Rough-terrain and vertical-mast forklifts keep picking up and positioning different building supplies on various jobsites even through the rise and evolution of telehandlers on the market. There are a lot of traditional-style forklifts existing within the material handling industry which lost market share to telehandlers. This occurred specially when the challenger 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 again thanks to their greater productivity, alteration of some telehandler-like features and low cost.
The straight mast lift truck can complete twice the job as a telehandler due to their superior maneuverability and handling along with their better ground speed. Fascinatingly enough, rental outfits are beginning to charge higher rates on straight-mast units.
Within the rough-terrain forklift industry, rental buyers have been having a greater influence. More than half of all vertical-mast lift trucks are currently being sold to a rental yard. These purchases are usually driven mainly by use, which is a factor closely followed by purchase price.
The telehandler has become a very popular equipment in the material handling industry. Their popularity has given them a better advantage when it comes to rental utilization. Their overall expansion has been moderated by their higher price. There is some lift truck users who feel that telehandlers are not practically as productive compared to traditional rough-terrain lift trucks for unloading and loading repetitive tasks. This means that even if competition amongst telehandler marketers has lowered their prices, many choose the RT forklifts which have been performing well for decades.
The telehandler is a bit slower machinery in comparison to a rough terrain lift truck model. They are also ganglier to operate and requires a higher level of skill to finish the job. On the upside, they get the reach if they require it. There would continuously be a place in the business for forklifts however, because there are places which you will not be able to access with a telehandler.
The rough-terrain lift truck is compact, small and could carry a heavier cargo vertically as opposed to the telehandler. Essentially, in order to use the best machine for your application, you must determine what jobs exactly you would be accomplishing, the type of conditions and setting you would be operating in and what your load capacity is. These factors will help you choose what the best alternatives available are.