Order pickers
Reach trucks and turret trucks are often utilized to handle palletized loads whilst order pickers are designed more to handle individual items or cases. Sometimes, order pickers are also referred to as stock pickers or order selectors. The machine includes a platform wherein the operator stands. The order picker lifts the operator together with the forks so that she or he could pick items from the shelves and place them onto a pallet on the forks. The equipment could move forward while in an elevated position. Wire guidance systems are available.
Order Picker
Order pickers come with certain lift and travel speeds, fork size, reach limitations and weight limit. Most have a fork size intended to load an average pallet, no more than about one and a half meters in length. The higher lift and travel speed helps enhance efficiency, but training is truly necessary to be able to prevent accidents. Employees should be trained on the specific units they will be utilizing.
Low Lift Pallet Jacks
Non-powered pallet trucks
Non-powered pallet trucks are a less expensive alternative. These basic lift trucks are also called hand pallet trucks and hand pallet jacks. These trucks make use of a hydraulic device to lift pallets just a few centimeters off the floor. The person operating it pulls the load using the truck handle.
Electric-powered pallet trucks
Electric-powered pallet trucks are relatively inexpensive and built for easy maneuvering. The size of the fork could hold two to three pallets. These trucks come in two types: the "walkie" kind is meant to be operated while the operator walks next to it; the "rider" has a platform on which the operator rides in a standing position. These types of trucks are normally found within warehouses, with operators order picking whilst moving down the aisles. Both powered and non-powered pallet trucks are categorized as ITA Class 3.