Equipment Types
Forklift Tyres, Floor Loading and Noise: What to Check
Use actual laden wheel loads and site floor assessment. Compare tyre construction and measured noise, not generic pressure or decibel claims.
Forklift Knowledge Base
Practical answers about forklifts and warehouse trucks, written against the same manufacturer specification data that runs the rest of this site. Every figure names where it came from, and the tables are read live from the database rather than typed into the article.
Buying & Running Costs
Electric vs Diesel Forklift Operating Costs: Build a Like-for-Like Comparison
Compare electric and diesel forklift costs using consistent work, energy, maintenance, battery, infrastructure and resale assumptions rather than universal savings.
Equipment Types
Forklift Torque and Speed: What the Ratings Mean
Motor torque, travel speed and rated payload describe different things. Use the exact machine ratings and site rules, not a load-mass torque formula.
Power & Batteries
Forklift Battery Weight: Rated Load and Approved Batteries
Distinguish truck mass from rated payload. Check the exact battery-weight limits, fitment and approved configuration before a battery change.
Capacity & Load Handling
Derating for Multi‑Carriage Forklifts: A Practical Guide
Multi‑carriage forklifts have complex derating rules. This piece pulls manufacturer data plates and shows how to calculate the permissible load for each ca
Capacity & Load Handling
Stability Triangle Analysis for Forklift Load Centres
The article explains how to plot a forklift’s stability triangle using real VDI 2198 line data and load‑centre calculations. A table lists critical angles
Capacity & Load Handling
Floor Loading Limits: How to Compute Safe Axle Loads
Readers learn how to read axle load figures and use the floor‑loading chart from the manufacturer’s spec sheet to calculate the maximum safe load per axle.
Capacity & Load Handling
Forklift Attachment Capacity: Check the Approved Rating
Use approved truck-and-attachment capacity information rather than a generic derating formula. Check the plate, load centre, lift height and configuration.
Specifications Explained
Forklift Travel and Lift Speeds: What They Change in a Shift
Travel speed laden and unladen, lift speed and lowering speed are all published, and together they set cycle time - but the difference between two trucks i
Specifications Explained
Forklift Floor Loading: Why Axle Load Beats Total Weight
Slabs and mezzanine decks are rated per square metre; a forklift delivers its weight through a few small contact patches, and the figure a structural engin
Safety & Compliance
Forklifts on Ramps and Grades: What the Rule Requires
1910.178(n)(7) is specific and widely misquoted: over a 10 percent grade, loaded trucks are driven with the load upgrade, and on all grades the load is til
Equipment Types
Choosing a Warehouse Forklift: Six Specs That Decide It
Capacity, lift height, aisle width, power source, tyre type and service weight, in that order, eliminate most of the market before anyone quotes. Table of