Forklifts are machines that forklift drivers utilize to shuttle materials from one place to another in manufacturing and warehouse environments. The equipment carries pallets, also known as skids, which are loaded with objects. The lift truck is made with forks which insert into the pallet rungs. Forklifts are also sometimes called Lift Trucks, Pallet Trucks, High/Low, Skid Trucks, Stacker-Trucks and Side Loaders.
The first forklifts were advertised in the early part of the 1900s by companies such as Yale & Towne Manufacturing and Clark. These days the majority of supplies stores on pallets and are delivered to warehouses. Forklifts are commonly found inside warehouses and manufacturing factories, where they are used to operate the business smoothly.
Amongst the various kinds of skid lifts or pallets are the following: Walkie low lift truck - with electrical motor; Rider low lift truck; Hand pallet truck; Telescopic handler; Towing tractor; IC counterbalanced truck; Sideloader; Rider stacker; Slip Sheet machine; Walkie stacker; Walkie Order Picking truck; Reach truck; Electric counterbalanced truck; Rider Order Picking truck - also called "Order Picker"; Articulated Very Narrow Aisle Counterbalanced trucks - also known 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 hybrid is suggested for very narrow aisles since it can onload and offload within 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" version. These trucks are available in man-riser and man-down models. This machine must be utilized only on flat and even floors.