VNA and NA Trucks: There are some truck models that have VNA or very narrow aisle features or narrow aisle or NA features. Nearly all counterbalanced trucks need at least 11 feet of aisle width in order to function safely and efficiently. Narrow Aisle trucks on the other hand, are able to operate in narrow aisles that are 8 to 10 feet wide. What's more, very narrow aisle or VNA trucks could operate in aisles that are 6 feet wide.
The advantage of utilizing a VNA and NA truck over a conventional lift is that it makes it possible for warehouses to be constructed with narrower aisles. The wider aisles within the warehouses allow for more storage of products within a particular space, that improves cube utilization. The loads transported by VNA and Narrow Aisle trucks usually are limited to roughly 3000 and 5000 pounds. Reach trucks are capable of operating in narrow aisle. Order selectors, turret trucks and rotating mast trucks are able to work within narrow or very narrow aisles, depending on the particular model.
Reach Trucks: Reach trucks are especially designed narrow-aisle trucks that are designed for retrieval and storage. They are made of outriggers and telescoping forks that allow the operators to lift a load and then retract it over the outriggers. These models are not the best suited for moving loads quickly over long distances nor for loading and unloading trucks. Like the order selector, reach trucks could be available for lifting heights that are higher than 30 feet.
Turret Trucks and Rotating-Mast Trucks: Like standard sit-down forklifts, rotating mast trucks have masts that could rotate in one direction, to a 90 degree angle. This feature enables them to operate in a narrow aisle situation. Turret trucks are able to work in narrow or very narrow aisle places. Like order selectors, these equipment can lift both the operator and the load. Additionally, they could allow the operator to deal with loads on either side of an aisle without exiting and re-entering the aisle.
Turret trucks are usually rail or wire guided when they are used within very narrow aisles. Therefore, the operator could concentrate on the work load at hand as they doesn't need to focus any energy on their driving skills. As turret trucks are considered "operator-up" trucks, they could be utilized for item and case picking in addition to full pallet handling.