Reach Truck Training

These trucks operate a little differently to counterbalance trucks as they can reach forward once a load has been picked up. They are ideal for moving items from shelf to shelf inside a warehouse (vertically and horizontally) setting them apart from counterbalance trucks.

The RTITB Reach Truck Operator training course will give you the skills to operate a reach truck safely and efficiently, carry out a pre-use inspection, and recall the causes of truck and load instability. The course covers, but is not limited to, the following areas;

• Lift truck controls and instruments
• Starting/moving/stopping and steering the truck
• Operation of hydraulic controls
• Battery care
• Weight assessment
• Handling laden and unladen pallets
• Driving on/off ramps and inclines
• Stacking and destacking
• The operators’ safety code