Reach Truck

Reach truckThe reach truck is a narrow aisle (8'-10') truck designed specifically for racked pallet storage within warehouses. It consists of outriggers in front and telescoping forks that use a hydraulic scissors-type mechanism that allows you to pick up the load and retract it over the outriggers. This reduces the overall truck and load length, allowing you to turn in a narrower aisle. Double-deep reach trucks use an extended reach mechanism which allows you to store pallets two deep in specially designed double-deep rack. Reach trucks are designed for racking areas only and do not work for loading trucks or quickly moving loads over distances.

Reach trucks are available with lift heights up to 40 feet, however, it is not recommended using them over 30 feet as it becomes very difficult to place loads at that height and puts a lot of strain on the operator's neck and eyes, a more specialist type of machine is then required such as a Man-Up VNA.

See below for operator experience descriptions.

OPERATOR EXPERIENCE
COURSES DURATION
TRAINEES PER COURSES
NOVICE
3 / 5 DAYS
MAXIMUM OF 3
EXPERIENCED
2 / 3 DAYS
MAXIMUM OF 3
REFRESHER
1 DAY
MAXIMUM OF 3
CONVERSION
1 DAY
MAXIMUM OF 3
  • Novice : For individuals who have no experience whatsoever of operating any kind of lift truck
  • Experienced : For the experienced operator who has extensive practical experience thought has never received any form of initial training
  • Refresher : This course is designed for operators who wish to refresh their certification following expiry
  • Conversion : For certificated operators of other types of lift truck need only a 1 day conversion to move over to Reach Truck

Training can either take place at customers’ premises or at one of our accredited training centres.
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