Order pickers
Order pickers are made to handle individual cases or items, whereas turret trucks and reach trucks are for handling palletized loads. Order pickers are also sometimes known as order selectors or stock pickers. The machinery has a platform wherein the operator stands. The order picker lifts the operator along with the forks so that she or he could pick things from the shelves and put them onto a pallet on the forks. The machinery moves forward while in an elevated position. Wire guidance systems are available.
Order Picker
Order pickers come with certain lift and travel speeds, fork size, weight limit and reach limitations. Nearly all have a fork size designed to load an average pallet, no more than around one and a half meters in length. The higher travel and lift speed helps improve productivity, but training is truly required to prevent accidents. Employees should be trained on the specific type of unit they will be using.
Low Lift Pallet Jacks
Non-powered pallet trucks
If you want a less expensive option then you could use non-powered pallet trucks. These simple lift trucks are also called hand pallet jacks and hand pallet trucks. These types of trucks use a hydraulic mechanism in order to lift pallets no more than several centimeters above the floor. The individual operating it pulls the load using the truck handle.
Electric-powered pallet trucks
Electric-powered pallet trucks are relatively inexpensive and built for easy maneuvering. The fork size can hold two or three pallets. These trucks are available in two kinds: the "rider" includes a platform on which the operator rides in a standing position; the "walkie" version is designed to be operated while the operator walks next to it. These trucks are commonly found in warehouses, with operators order picking as they move down the aisles. Both non-powered and powered pallet trucks are categorized as ITA Class 3.