While searching for fork truck hire in and around Tyne & Wear 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.

If you are searching for fork truck hire in and around Tyne & Wear it might be worth considering that renting a lift truck can be expensive but the advantage to renting is that you do not own the lift truck and are not therefore responsible for maintenance and you will not have to pay for any repairs other than abuse or neglect.

If you are looking for fork truck hire in and around Tyne & Wear bear in mind that that a new lift truck is a very costly item, but it is a necessity if you have a double shift or a 10 hour plus per day application. A used lift truck will be more suitable if your usage is much less than 10 hours per day or as a backup to another lift truck.