Whilst trying to find a fork truck in and around scotland you might like to note that you can expect to achieve an average of 12 hours running time from a standard gas fueled truck with a four cylinder engine. A full tank of gas will generally last for to 4 days even if the forklift is in use eight hours a day, as time spent getting on and off the forklift reduces the actual running time during the shift.

If you are looking for a fork truck in and around scotland it may interest you to know that a warehouse employee who suffered a major injury in an accident with a forklift truck was awarded £150,000 in compensation by using the support of his trade union and a firm of solicitors specialising in personal injury claims.

While investigating a fork truck in and around scotland take into account the physical restrictions of the areas in which a machine will have to operate. In particular consider any doorways through which your forklift will have to move. If your doorways are standard 1.8m (6ft) or 2.4m (8ft) high then you obviously wont be able to use a machine with a collapsed mast height of over 3m (10ft). Before making your selection make sure that all the doorways and openings that it will need to fit through have been measured.