While you are searching for articulated lift trucks in and around Fife then be aware that it is difficult to determine the year a lift truck was manufactured because most of them do not have an age stamped on the data plate.

Whilst you are looking for articulated lift trucks in and around Fife you might like to be aware that a lift truck driver working at a sawmill was fined £1,750 after an incident in which he was driving a lift truck with a stack of 12 modular sheds. The sheds obscured the drivers vision and as a result he hit a fellow employee with the load causing a fractured pelvis, cuts and bruises. It is important that individuals are aware that they, as well as their employer, have duties under the law to take reasonable care of the health and safety of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions at work. In this case the employer had employed an in-house lift truck trainer and the driver had received regular refresher training and re-testing and as a result it was the employee not the employer that was fined for this incident.

If you are trying to find articulated lift trucks in and around Fife you might like to note that your first problem when purchasing a lift truck will be finding a dealer. Forklifts are officially referred to as “Lift Trucks” and are usually listed in directories under “Industrial Trucks”.