Rough-terrain and vertical-mast forklifts keep lifting and placing different building supplies on different jobsites even through the evolution and rise of telehandlers on the market. There are lots of traditional-style forklifts available within the material handling business which lost market share to telehandlers. This happened specially when the competition broke onto the construction scene. Ever since that time, sales numbers have stabilized. Vertical-mast lift trucks have re-surfaced and seem to be becoming more popular again due to their greater production, alteration of certain telehandler-like features and low cost.
Straight-mast equipment would finish twice the work that a telehandler would do because of their ground speed and maneuverability. Interestingly enough, rental outfits are starting to charge higher rates on straight-mast units.
In the rough-terrain lift truck business, rental buyers have been having a greater influence. Over half of all vertical-mast lift trucks are presently being sold to a rental yard. These acquisitions are generally driven mostly by utilization, that is a factor closely followed by purchase price.
The telehandler has become a very popular equipment within the material handling business. Their popularity has given them a better advantage when it comes to rental utilization. Their overall expansion has been moderated by their higher price. There is several forklift users who feel that telehandlers are not nearly as helpful compared to conventional rough-terrain forklifts for loading and unloading repetitive tasks. This means that although competition among telehandler marketers has lowered their prices, a lot choose the RT forklifts which have been working well for decades.
The telehandler is a bit slower equipment in comparison to a rough terrain lift truck unit. They are also ganglier to use and requires a higher level of skillfulness to finish the job. On the upside, they get the reach if they need it. There will continuously be a place in the industry for lift trucks however, because there are locations which you can not access with a telehandler.
The rough-terrain forklift is small, compact and able to carry a heavier load vertically compared to the telehandler. Essentially, in order to utilize the right machinery for your application, you must determine what jobs exactly you would be completing, the kind of environment and conditions you would be operating in and what your load capacity is. All these factors will help you decide what the best options available are.