Have you seen trucks with a forklift attached?

TRUCK MOUNTED FORKLIFTS You may have seen Heavy Goods Vehicles carrying a bit of equipment hooked on the back of their truck and wondered what it is. Truck Mounted Forklifts are carried around at the rear of the lorry and accompany the driver with his or her vehicle to where-ever their goods are to be delivered. On reaching the destination the machine is right there at the place it needs to be and the driver who also operators the forklift, can simply off-load the goods from the HGV, then securely re-hook the machine back on to the vehicle and drive away to their next delivery point. Truck Mounted Forklifts (TMFL) have revolutionized on-site offloading providing greater freedom of movement and reducing the overall costs of making deliveries. Compared to more conventional forklifts, TMFL are lighter, more agile and can be used in places where accessibility is difficult (including off-road for example at construction sites). With a TMFL drivers can unload cargo without waiting for assistance and faster turnaround means increasing productivity and substantially reducing transportation and handling costs, assisting with better logistics and increased profitability. Usually carried piggyback style on the rear of a truck or trailer combination – they can be dismounted and be ready for work in as little as a minute. And using them easy as they are highly operator friendly, and they eliminate manual handling as the load can be precisely and safely positioning by the operator in almost any location. Drivers with Truck Mounted Forklift often earn more because their qualifications and skills increase productivity for their employer who can reward them accordingly. Truck-mounted forklifts have been around for years. Their safety and longevity, high level of operator comfort and optimum manoeuvrability means they are ideal for multiple industries including: transport and beverage logistics, recycling material applications, technical and medical gases, agriculture and the live events sector, as well as with timber merchants and builders merchants delivering building materials, plasterboard, insulation & wood. Also for distributors of pet food, bird seed & agricultural feed, drinks & beverage wholesalers, along with many types of palletised distribution and perfect for on-off deliveries like lawn turf. Truck Mounted forklifts are often know as a Moffett as they were the first people who had the idea for a Truck-Mounted Forklift (TMFL) more than 40 years ago. Other manufacturers now also offering similar machines. However, developments and innovations with Moffett Mounty (now known as simply “Moffett”) continue and have revolutionised the haulage industry and nowadays Truck Mounted Forklifts are indispensable in modern transport load-handling situations. If you would like to get a Truck-Mounted Forklift qualification, or if you’ve got the qualification and are looking for work we can help. Call Wallace School of Transport – 0208 453 3440 ask for Russell for details our training at our Slough Centre with our equipment or our instructors can come to companies and provide training at your site using your facilities

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