Order pickers
Order pickers are designed to handle individual cases or items, while turret trucks and reach trucks are used for handling palletized loads. Order pickers are also sometimes known as order selectors or stock pickers. The equipment includes a platform on which the person who is operating it stands. The order picker lifts the operator together with the forks so that she or he can pick items from the shelves and put them onto a pallet on the forks. The machinery moves forward while in an elevated position. Wire guidance systems are available.
Order Picker
Order pickers are available with certain fork size, lift and travel speeds and weight and reach limitations. Nearly all have a fork size intended to load an average pallet, no more than around 1.5 meters in length. The higher travel and lift speed helps improve production, but training is really required to avoid accidents. Personnel must be trained on the specific units they will be using.
Low Lift Pallet Jacks
Non-powered pallet trucks
Non-powered pallet trucks are a less expensive choice. These basic lift trucks are also known as hand pallet jacks and hand pallet trucks. These trucks use a hydraulic device in order to lift pallets no more than a few centimeters above the floor. The person operating it pulls the load using the handle of the truck.
Electric-powered pallet trucks
Made for easy maneuvering, the electric-powered pallet trucks are reasonably priced. The size of the fork can hold two or three pallets. These trucks come in two kinds: the "rider" includes a platform wherein the operator rides in a standing position; the "walkie" kind is designed to be operated whilst the operator walks next to it. These kinds 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.