lift truck

Warehouse load carrier

A lift truck is a powered industrial vehicle with a forked platform at the front for raising, lowering, and transporting heavy loads.

The term is interchangeable with forklift, though lift truck appears more often in technical and warehouse contexts: The lift truck moved pallets from the loading dock to storage.

equipment

forklift

Powered pallet-hoisting vehicle

telehandler · walkie · rider · cherry picker · articulated

operation

operator

One who works machinery

  • mastVessel's sail support
  • forksMulti-pronged eating implements
  • boomLoud deep sound

hydraulic · controls · steering · lowering · tilting · load capacity · counterweight · stability · certification · training

cargo

pallet

Stackable freight platform

goods · shipment · load · stack · bulk · inventory · merchandise · carton · skid · drum

power

electric

Powered by current

  • dieselCompression-ignition fuel
  • propaneFlammable hydrocarbon fuel
  • LPGLiquefied petroleum gas

gasoline · battery · pneumatic tires · charging · emissions · fuel cell · internal combustion · hybrid · regenerative braking

warehouse

aisle

Corridor between seating sections

  • dockMooring structure at water's edge
  • rackFrame for holding items
  • shelvingHorizontal storage surfaces

storage · distribution · logistics · receiving · shipping · staging · loading bay · clearance · ramp · cold storage

Categories
Opposites
load handling method

lift trucktugger

One that pulls

push cart · conveyor

mechanization level

lift truckhand truck

Wheeled freight lever

dolly · hand cart

vertical movement direction

lift truckdump truck

Hinged-bed hauling vehicle

tipper

Family

lift, truck, lifts, lifted, lifting, lifter, lifters, uplift, uplifted

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G