Vertical-mast and rough-terrain forklifts keep lifting and positioning different construction materials on different jobsites even through the rise and evolution of telehandlers on the market. There are lots of conventional-style forklifts offered in the material handling market that lost market share to telehandlers. This happened particularly when the challenger broke onto the construction scene. Since that time, sales numbers have stabilized. Vertical-mast lift trucks have re-surfaced and seem to be becoming more popular once more thanks to their greater productivity, lower cost and adaptation of some telehandler-like features.
The straight mast forklift could finish twice the work as a telehandler due to their excellent handling and maneuverability in addition to their better ground speed. Interestingly enough, rental outfits are starting to charge higher rates on straight-mast units.
In the rough-terrain lift truck industry, rental purchasers have been having a greater influence. More than 50 percent of all vertical-mast forklifts are currently being sold to a rental yard. These acquisitions are generally driven mainly by use, which is a factor closely followed by acquisition price.
The telehandler has become an extremely popular equipment in the material handling industry. Their popularity has given them a better advantage when it comes to rental use. Their overall expansion has been moderated by their higher price. There is several forklift users who feel that telehandlers are not practically as useful compared to conventional rough-terrain lift trucks for unloading and loading repetitive tasks. This means that even though competition amongst telehandler marketers has lowered their prices, a lot prefer the RT lift trucks which have been performing well for decades.
In comparison, the telehandler is ganglier, a little slower to operate and requires a higher level of skillfulness to finish the task. On the upside, they get the reach if they need it. There will always be a place within the industry for lift trucks however, because there are places that you would not be able to access with a telehandler.
Rough terrain lift trucks are normally compact machinery, smaller but more able to carry a heavier cargo vertically compared to the telehandler. Basically, so as to utilize the best equipment for your application, you should determine what tasks precisely you will be accomplishing, the kind of circumstances and environment you would be operating in and what your load capacity is. All these factors would help you decide what the best options available are.