Rough-terrain and vertical-mast forklifts keep lifting and placing various construction materials on various jobsites even through the rise and evolution of telehandlers on the market. There are a lot of conventional-style lift trucks existing in the material handling industry which lost market share to telehandlers. This happened particularly when the challenger broke onto the construction scene. Ever since that time, sales numbers have become stable. Vertical-mast lift trucks have re-surfaced and seem to be becoming more popular once more because of their greater productivity, lower cost and alteration of some telehandler-like features.
The straight mast lift truck can complete double the job as a telehandler due to their excellent maneuverability and handling as well as their better ground speed. Interestingly enough, rental outfits are beginning to charge higher rates on straight-mast units.
Within the rough-terrain lift truck business, rental buyers have been having a greater influence. Over 50 percent of all vertical-mast forklifts are currently being sold to a rental yard. These purchases are usually driven mostly by use, that is a factor closely followed by purchase price.
In the material handling industry, the telehandler has become the darling new machine. Its popularity has enhanced its benefit in the rental market as well. Their overall expansion has been moderated by their higher price. There is several lift truck users who feel that telehandlers are not nearly as useful as opposed to traditional rough-terrain lift trucks for loading and unloading repetitive jobs. This means that although competition among telehandler marketers has lowered their prices, a lot prefer the RT forklifts that have been working well for decades.
The telehandler is a bit slower equipment in comparison to a rough terrain lift truck model. They are also ganglier to utilize and needs a higher level of skill to complete the task. On the upside, they get the reach if they need it. There will always be a place in the business for forklifts however, as there are places that you can not access with a telehandler.
The rough-terrain forklift is small, compact and able to lift a heavier load vertically compared to the telehandler. Basically, so as to use the right equipment for your application, you will need to determine what tasks precisely you will be accomplishing, the type of circumstances and environment you would be operating in and what your load capacity is. These factors will help you decide what the right options available are.