Order pickers
Order pickers are designed to handle individual items or cases, whereas reach trucks and turret trucks are utilized for handling palletized loads. Order pickers are also sometimes called order selectors or stock pickers. The equipment includes a platform on which the operator stands. The order picker lifts the operator together with the forks so that she or he could pick things from the shelves and put them onto a pallet on the forks. The machine could move forward whilst in an elevated position. Wire guidance systems are provided.
Order Picker
Order pickers come with certain lift and travel speeds, fork size, weight limit and reach limitations. The majority have a fork size designed to load an average pallet, no more than about 1.5 meters in length. The higher lift and travel speed helps enhance efficiency, but training is necessary to avoid accidents. Employees must be trained on the specific kind of unit they would be operating.
Low Lift Pallet Jacks
Non-powered pallet trucks
Non-powered pallet trucks are a less costly alternative. These simple lift trucks are also called hand pallet jacks and hand pallet trucks. These trucks utilize a hydraulic device to be able to lift pallets just several centimeters above the ground. The person operating it pulls the load using the truck handle.
Electric-powered pallet trucks
Electric-powered pallet trucks are relatively inexpensive and built for easy maneuvering. The size of the fork could hold two or three pallets. These trucks come in two kinds: the "rider" includes a platform on which the operator rides in a standing position; the "walkie" kind is designed to be operated whilst the operator walks alongside. These types of trucks are usually found in warehouses, with operators order picking while moving down the aisles. Both non-powered and powered pallet trucks are categorized as ITA Class 3.