Forklifts are equipment which forklift drivers utilize to transport materials from one place to another in warehouse and manufacturing environments. The machine lifts pallets, also called skids, which are loaded with objects. The lift truck is made with forks that insert into the rungs of the pallet. Forklifts are also sometimes known as as Pallet Trucks, Lift Trucks, High/Low, Skid Trucks, Side Loaders and Stacker Trucks.
The first forklifts were sold during the early part of the 1900s by companies like Yale & Towne Manufacturing and Clark. Nowadays nearly all goods stores on pallets and are shipped to warehouses. Forklifts are commonly found in warehouses and manufacturing plants, where they are utilized to operate the business smoothly.
Amongst the various types of pallets or skid lifts 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; Walkie stacker; Rider stacker; Slip Sheet machine; Walkie Order Picking truck; Reach truck; Electric counterbalanced 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' - utilized for narrow aisles; and 'Man Riser' Combination Order Picker/ Stacker truck
The articulated counterbalance truck is a type of counterbalanced forklift truck that is used for specialized applications. This hybrid is recommended for really narrow aisles as it could onload and offload in really tight spaces.
Capable if lifting as high as 12 meters are the Guided Vary Narrow Aisle Trucks. The "non top-tied" kind could lift up to 30 meters high. These kinds of trucks are available in man down and man-riser models. This machine must only be utilized on flat and even floors.