TCM IC Forklifts Long Beach

Since their introduction in the material handling industry in the 1920s, lift trucks have gone through a huge evolution. Nowadays, these high tech machines are much stronger and smarter. They have revolutionized the material handling world and have become irreplaceable workhorses within our warehouse and distribution centres all over the globe.



The first lift trucks about 100 years ago, started as really simple pieces of motorized equipment which were just capable of moving pallet loads from one place to another. Today, extremely sophisticated models are offered in the marketplace. These units are available in a wide variety of weight capacities, various designs and many lifting heights. Moreover, these machines come with a range of ergonomic designs to improve driver comfort and a lot of new safety features. Keeping the driver as comfy as possible could greatly increase the overall production accomplished during a shift.



A key feature placed on most of the available lift trucks on the market are tires and forks. Tires enable the equipment to move around and the forks can lift and carry loads. The basic design and application of different types of forklifts utilized in distribution centers, warehousing operations and manufacturing centers is covered in this article.



Counterbalanced Lift Trucks

Counterbalanced Forklifts include: Electric forklift models as well as Internal Combustion or IC units.



Narrow-Aisle Forklifts

Narrow Aisle Forklifts comprise: Turret Trucks, Reach Trucks and Order-Pickers.



Low Lift Pallet Trucks or Pallet Jacks

Pallets Jacks comprise Electric-Powered Pallet Trucks as well as Non-Powered Pallet Trucks.



Counterbalanced Forklift Trucks

The lift truck is the most common kind of forklift. This model is the counterbalanced, sit-down version. A weight located in the equipment's rear is responsible for counterbalancing the load's weight. The counterbalance is what prevents the forklift the truck from tipping over.



Counterbalanced lift trucks would usually have lifting heights of around 16 feet, or 189 inches. What's more, these units are capable of lifting a range between 4,000 to 6,500 pounds. Counterbalanced lift trucks come outfitted with backup alarms and other safety features such as lights.



Around 60% percent are electric units and about 40% percent are internal combustion units. Each and every kind of lift truck has a particular place and is suited to complete many various jobs. Depending on whether or not you will be using the machine outdoors or indoors and what type of surfaces and terrain you would be operating on, as well as what specific kinds of cargo you will be using determines the type of forklift that you would choose.

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