Rough-terrain and vertical-mast lift trucks keep lifting and placing different building supplies on various jobsites even through the rise and evolution of telehandlers on the market. There are a lot of traditional-style forklifts existing in the material handling business which lost market share to telehandlers. This happened particularly when the competition broke onto the construction scene. Since that time, sales numbers have become stable. Vertical-mast lift trucks have re-surfaced and seem to be becoming more popular once more thanks to their greater efficiency, modification of some telehandler-like features and low cost.
The straight mast forklift could finish twice the work as a telehandler due to their superior maneuverability and handling in addition to their better ground speed. Fascinatingly enough, rental outfits are beginning to charge higher rates on straight-mast models.
Within the rough-terrain lift truck business, rental buyers have been having a greater influence. Over half of all vertical-mast lift trucks are now being sold to a rental yard. These acquisitions are normally driven mainly by utilization, that is a factor closely followed by purchase price.
Within the material handling industry, the telehandler has become the darling new machine. Its popularity has improved its advantage in the rental market as well. Their overall expansion has been moderated by their higher price. There is some lift truck users who feel that telehandlers are not practically as productive compared to traditional rough-terrain lift trucks for loading and unloading repetitive jobs. This means that even though competition among telehandler marketers has lowered their prices, many prefer the RT forklifts which have been performing well for decades.
The telehandler is a little slower equipment in comparison to a rough terrain lift truck unit. They are also ganglier to use and requires a higher level of skillfulness to complete the job. On the upside, they get the reach if they need it. There will always be a place in the business for forklifts though, because there are places which you will not be able to access with a telehandler.
The rough-terrain lift truck is small, compact and can carry a heavier load vertically compared to the telehandler. Basically, so as to utilize the best machine for your application, you should determine what tasks exactly you will be completing, the kind of conditions and setting you will be operating in and what your load capacity is. These factors will help you decide what the best options available are.