What Is a Forklift Truck? Common Forklift Types and How They Work

A forklift truck, usually just called a forklift, is a powered industrial vehicle built to lift, lower and carry loads on a pair of fork arms mounted to a vertical mast. Quotor groups forklifts within the broader material handling equipment range, with conventional forklifts, rough terrain forklifts and telehandlers separated into practical subcategories based on how they lift and move loads, distinct from loaders that lift and carry on a bucket rather than a mast or boom. Forklifts appear anywhere goods need loading, moving or stacking quickly: warehouses, construction sites, ports and manufacturing plants.

What Is a High-Reach Forklift? Uses, Benefits and Hire Guide

A high reach forklift, also called a reach truck, is a type of forklift designed to lift pallets into high racking while working in narrower aisles than a standard forklift needs. Quotor lists high reach forklifts within its broader forklift category, alongside counterbalance forklifts and other lift truck types, since the controls are similar even though the mast and frame are built for a different job.