Rough-terrain and vertical-mast lift trucks keep lifting and placing various construction supplies on various jobsites even through the evolution and rise of telehandlers on the market. There are a lot of traditional-style lift trucks offered within the material handling market that lost market share to telehandlers. This happened especially when the competition broke onto the construction scene. Ever since that time, sales numbers have become stable. Vertical-mast lift trucks have re-surfaced and seem to be becoming more popular again thanks to their greater productivity, alteration of certain telehandler-like features and low cost.
Straight-mast machinery will finish two times the work that a telehandler would do because of their maneuverability and ground speed. Fascinatingly enough, rental companies are starting to charge higher rates on straight-mast units.
Within the rough-terrain lift truck industry, rental buyers have been having a greater influence. More than half of all vertical-mast lift trucks are presently being sold to a rental yard. These acquisitions are generally driven mostly by use, which is a factor closely followed by acquisition price.
In the material handling business, the telehandler has become the darling new equipment. Its popularity has improved its benefit in the rental market too. Their overall expansion has been moderated by their higher price. There is some forklift users who feel that telehandlers are not nearly as helpful compared to conventional rough-terrain lift trucks for loading and unloading repetitive tasks. This means that even though competition among telehandler marketers has lowered their prices, many choose the RT lift trucks which have been working well for decades.
The telehandler is a little slower machine in comparison to a rough terrain lift truck model. They are also ganglier to utilize and requires a higher level of skill to complete the job. On the upside, they get the reach if they need it. There would always be a place within the industry for forklifts though, since there are places which you will not be able to access with a telehandler.
The rough-terrain forklift is compact, small and could lift a heavier load vertically as opposed to the telehandler. Basically, so as to use the best equipment for your application, you will need to determine what jobs exactly you will be accomplishing, the type of circumstances and environment you will be operating in and what your load capacity is. These factors will help you choose what the right alternatives available are.