Forklifts are machinery that forklift drivers use to transport supplies from one location to another in manufacturing and warehouse environments. The machinery carries pallets, also known as skids, which are loaded with things. The lift truck is designed with forks which insert into the pallet rungs. Every so often, forklifts are also referred to as Lift Trucks, Pallet Trucks, High/Low, Skid Trucks, Stacker-Trucks and Side Loaders.
The first forklifts were advertised during the early part of the 1900s by companies like Clark and Yale & Towne Manufacturing. These days the majority of supplies stores on pallets and are shipped to warehouses. Forklifts are normally found within warehouses and manufacturing factories, where they are used to operate the business smoothly.
Some of 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; Walkie stacker; Rider stacker; Slip Sheet machine; Electric counterbalanced truck; Walkie Order Picking truck; Reach truck; Rider Order Picking truck - also known as "Order Picker"; Articulated Very Narrow Aisle Counterbalanced trucks - also referred to as "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 which is utilized for specialized applications. This particular hybrid is suggested for very narrow aisles as it is capable of offloading and onloading in very 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" kind. These trucks are available in man down and man-riser models. This machine must be used only on even and flat floors.