Narrow Aisle Forklifts
Narrow aisle forklifts are specially designed so as to fit down extremely narrow warehouse aisles. This offers a few advantages to business owners such as significantly increasing their space to keep objects. Even smaller aisles are capable of fitting a forklift through them. Narrow aisle forklifts are famous for their maneuverability and not a lot of space is needed to move a narrow aisle forklift. Their design has enabled them to move without a lot of space because of the fact that the majority of objects which hinder movement have been squished up the main lift truck body in their design.
These forklifts have a weakness in that they are somewhat slow. These forklifts would not cut it if you need it to transport goods across large distances. This problem can be easily solved if you also have access to a standard lift truck. Some companies prefer to use the narrow aisle forklift to transport the load to a central location. These items are then handed off to a regular forklift which would take it the bulk of the distance. Typically, narrow aisle forklifts are unable to transport as much weight so they are just effective for loads which are small.
How to Drive a Forklift Truck
An industrial powered lift truck or a forklift operates on the same principal as your regular automobile. It has brakes, an accelerator and a steering wheel and also needs some good hand-eye coordination to operate and requires concentration. The forklift is capable of lifting loads that weigh several tons up to heights of 24 feet or higher. They could function in very narrow confines. Utilizing a forklift requires additional training and expertise in order to run efficiently and smoothly.