When you are looking for sideloaders in and around Bristol then be aware that the lift truck you buy needs to fit the application you require it for. A standard mast will generally only lift to about 10ft, which is fine for offloading goods and moving them around a yard but won’t necessarily be suitable if you have high shelving/racking.

Whilst you are looking for sideloaders in and around Bristol you might like to be aware that a business was fined over £50,000 when a 60 year old employee was crushed and later died as a result of his injuries. It was found that the lift truck had been going round a corner when its driver performed an emergency stop in order to avoid hitting a member of staff. However the sudden breaking cause a steel coil situated on the forks to fall off pinning the man to the ground. The court found that no risk assessments had been carried out and that there was no safe system to safely separate pedestrians from vehicles on the site.

If you are looking for sideloaders in and around Bristol then be aware that there are many things that will affect the lift truck operators comfort level. It could be an old style lift truck that is awkward to work with or a lift truck that only allows the operator to get on and off it from one side.