While you are trying to find fork truck hire in and around Borders then be aware that a used lift truck should start easily when cold. Bear in mind that it might start easily when you go to look at the used lift truck if the seller has already warmed the motor before you arrive to look at it.

Tip – If you are enquiring about fork truck hire near Borders it could be helpful for you to be aware that electric trucks are lighter and do not have any emissions so are suitable for indoor useage.

Whilst you are looking for fork truck hire in and around Borders you might like to be aware that a lift truck driver working at a sawmill was fined £1,750 after an incident in which he was driving a lift truck with a stack of 12 modular sheds. The sheds obscured the drivers vision and as a result he hit a fellow employee with the load causing a fractured pelvis, cuts and bruises. It is important that individuals are aware that they, as well as their employer, have duties under the law to take reasonable care of the health and safety of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions at work. In this case the employer had employed an in-house lift truck trainer and the driver had received regular refresher training and re-testing and as a result it was the employee not the employer that was fined for this incident.