SPECIAL REPORT 18 ProMat 2019: The future is...wow ProMat 2019, to be held April 8-11, will feature more than 950 exhibits and include a comprehensive educational conference. The event will offer an array of products to improve productivity in your operations.   FEATURES SYSTEM REPORT 66 How the DLA does disaster relief When natural disasters strike, the Defense Logistics Agency brings its distribution and logistics expertise to support relief efforts. BIG PICTURE 77 Designing the warehouse of the future Demand for industrial space is at an all-time high in the United States, and it’s happening just as real estate gets constrained and existing facilities age. Here’s what developers and analysts see as the answer today and in the future. LIFT TRUCK SERIES 84 How will your fleet navigate the next downturn? The same fleet management tools that cut their teeth guiding unprecedented industry growth could be tasked with curbing the same fleets. EQUIPMENT REPORT 90 Dock equipment’s moment in the sun New tools and concepts are transforming the once-neglected dock into a data-driven, process-oriented, much safer place. SPECIAL REPORT 96 Annual Productivity Achievement Award winners Modern’s annual Productivity Achievement Awards honor companies that have made exceptional operational improvements through materials handling systems.