Narrow Aisle Forklifts
Narrow aisle forklifts are specially designed in order to fit down very narrow warehouse aisles. This provides a few advantages to business owners like greatly increasing their space to store objects. Even smaller aisles can fit a lift truck through them. Narrow aisle forklifts are known 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 much space because of the fact that the majority of objects that hinder movement have been squished up the main lift truck body in their design.
Some of the downsides are that compared to standard forklifts, they are very slow. Like for instance, if you are required to transport objects across large distances, in terms of speed, these lift trucks would not cut it. This problem can be solved easily if you also have access to a regular forklift. Several companies prefer to use the narrow aisle forklift to move the load to a central location. These objects are then handed off to a standard forklift which will take it the bulk of the distance. Usually, narrow aisle forklifts could not move as much weight so they are only effective for smaller loads.
How to Drive a Forklift Truck
A forklift or an industrial powered lift truck operates on the same principal as your standard car. 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 work in very narrow confines. Utilizing a lift truck requires additional expertise and training to be able to run efficiently and smoothly.