Rough-terrain and vertical-mast forklifts keep picking up and positioning different construction supplies on various jobsites even through the rise and evolution of telehandlers on the market. There are numerous conventional-style forklifts available in the material handling business which lost market share to telehandlers. This happened particularly when the challenger broke onto the construction scene. Ever since that time, sales numbers have stabilized. Vertical-mast forklifts have re-emerged and seem to be becoming more popular again due to their greater efficiency, lower cost and alteration of certain telehandler-like features.
Straight-mast machinery will finish two times the job that a telehandler would do because of their maneuverability and ground speed. Fascinatingly enough, rental companies are beginning to charge higher rates on straight-mast models.
Rental buyers are having major influence in the rough-terrain forklift industry. More than 50 percent of all vertical-mast lift trucks are now being sold to a rental yard. These acquisitions are normally driven mainly by use, that is a factor closely followed by acquisition price.
Within the material handling industry, the telehandler has become the darling new equipment. Its popularity has enhanced its advantage in the rental market as well. Their overall expansion has been moderated by their higher price. There is some forklift users who feel that telehandlers are not nearly as productive as opposed to conventional rough-terrain lift trucks for unloading and loading repetitive tasks. This means that even if competition amongst telehandler marketers has lowered their prices, a lot prefer the RT lift trucks that have been performing well for decades.
In comparison, the telehandler is a little slower, ganglier to operate and needs a higher level of skill to finish the job. On the upside, they get the reach if they need it. There would continuously be a place in the industry for forklifts however, as there are places which you would not be able to access with a telehandler.
The rough-terrain lift truck is compact, small and could lift a heavier load vertically compared to the telehandler. Basically, so as to use the best equipment for your application, you must determine what tasks precisely you will be completing, the kind of setting and conditions you would be operating in and what your load capacity is. All these factors will help you decide what the right options available are.