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INSIGHTS FROM AMERICAN MATERIAL HANDLING

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Warehouse Wire - November 2025

November 2025

Issue: 005

Beyond Equipment: How Service Reliability Builds Client Trust

In a warehouse, reliability isn’t just measured in uptime; it’s measured in trust. When a dock door jams or a rack inspection uncovers damage, timing and response determine everything. Clients don’t just need a vendor to fix a problem. They need a partner who answers, shows up, and follows through. At American Material Handling (AMH), reliability has always been more than a promise on paper. It’s a practice that runs through every interaction, from the first phone call to project completion, and it’s one of the reasons many customers have stayed with AMH for decades.
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Steel Prices

2025 | October - $40.98

$39.83 | 2.9% ↑ Last Mo

$34.25 | 19% ↑ Last Yr

Freight Rates

Dry Van:  $2.09 (+3.5%)

Flatbed: $2.53 (+4.5%)

Ocean: $1.67k (-50.2%)

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Source: unarco.com

Decommissioning with Purpose: The Smart Way to Relocate or Liquidate

Every warehouse reaches a point of change. A lease ends, a business consolidates, or a new fulfillment center opens its doors. What happens next often determines whether the transition costs money or creates opportunity. At American Material Handling (AMH), decommissioning is not a demolition project. It is a strategy. The company’s approach focuses on preserving asset value, ensuring safety, and repurposing materials to build what comes next.

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Music Break!

🎸This Month in Music: 50 Years of 'A Night at the Opera'

Hard to believe it’s been half a century since Queen dropped A Night at the Opera in November 1975. They threw everything at it. Rock riffs, theatrical flair, and wild studio tricks; and somehow pulled off “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “You’re My Best Friend” on the same record. It went platinum first try and basically rewrote the rulebook for what a rock album could be. Fifty years on, it’s still proof that a bunch of crazy ideas and a group of guys who actually got along can turn total chaos into something that just… works.

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Pallet Rack Capacity Guide

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