Vertical-mast and rough-terrain lift trucks keep picking up and placing different construction supplies on various jobsites even through the rise and evolution of telehandlers on the market. There are numerous traditional-style lift trucks existing in the material handling industry which lost market share to telehandlers. This happened particularly when the competition broke onto the construction scene. Ever since that time, sales numbers have become stable. Vertical-mast lift trucks have re-emerged and seem to be becoming more popular once more thanks to their greater production, lower cost and adaptation of some telehandler-like features.
The straight mast forklift could complete two times the job as a telehandler due to their superior handling and maneuverability in addition to their better ground speed. Fascinatingly enough, rental companies are beginning to charge higher rates on straight-mast models.
Rental buyers are having significant influence in the rough-terrain forklift business. Over half of all vertical-mast forklifts are currently being sold to a rental yard. These acquisitions are generally driven mostly by utilization, which is a factor closely followed by acquisition price.
The telehandler has become an extremely common machine in the material handling industry. Their popularity has given them a super advantage when it comes to rental utilization. Their overall expansion has been moderated by their higher price. There is several lift truck users who feel that telehandlers are not practically as productive as opposed to conventional rough-terrain forklifts for unloading and loading repetitive tasks. This means that even if competition amongst telehandler marketers has lowered their prices, many choose the RT lift trucks which have been working well for decades.
The telehandler is a bit slower equipment in comparison to a rough terrain forklift model. They are also ganglier to use and needs a higher level of skill to complete the task. On the upside, they get the reach if they need it. There would continuously be a place in the business for lift trucks however, because there are places that you would not be able to access with a telehandler.
The rough-terrain lift truck is compact, small and could lift a heavier load vertically compared to the telehandler. Basically, in order to use the right machinery for your application, you must determine what jobs exactly you will be accomplishing, the type of setting and conditions you would be operating in and what your load capacity is. These factors would help you decide what the right alternatives available are.