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Term of the Road Dictionary

forklift truck

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Operations Transport Vehicles
  • Definition : Floor-based materials handling equipment for horizontal movement, lifting and stacking of unit loads by driving two forks under the additional loading device or by using load specific attachments (e.g. bale tongs or spikes) if inserting the forks under the loading device is not possible [EN 14943].
  • Abbreviation : FLT

Gabelstapler

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Betrieb Transport Fahrzeuge
  • Definition : Auf dem Boden fahrende Fördereinrichtung zur horizontalen Bewegung und zum Anheben und Stapeln von Ladeeinheiten, indem zwei Gabeln unter die zusätzliche Ladevorrichtung gefahren werden oder indem lastenspezifische Halterungen (wie z. B. Ballenzangen oder Greifer) benutzt werden, wenn das Einführen der Gabeln unter die Ladevorrichtung nicht möglich ist [EN 14943].