Whilst you are looking for used forklifts for sale in and around Cockermouth CA13 you might like to be aware that a timber merchant was fined over £100,000 following a fatal incident when a lift truck drove onto a public road and ran into a car. The raised forks of the truck punctured the windscreen of the car and stabbed the driver in the neck, killing him.

If you are searching for used forklifts for sale in and around Cockermouth CA13 you might like to be aware that an 18 year old worker had to have his leg amputated after it was crushed when the lift truck he was driving overturned in a pothole. It was later found that he was not trained or qualified to drive the lift truck.

While you are looking for used forklifts for sale in and around Cockermouth CA13 bear in mind that whilst it is very expensive to buy a replacement battery for an electric lift truck, you are in effect purchasing fuel for the next 5 years. Overall it is generally considered about 25% cheaper to operate and maintain an electric lift truck than an internal combustion gas or diesel lift truck.