forklift truck

AKA lift truck - forklift - fork lift

An industrial truck used to lift and transport materials, by means of steel forks inserted under a load. Forklifts are most commonly used to move loads stored on pallets.

It has since become an indispensable piece of equipment in manufacturing and warehousing operations.

more common truck types, from the smallest to the biggest:
Hand pallet truck
Walkie low lift truck
Rider low lift truck
Towing tractor
Walkie stacker

IC counterbalanced truck
Telescopic handler
Slip Sheet machine
Walkie Order Picking truck
Rider Order Picking truck
Very narrow aisle truck
Rider stacker
Reach truck
Electric counterbalanced truck

Different ones can use different sources energy.

Diesel, LP Gas, Electric,

They are often measured in terms of tonnes or kg

Other important isssues:

Lift height
Fork length

Tyre Type

View

noise

pedal layout

MAX SPEED

CAPACITY

TORQUE

instrument display

A critical characteristic of a forklift is its instability; the forklift and load must be considered a unit, with a continually varying centre of gravity with every movement of the load.

In a typical warehouse setting most forklifts use load capacities of one to five tons, though machines of over 50 tonnes capacity have been built and operated.

A loading dock is an architectural fixture where trucks can be loaded and unloaded.

http://www.itsdf.org/

http://www.indtrk.org/ Industrial Truck Association

http://www.fem-eur.com/ Fédération Européenne de la Manutention

http://www.jiva.or.jp/ Japan Industrial Vehicles Association

http://www.bita.org.uk/ British Industrial Truck Association

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