Journey Continues - 3rd STOP

Trail ONE 3rd STOP : Transport Equipment - INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS

Industrial trucks are used to transport materials over variable paths, with no restrictions on the area covered by the movement.

Major Types of Industrial Trucks:

(1) Pallet Jack

=> Pallet Restrictions: reversible pallets cannot be used and double-faced nonreversible pallets cannot have deckboards

(1.1) Manual Pallet Jack
=> Manual lifting and travel

(1.2) Powered Pallet Jack
=> Powered lifting and travel

(2) Narrow Aisle (NA) Truck

(2.1) NA Straddle Truck

=> Minimum aisle width requirement is 7-8 feet
=> Less expensive than NA reach truck

(2.2) NA Reach Truck

=> Minimum aisle width requirement is 8-10 feet
=> Reaching capability enables the use of shorter outrigger arms as compared to NA straddle truck

(3) Turret Truck

=> Greater stacking height compared to other narrow-aisle trucks but greater investment cost
=> Transport greater-than-pallet-size load

(3.1) Operator-Down Turret Truck
=> Operator not lifted with the load
=> Minimum aisle width requirement is 5-6 feet

(3.2) Operator-Up Turret Truck
=> Operator is lifted with the load to allow precise stacking and picking
=> Minimum aisle width requirement is 5-7 feet