In its fourth year of sponsorship, the official lift truck provider will loan HLSR 42 pneumatic tire lift trucks, each capable of lifting 3,000 to 15,500 lbs, 36 pneumatic tire lift trucks, each capable of lifting 8,000 – 11,000 lbs, 4 pneumatic tire lift trucks capable of lifting 15,500 lbs each and six electric walkies, capable of lifting 4,500 lbs each. The trucks will be used to move more than 700,000 visitor guides, stock food and beverage stations and transport all of the equipment on the floor of Reliant Stadium in support of the entertainers’ stage. The pneumatic tire trucks are manufactured locally at the Cat Lift Trucks headquarters on Beltway 8 near I-10 West. In addition to helping supply the 82 loaned lift trucks, Adobe Equipment, will also setup the units and be on hand to support all of the donated trucks during the show. Each lift truck will include a special HLSR Official Lift Truck Provider decal and will be available for purchase at the close of the event.

In addition to serving as the Official Lift Truck Provider for HLSR, Cat Lift Trucks will donate two $5,000 scholarships to Houston-area high school seniors attending a four-year college or vocational school. This marks the fourth year Cat Lift Trucks will award the academic scholarships to two outstanding high school seniors from public and/or private schools within Harris, Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Liberty, Montgomery and Waller. Deadline to submit 2008 applications is April 4 and scholarship recipients will be honored at the Cat Lift Trucks Scholarship Reception on May 23. Interested individuals can download application forms and scholarship requirements from the Cat Lift Trucks web site at www.cat-lift.com.

About Cat Lift Trucks
Cat Lift Trucks is Everything You've Come to Expect. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Cat Lift Trucks provides quality, reliable lift trucks backed by industry leading customer service and support. As a first-class material handling manufacturer, Cat Lift Trucks is recognized for its total solutions-oriented, durable line of material handling equipment in both commercial and industrial applications. Cat Lift Trucks offers a full line of dependable and long-lasting lift trucks with model capacities ranging from 2,200 to 36,000 pounds. For more information on Cat Lift Trucks full product line, visit www.cat-lift.com or call your local Cat lift truck dealer at 1-800-CAT-LIFT.