Order pickers
Reach trucks and turret trucks are usually utilized to handle palletized loads while order pickers are made more to handle individual cases or items. Order pickers are also sometimes called stock pickers or order selectors. The machinery includes a platform on which the person who is operating it stands. The order picker lifts the operator together with the forks so that he or she can pick things from the shelves and put them onto a pallet on the forks. The equipment could move forward while in an elevated position. Wire guidance systems are offered.
Order Picker
Order pickers are available with certain fork size, travel and lift speeds and weight and reach limits. The majority have a fork size intended to load an average pallet, no more than about one and a half meters long. The higher lift and travel speed helps improve production, but training is required to prevent accidents. Employees must be trained on the particular type of unit they will be operating.
Low Lift Pallet Jacks
Non-powered pallet trucks
Non-powered pallet trucks are a less costly option. These basic lift trucks are also called hand pallet trucks and hand pallet jacks. These types of trucks utilize a hydraulic device to be able to lift pallets just several centimeters above the floor. The operator pulls the load utilizing the handle of the truck.
Electric-powered pallet trucks
Electric-powered pallet trucks are quite cheap and built for easy maneuvering. The fork size can hold two or three pallets. These trucks are available in two types: the "walkie" kind is meant to be operated whilst the operator walks alongside; the "rider" includes a platform on which the operator rides in a standing position. These trucks are usually found within warehouses, with operators order picking as they move down the aisles. Both powered and non-powered pallet trucks are categorized as ITA Class 3.