Forklifts are indispensable and versatile machines for businesses of whatever size, whether you need them for transportation of heavy materials in your business site or for efficient inventory sorting and picking. Hiring a forklift is not only convenient but also an affordable alternative to buying your own equipment. However, the staff operating the equipment as well as the business itself needs to first acquire a High Risk Work License prior to operating the trucks.

There are different types of forklifts hunter region suppliers that are offered on hire and which are specific for diverse tasks in equally diverse work environments. The most common include:

1. Counterbalance forklift

This is the most recognizable forklift for rent Central Coast suppliers offer. The trucks have forks that are forward-facing and which pick up loads directly, with no use for outrigging equipment.

2. Three-wheel counterbalance forklift

In the same manner as conventional forklifts, this uses a single drive wheel making it easy to maneuver in smaller spaces.

3. Reach truck


This type of truck is designed for use in a warehouse. This truck can lift up10 meters or greater with counter-balancing within the wheel base area.

4. Sideloader


These type of lift trucks Mid North Coast suppliers provide utilize side-mounted forks for the transportation of bulky, heavy, or long loads such as pipes or timber that would normally be unstable when transported on a regular forklift.

5. Pallet truck


This is smaller in comparison to standard forklifts and are powered either by an electric motor or manually. It is only suitable for use on surfaces that are smooth.

6. Teletruck


This is more versatile but is also more expensive. It has an extended boom mast for access that is more convenient.


As mentioned earlier, to operate a forklift, you need a High Risk Work License in order for you to use in order-picking, side loading, and counterbalance reach trucks and forklifts. However, you do not need a license for powered straddle carriers or pedestrian-operated forklifts, however, training is still necessary for compliance to legislation. Noncompliance can result in your being prosecuted. Every State safety regulator issues a High Risk License once a person completes of an approved course that is given by an RTO.

High Risk Work License training courses cover the following:

- Operating and controls sequences
- Forklift trucks design capacities, features, and limitations

- How to estimate load centers and calculate mass

- Equipment and attachments


- Safety features


- Work areas operating conditions and safe work practices


- Maintenance and inspection requirements

Contact Us:

Company Name: Hunter Liftrucks
Address: Newcastle, 53 Rural Drive
Sandgate, NSW, 2304
Ph 02 4967 4622
Website: www.hunterlift.com.au