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Reach Trucks

Reach trucks for high-bay warehouses, combining narrow-aisle agility with lift heights and residual capacities for pallet racking.
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How to choose

What it is for

  1. Stacking to great heights (7–13 m) in narrow aisles — high-bay warehouses.
  2. Very-narrow-aisle (VNA) trucks for maximum storage density; multi-directional for long goods.

Check before you choose

  • Lift height and residual capacity at top level
  • Aisle width (reach vs. VNA guidance)
  • Floor flatness class
  • Operator position: seated, stand-on, man-up
  • Battery capacity for shifts

Not suitable for

  • Outdoor or rough floors
  • Occasional low-height stacking (over-specified)

What we will ask you before recommending a model

Reach truck Project product — the final configuration is confirmed by our technical team before the order.
  1. Heaviest load including pallet, packaging and any attachment? Rule of thumb: use at most 80 % of rated capacity for safety and service life.
  2. Dimensions (L×W×H) of the largest and of the heaviest load? Is the centre of gravity known and centred? The load centre moves away from the mast as the load gets longer; real capacity falls with load-centre distance and lift height (capacity diagram). Tall loads raise the COG.
  3. Is the load always on a EUR pallet (open bottom)? Or CHEP / closed-bottom / plastic pallets, boxes, or goods placed directly on the forks? Dimensions of the pallet underside? Forks with support legs underneath need an open-bottom pallet. Goods without a pallet load the forks at points and bend them. Pallet compatibility matters more than capacity.
  4. How high must the load be lifted — top rack beam, vehicle bed, machine table? How many rack levels? Capacity at maximum height is much lower than nominal (residual capacity). Customers know 'the rack', not millimetres — ask them to measure the top beam.
  5. Lowest passage in the working area (doors, beams, pipes, mezzanine, container, lift)? Ceiling height where stacking happens? Lowered mast height must pass every obstacle; extended mast must fit under ceiling, lighting and sprinklers.
  6. Aisle width between racks and the narrowest passage / door? Every truck has a stacking-aisle width (Ast). Compare with Ast, not with the truck width.
  7. Floor flatness class (DIN 15185 / EN 15620), rack quality and depth? At 8–13 m a few mm of unevenness becomes a large sway at the fork tips; capacity at the top can be far below nominal.
  8. Are there gradients (ramps, slopes) in the working area? How steep (%) and how long (m)? Pedestrian and stand-on trucks are designed for level floors; motor, brakes and drive-wheel traction are sized for occasional short ramps. On a long or steep slope they overheat, lose traction or cannot hold the load.
  9. How long must the truck run continuously, how many hours per day and shifts? Pallets per hour, distance per trip? Battery capacity and truck class follow from this. Most buyers under-specify on price and end up with a truck that stops mid-shift.

Typical mistakes to avoid

  • At great heights capacity may be far below nominal; floor flatness and rack quality become critical.

Helpful to have ready: Rack drawing · Pallet · Mass/COG · Top beam height · Aisle (Ast) · Floor · Shifts

VNA / tri-lateral truck Project product — the final configuration is confirmed by our technical team before the order.
  1. Working aisle width; height; pallet; mass; residual capacity; man-up/man-down; rack geometry; guidance (rail/inductive); transfer aisle; floor class? VNA truck and racking must be designed as one system — a few cm in aisle, floor or racking decide feasibility.
  2. How long must the truck run continuously, how many hours per day and shifts? Pallets per hour, distance per trip? Battery capacity and truck class follow from this. Most buyers under-specify on price and end up with a truck that stops mid-shift.

Typical mistakes to avoid

  • Truck and racking are one system — a few cm in aisle, floor or racking decide feasibility.

Helpful to have ready: CAD/plan of the racking · Sections · Pallet and mass · Floor · Transfer aisle · Shifts

Multi-directional reach truck / 4-way Project product — the final configuration is confirmed by our technical team before the order.
  1. Load length/width, COG, mass, height, aisle, travel directions, rack geometry? With long loads the required aisle depends on the load length, not only on the machine.
  2. What is the floor: industrial concrete, asphalt, paving, gravel, uneven, potholes, sharp edges, expansion joints, thresholds, drains? Small polyurethane wheels and no suspension: tolerance for unevenness is very low. Sharp edges cut the PU tread; gaps stop the small load rollers.
  3. How long must the truck run continuously, how many hours per day and shifts? Pallets per hour, distance per trip? Battery capacity and truck class follow from this. Most buyers under-specify on price and end up with a truck that stops mid-shift.

Typical mistakes to avoid

  • Long loads can define aisle width and stability more than the truck's capacity.

Helpful to have ready: Load drawing with length/COG · Warehouse plan · Heights · Floor

How to choose a reach truck

A reach truck is the high-bay specialist: the mast (or fork carriage) extends forward to pick up the pallet and retracts for travel, so the truck works in aisles far narrower than any counterbalanced forklift while lifting to heights a warehouse actually uses. Selection comes down to lift height, residual capacity at that height, and aisle width. The core range covers the REV15 (1500 kg, up to 7000 mm) and REV20 (2000 kg, up to 7400 mm), while the REV20VP reaches 8–12 m and the super-compact REV16 squeezes 7.4–9.5 m lift out of a minimal footprint.

Special layouts have dedicated models: seated and standing counterbalanced reach trucks that need no straddle legs, fork-reach (scissor) models for double-deep racking, and for very narrow aisles the man-down REV15BP and man-up REV15TS working up to 13 m. For horizontal transport and lower racking compare electric forklifts, electric stackers and order pickers. Contact us with your racking heights, aisle widths and pallet weights and we will spec the right truck.

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between a reach truck and a counterbalanced forklift?

A reach truck carries the load within its wheelbase (the mast or forks extend to pick and place), so it needs no heavy counterweight and turns in much narrower aisles — the standard choice inside pallet racking. A counterbalanced forklift is more versatile outdoors and on ramps, but needs wider aisles.

What does residual capacity mean and why does it matter?

A truck rated 2000 kg does not lift 2000 kg at every height — capacity drops as the mast rises. The residual capacity chart in each model's documentation states what it lifts at your top beam level; that figure, not the nominal rating, is what must cover your heaviest pallet.

Which reach truck works in very narrow aisles?

Dedicated VNA models: the man-down REV15BP (5–10.5 m) keeps the operator at floor level, while the man-up REV15TS (9.2–13 m) lifts the cabin with the load for direct picking at height. Both typically run in guided aisles — send us your aisle dimensions and we will check the fit.

What lift heights do reach trucks cover?

Standard models cover roughly 3 to 7.4 m, the REV20VP extends to 8–12 m, and VNA man-up models reach 13 m. Above ~7 m, mast options and floor quality start to matter as much as the truck itself — factor both into the selection.

How quickly can a reach truck be delivered?

Reach trucks are configured per order (mast height, battery, options). Request a quote on the product page and we will confirm the current lead time, delivery cost and commissioning support for your location.