When you are trying to find forklift hire in and around Dorset you might like to note that not all operators will be comfortable with a manual transmission, however a manual transmission is generally a stronger, more robust unit than an automatic transmission and usually easier and considerably less expensive to repair.

If you are searching for forklift hire in and around Dorset 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.

When you are looking into forklift hire in and around Dorset you might like to be aware that the proprietor of a waste firm was fined £20,000 and ordered to pay costs of over £6,000 following an incident when one of his employees died after the lift truck he was driving fell from a weighbridge and toppled on top of him causing fatal head injuries. It was found that the lift truck had no seatbelt and no railings had been provided.