Whilst you are looking for reach trucks in and around Hampshire 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.

When you are searching for reach trucks in and around Hampshire it might be worth considering that diesel lift trucks when well maintained operate very efficiently with minimal problems and usually require less maintenance than similar gas trucks; and used diesel lift trucks can often be found cheaper than comparable size and condition gas lift trucks.

While you are looking for reach trucks in and around Hampshire you might like to note that electric lift trucks do not like getting rained on as the rain usually causes problems with the electric systems causing them to short out. This can often result in the lift truck needing a day or two to dry out before it will start again.