
Reach Truck Training Courses
Become a qualified Reach Truck operator
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

Course Duration (for 3 people):
- Novice candidate: 32.5 hours
- Experienced (but untrained) candidate: 19.5 hours
- Refresher (recommended every 3 years) candidate: 6.5 hours
- Conversion candidate: 13 hours
3:1:1 (3 trainees: 1 instructor: 1 truck)