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A forklift (also called industrial truck, lift truck, jitney, hi-lo, fork truck, fork hoist, and forklift truck) is a powered industrial truck used to lift and move materials over short distances. The forklift was developed in the early 20th century by various companies, including Clark , which made transmissions , and Yale & Towne ...
A counterbalanced lift truck (sometimes referred to as a forklift truck, but other attachments besides forks can be used) can transport and stack pallets and allows the operator to ride on the truck. The weight of the vehicle (and operator) behind the front wheels of truck counterbalances weight of the load (and weight of vehicle beyond front ...
A telescopic handler, also called a lull, telehandler, teleporter, reach forklift, or zoom boom, is a machine widely used in agriculture and industry. It is somewhat like a forklift but has a boom ( telescopic cylinder ), making it more a crane than a forklift, with the increased versatility of a single telescopic boom that can extend forwards ...
Typical manual pallet jack (lowered) A pallet jack, also known as a pallet truck or pallet pump, is a tool used to lift and move pallets.Pallet jacks are the most basic form of a forklift [1] and are intended to move palletized loads within warehouses, distribution centers, retail stores, and construction sites.
CLARK currently (2023) offers one of the broadest product lines in the industry, with products covering all five forklift classes, ranging from hand pallet jacks to 18,000 pound-capacity sit down forklifts. [1] According to the company, there are over 350,000 CLARK forklift trucks currently in operation around the world. [2]
Forklift truck; Oshkosh Striker; Rhino Runner; Mamba APC; Wiesel 1 – 7 units. Ford F-Series; Chevy Tahoe; Dragon Runner; iRobot 510 Packbot; XM1216 Small Unmanned Ground Vehicle; iRobot 110 FirstLook [13] iRobot 710 Warrior; Foster-Miller TALON; MARCbot IV; Remotec ANDROS; iRobot R-Gator; Squad Mission Support System (SMSS) M160
Hyster is an American manufacturing company specializing in forklifts and other materials-handling equipment. Hyster was founded in 1929 as the Willamette-Ersted Company in Portland, Oregon. [ 1 ] The company was purchased in 1989 by NACCO Industries, Inc. and became a part of NACCO Materials Handling Group.
While LP Gas forklifts are more popular and often used indoors, they cannot accommodate certain food sector applications. Fuel cell power efficiency (40–50%) [ citation needed ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] is about half that of lithium-ion batteries (80–90%), [ citation needed ] [ 7 ] but they have a higher energy density which may allow forklifts to ...