In warehouse and manufacturing environments, the kinds of machines which drivers use to transport supplies from one location to another are known as forklifts. The equipment carries pallets, also called skids, which are loaded with items. The lift truck is made with forks that insert into the pallet rungs. At times, forklifts are also referred to as Lift Trucks, Pallet Trucks, High/Low, Skid Trucks, Side Loaders and Stacker Trucks.
Companies like Yale & Towne manufacturing and Clark sold the first forklifts during the early 1900s. Today nearly all supplies stores on pallets and are delivered to warehouses. Forklifts are usually found in manufacturing plants and warehouses, where they are used for the smooth operation of business.
Among the different kinds of skid lifts or pallets are the following: Walkie low lift truck - with electrical motor; Rider low lift truck; Hand pallet truck; Towing tractor; IC counterbalanced truck; Sideloader; Telescopic handler; Rider stacker; Slip Sheet machine; Walkie stacker; Electric counterbalanced truck; Walkie Order Picking truck; Reach truck; Rider Order Picking truck - also called "Order Picker"; Articulated Very Narrow Aisle Counterbalanced trucks - also called "Flexi Truck"; Truck Mounted Forklift / Sod Loader; Guided Very Narrow Aisle truck ; 'Man Down' - for narrow aisles; and 'Man Riser' Combination Order Picker/ Stacker truck
The articulated counterbalance truck is a kind of counterbalanced forklift truck that is utilized for specialized applications. This particular hybrid is suggested for very narrow aisles since it can onload and offload within really tight spaces.
The Guided Very Narrow Aisle Trucks are capable of lifting as high as 12 meters, and even up to 30 meters if it is a "non top-tied" type. These kinds of trucks are available in man-riser and man-down models. This equipment must just be utilized on floors that are flat and even.