If you are looking for forklift rentals in and around Northumberland then be aware that if a warehouse operative undertakes a number of tasks which means they are required to be on and off the lift truck throughout the day then a stand-on lift truck can be more convenient than a sit-on lift truck.

While looking into forklift rentals in and around Northumberland you might like to be aware that a newspaper distribution company was fined £125,000 after a van driver suffered severe head injuries when he was hit in the head by a reversing lift truck with a raised load. It was found that the lift truck driver had reversed without looking.

While searching for forklift rentals in and around Northumberland you might like to be aware that a farming company was fined £35,000 and ordered to pay costs of over £17,000 after an incident where an employee died when he was crushed against a mobile cleaning machine by a lift truck. He had finished processing wheat seeds when his colleague got onto the lift truck to move the last bag. When the driver started the vehicle it suddenly moved forward, trapping him against the machine.