Forklifts are machines which forklift drivers utilize to shuttle supplies from one location to another in manufacturing and warehouse environments. The machine carries pallets, also called skids, which are loaded with things. The lift truck is made with forks that insert into the rungs of the pallet. Every so often, forklifts are also referred to as Pallet Trucks, Lift Trucks, High/Low, Skid Trucks, Side Loaders and Stacker Trucks.
The very first forklifts were marketed in the early 1900s by companies such as Clark and Yale & Towne Manufacturing. Nowadays most goods stores on pallets and are shipped to warehouses. Forklifts are usually found in warehouses and manufacturing factories, where they are used to operate the business smoothly.
Some of the various types of skid lifts or pallets are as follows: Hand pallet truck; Walkie low lift truck - with electrical motor; Rider low lift truck; Towing tractor; IC counterbalanced truck; Sideloader; Telescopic handler; Slip Sheet machine; Walkie stacker; Rider stacker; Electric counterbalanced truck; Walkie Order Picking truck; Reach truck; Rider Order Picking truck - also called "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' - used for narrow aisles; and 'Man Riser' Combination Order Picker/ Stacker truck
There are counterbalanced forklift trucks available for specialized uses, like for example the articulated counterbalance truck. This hybrid is recommended for really narrow aisles as it is capable of offloading and onloading within really 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" type. These types of trucks are available in man down and man-riser models. This machinery should just be utilized on even and flat floors.