So you are about to acquire a forklift. You’ve chosen the type, brand, model, capacity and fuel type. Most of the hard work is out of the way! Now you just need to decide whether you are going to buy the forklift outright, or rent it.

A forklift is also known as a lift truck essentially because it’s a truck that can lift loads using a set of forks. A forklift can be used in numerous places such as warehouses, factories, farms, shipping yards and much more. There are many types of forklifts which can be called a variety of different names; in this case we will use the basic names of the forklifts when describing their capabilities.

Thankyou to everyone for staying with us throughout the Forklift Terminology Serious so far, we are now over the half way point of the four part series after talking about basic forklift features in part1 and mast details & dimensions in part 2. Today we dive into specific terminology you will need to know about forklift stability & manoeuvrability.

Last week we began our four part Forklift Terminology Series by running through the basic forklift features. We hope everyone has familiarised themselves with the key features and if not, please have a quick look back at last weeks blog Introduction To Basic Forklift Parts as it will help you understand the on going segments. Today’s content will be split up in to two sections concerning terms relating to mast details and dimensions.

Are you new to forklifts? Or just need a quick review? This blog is the first instalment of a four part series that will focus on getting you familiar with basic forklift terminology or recap on basic forklift terms that you might already know. Today we will begin with a short introduction to the basic features of a forklift. Familiarise yourself with the picture below labelled with the important forklift features and also find a small description of them. We will now run through them individually.

On the 26th & 27th of October our OH&S team, in conjunction with the Australian Industry Group launched the first Health, Safety & Environment training program known as ForkSafe. The program was developed over many months to educate our employees about the environment and occupational health & safety issues in our workplace.