Order pickers
Order pickers are designed to handle individual items or cases, whereas reach trucks and turret trucks are for handling palletized loads. Order pickers are also sometimes called order selectors or stock pickers. The machinery has a platform on which the operator stands. The order picker lifts the operator along with the forks so that she or he could pick things from the shelves and place them onto a pallet on the forks. The machinery could move forward while in an elevated position. Wire guidance systems are available.
Order Picker
Order pickers come with certain travel and lift speeds, fork size, reach limitations and weight limit. Most have a fork size designed to load an average pallet, no more than about 1.5 meters long. The higher travel and lift speed helps improve efficiency, but training is essential to be able to prevent accidents. Personnel must be trained on the specific kind of unit they would be operating.
Low Lift Pallet Jacks
Non-powered pallet trucks
Non-powered pallet trucks are a less expensive option. These basic lift trucks are also referred to as hand pallet jacks and hand pallet trucks. These types of trucks use a hydraulic device in order to lift pallets just several centimeters off the floor. The person operating it pulls the load using the truck handle.
Electric-powered pallet trucks
Electric-powered pallet trucks are quite cheap and made for easy maneuvering. The size of the fork can hold two or three pallets. These trucks are available in two types: the "walkie" version is designed to be operated while the operator walks next to it; the "rider" has a platform wherein the operator rides in a standing position. These kinds of trucks are commonly 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.