Very Narrow Aisle and Narrow Aisle Trucks: Certain forklifts have VNA features or NA features. To be able to operate safely and efficiently, the majority of counterbalanced trucks require a minimum of 11 feet of aisle width. Narrow or NA trucks however, can operate in narrow aisles that measure 8 to 10 feet wide. In addition, VNA or very narrow aisle trucks can function in aisles as narrow as 6 feet wide.
VNA and NA trucks provide lots of benefits as they make it possible for warehouses to be built with narrower aisles. This results in the warehouse being able to successfully store numerous more things within a certain space, improving cube use. The loads moved utilizing Narrow Aisle and VNA trucks normally are limited to roughly 3000 and 5000 pounds. Reach trucks can operate in narrow aisle. Order selectors, turret trucks and rotating mast trucks can operate in narrow or very narrow aisles, depending on the particular unit.
Reach Trucks: Reach trucks are especially made narrow-aisle trucks that are designed for retrieval and storage. They are made of telescoping forks and outriggers which allow the operators to lift a load and after that retract it over the outriggers. These units are not suitable for moving loads quickly over long distances nor for unloading or loading trucks. Like the order selector, reach trucks could be available for lifting heights which are greater than 30 feet.
Turret Trucks and Rotating-Mast Trucks: Rotating-mast trucks are like typical sit-down forklifts. The main distinction is that their masts can rotate in one direction, to a 90 degree angle. This feature enables them to operate in a narrow aisle condition. Turret trucks are able to work in narrow or very narrow aisle places. Similar to order selectors, these machines are capable of lifting both the operator and the cargo. Furthermore, they could enable the operator to handle loads on either side of an aisle without re-entering and exiting the aisle.
Turret trucks are usually wire or rail guided when used in very narrow aisles. Therefore, the operator doesn't have to focus any energy on their driving skills and could concentrate on the work load at hand. Because turret trucks are considered "operator-up" trucks, they are able to be used for picking cases and items in addition to full pallet handling.