Order pickers
Reach trucks and turret trucks are normally utilized to handle palletized loads while order pickers are made more to handle individual cases or items. Order pickers are also sometimes known as order selectors or stock pickers. The machinery has a platform wherein the person who is operating it stands. The order picker lifts the operator along with the forks so that she or he could pick things from the shelves and place them onto a pallet on the forks. The machinery could move forward whilst in an elevated position. Wire guidance systems are available.
Order Picker
Order pickers are available with certain fork size, travel and lift speeds and weight and reach limits. Nearly all have a fork size intended to load a standard pallet, no more than about one and a half meters long. The higher travel and lift speed helps enhance production, but training is essential to avoid accidents. Employees must be trained on the particular units they will be using.
Low Lift Pallet Jacks
Non-powered pallet trucks
Non-powered pallet trucks are a less costly alternative. These basic lift trucks are also called hand pallet jacks and hand pallet trucks. These trucks utilize a hydraulic mechanism to be able to lift pallets no more than several centimeters off the ground. The person operating it pulls the load utilizing the truck handle.
Electric-powered pallet trucks
Electric-powered pallet trucks are somewhat cheap and made for easy maneuvering. The fork size could hold two or three pallets. These trucks are available in two kinds: the "walkie" type is meant to be operated whilst the operator walks alongside; the "rider" has a platform wherein the operator rides in a standing position. These trucks are usually found in warehouses, with operators order picking as they move down the aisles. Both non-powered and powered pallet trucks are categorized as ITA Class 3.