GREENE, N.Y. -- A Southern Tier company wins a Plant Engineering Product of the Year award from a leading industry publication.

Plant Engineering magazine awarded The Raymond Corporation of Greene, N.Y. with a top award for its Raymond 9000 Series Swing-Reach Lift Truck.

The company won silver in the material handling category, and the truck was especially recognized for its energy efficiency.

The panel of experts came from 30 countries and selected the truck as one of the leading products of 2009.