Order pickers
Order pickers are designed to handle individual cases or items, whereas reach trucks and turret trucks are used for handling palletized loads. Order pickers are also sometimes called order selectors or stock pickers. The equipment includes a platform on which the individual who is operating it stands. The order picker lifts the operator together with the forks so that he or she could pick items from the shelves and put them onto a pallet on the forks. The machine moves forward whilst in an elevated position. Wire guidance systems are available.
Order Picker
Order pickers come with certain travel and lift speeds, fork size, weight limit and reach limitations. Nearly all 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 essential to be able to prevent accidents. Personnel must be trained on the particular units they would be operating.
Low Lift Pallet Jacks
Non-powered pallet trucks
If you want a less pricey alternative then you can use non-powered pallet trucks. These simple lift trucks are also called hand pallet jacks and hand pallet trucks. These types of trucks make use of a hydraulic mechanism to lift pallets no more than several centimeters off the floor. The individual operating it pulls the load utilizing the handle of the truck.
Electric-powered pallet trucks
Electric-powered pallet trucks are relatively inexpensive and made for easy maneuvering. The size of the fork can hold two or three pallets. These trucks come in two types: the "rider" includes a platform wherein the operator rides in a standing position; the "walkie" version is designed to be operated while the operator walks alongside. These trucks are normally found in warehouses, with operators order picking as they move down the aisles. Both powered and non-powered pallet trucks are categorized as ITA Class 3.