering product of the year list for an onboard charging solution that allows lithium-ion powered forklifts to charge from standard 120- and 240-volt electrical outlets.

Yale took home the Green GOOD DESIGN and E+E Leader awards for their ERP VTL/VFL series electric forklifts. Designed around factory-integrated lithium-ion power, the trucks offer charging and ergonomic advantages.

The 2025 Big Innovation awards recognized the zero-emission Hyster hydrogen fuel-cell powered Reachstacker as a transformative product for ports, exemplifying ingenuity and problem-solving in action.

Yale enclosed end rider lift truck wins 2024 Industrial Design Excellence Award in the Commercial and Industrial Products category for bringing key technology enhancements to high-throughput warehouses.

Hyster was recognized as an Inbound Logistics Green Supply Chain Partner for lift truck electrification that helps companies in demanding industries pursue decarbonization without compromising performance.

Yale’s new series of integrated lithium-ion powered lift trucks received the 2024 Green GOOD DESIGN award, offering improved productivity, better ergonomics and zero emissions for warehouse operations.  

One bold solution, three wins. The Hyster hydrogen fuel cell-powered Reachstacker wins accolades from BIG Sustainability, Green GOOD DESIGN and Global Good awards for its innovative zero-emission design.

Yale was recognized by the SupplyTech Breakthrough Awards as the 2024 Material Handling Company of the Year for its technology-forward approach that leverages 100 years of experience and expertise.

Inbound Logistics names Hyster a Green Supply Chain Partner for clean power solutions that help operations in intensive industries – like ports and manufacturing – meet growing sustainability targets.

In 2023, Yale won its 12th consecutive Green Supply Chain Partner award from Inbound Logistics, recognizing the company for providing a broad range of lift truck motive power solutions. 

Hyster won a silver Edison award for Hyster Reaction™, a first-of-its-kind forklift operator assist system that helps address safety and operator awareness challenges in intense industries.

Yale received a GOOD DESIGN award for its integrated lithium-ion forklift, designed around an integrated lithium-ion battery to delivers zero emissions, better ergonomics and improved stability. 

Readers of Material Handling Product News awarded two Hyster forklifts – the J230-360XD and the H40-70A – Product of the Year honors in the lift truck and accessories and ergonomics and safety categories.

Yale won a silver Edison Award for its Yale Reliant™ operator assist system, which exemplifies the company’s focus on addressing the toughest labor, safety and productivity challenges facing warehouses.

Readers of Material Handling Product News voted the Hyster E50-60XNL as a product of the year, recognizing the truck for ergonomics and performance that stands up to the needs of demanding applications.

Food Logistics Magazine named Yale a Top Software and Technology Provider for lift truck technologies designed to address safety, productivity and sustainability challenges facing modern warehouses. 

The Hyster^® J155-190XNL high-capacity lift trucks won the prestigious GOOD DESIGN Award, offering an electric option for heavy duty applications with performance comparable to internal combustion power.

The readers of Material Handling Product News named the Yale Reliant™ lift truck operator assist system a Product of the Year, beating out three other competitors in the ergonomics and safety category.

Hyster won a Supply & Demand Chain Executive Green Supply Chain Award for providing electric lift trucks for applications reliant on equipment traditionally powered by internal combustion engines.

The Yale® Power Suite, which provides the choice and guidance to help customers choose the best-fit lift truck power source, earned a Supply & Demand Chain Executive Green Supply Chain award.

In recognition of its next-level performance in high-density warehouse applications, the Yale narrow aisle reach truck was named a Product of the Year by readers of Plant Engineering magazine.

Hyster took home the Inbound Logistics Green Supply Chain Partner and Food Logistics Top Green Provider awards for electric power options, and a Top Supply Chain Project award for consultative fleet management.

The Yale Vision impact camera, which captures video footage of lift truck impacts to help improve safety and reduce costs, was voted a Product of the Year by readers of Material Handling Product News.

The Chicago Athenaeum named two Hyster lift trucks as winners of the GOOD DESIGN Award. Ergonomics and performance helped the H360XD and J50-60XNL win recognition for design innovation and excellence.

The Yale^® Power Suite took home green awards from two major material handling publications for providing warehouse operations with a broad range of electric and internal combustion power options.

Hyster took home two reader’s choice awards from Material Handling Product News for the high-capacity J155-190XNL lithium-ion lift truck and the HY-Shield Clean lift truck sanitization program.

Hyster won recognition from two major material handling trade publications for innovative lift truck power solutions that can help mitigate emissions and deliver performance to meet operational demands. 

Yale made Supply & Demand Executive’s annual list of  top supply chain projects for its work with Goya Foods, which included a custom Goya-Spec lift truck to serve the company’s high-density racking.

Power options and productivity-enhancing solutions earned Hyster the Supply & Demand Chain Executive Green Supply Chain Award and a spot on the Food Logistics Top Software and Technology Provider list.

Yale received the company’s first Edison Award, taking home gold in the autonomous work solutions category for its automated reach truck, targeted at labor challenges facing high-density warehouses.