Narrow Aisle Forklifts
Narrow aisle forklifts are particularly designed to be able to fit down extremely narrow warehouse aisles. This offers a few advantages to business owners like significantly increasing their space to store items. Even smaller aisles are capable of fitting a forklift through them. Narrow aisle forklifts are famous for their maneuverability and not much space is required to move a narrow aisle lift truck. Their design has enabled them to move without a lot of space because of the fact that most items which hinder movement have been squished up the main lift truck body in their design.
These forklifts have a weakness in that they are quite slow. These forklifts will not cut it if you need it to move supplies across large distances. This issue could be solved easily if you also have access to a standard lift truck. Some companies choose to use the narrow aisle forklift to transport the load to a central location. These things are then handed off to a regular forklift that will take it the bulk of the distance. Typically, narrow aisle forklifts are unable to transport as much weight so they are only 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 standard car. It has brakes, a steering wheel and an accelerator and also needs concentration and some hand-eye coordination to operate. The forklift is capable of lifting loads which weigh several tons up to heights of 24 feet or higher. They could work in very narrow confines. Utilizing a forklift requires additional expertise and training in order to work smoothly and efficiently.