Rough-terrain and vertical-mast forklifts keep picking up and placing different building materials on different jobsites even through the rise and evolution of telehandlers on the market. There are lots of conventional-style forklifts available in the material handling market which lost market share to telehandlers. This occurred particularly when the competition broke onto the construction scene. Ever since that time, sales numbers have stabilized. Vertical-mast lift trucks have re-emerged and seem to be becoming more popular again because of their greater production, lower cost and alteration of certain telehandler-like features.
The straight mast lift truck could complete two times the work as a telehandler due to their superior handling and maneuverability as well as their better ground speed. Fascinatingly enough, rental outfits are beginning to charge higher rates on straight-mast models.
Rental purchasers are having significant influence within the rough-terrain forklift industry. Over half of all vertical-mast forklifts are presently being sold to a rental yard. These acquisitions are usually driven mostly by utilization, which is a factor closely followed by purchase price.
Within the material handling industry, the telehandler has become the darling new machine. Its popularity has improved its advantage 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 helpful compared to conventional rough-terrain lift trucks for unloading and loading repetitive tasks. This means that even if competition among telehandler marketers has lowered their prices, many choose the RT lift trucks that have been working well for decades.
In comparison, the telehandler is ganglier, a little slower to operate and needs a higher level of skillfulness to complete the job. On the upside, they get the reach if they require it. There will continuously be a place within the business for lift trucks though, since there are places that you could not access with a telehandler.
Rough terrain lift trucks are normally compact machinery, smaller but more able to carry a heavier load vertically compared to the telehandler. Basically, so as to utilize the right equipment for your application, you should determine what jobs precisely you would be completing, the type of conditions and environment you will be operating in and what your load capacity is. All these factors will help you decide what the best alternatives available are.