Your Walkie Lift Truck
7  Your Walkie Lift Truck
WALKIE LIFT TRUCKS
Your walkie lift truck can be used to lift, move 
and stack loads. It is designed to travel short 
distances and operate in areas with limited 
space.
YOUR LIFT TRUCK IS NOT AN AUTOMOBILE
With a load it may weigh more than
2 automobiles.
• You don't steer the same.
• You don't brake the same.
• You don't accelerate the same.
HOW TO OPERATE YOUR TRUCK
Forks First
When traveling forks first use both hands to 
operate the control handle.  
Watch your feet if you change direction of 
travel.
Power Unit First
When traveling power unit first, stay to one 
side of the truck and slightly ahead of the 
power unit. Use the hand closest to the truck to 
operate the control handle.
 
Watch your feet.
 
Stay out of the path of the truck.
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Hand on 
the controls
Walk to the side
Feet clear of the truck
BUILT TO STANDARDS
This truck was designed 
and built to current industry 
and government standards 
and guidelines. For more 
information see the following:
• American National      
  Standards Institute 
  (ANSI/ITSDF) B56.1
  (Download free from
 www.itsdf.org)
• Occupational Safety and 
 
  Health Act (OSHA)     
  §1910.178, Rev. 1999    
  (Download free from
 osha.gov)
   
• Underwriters Laboratory
  (UL) 583
• National Fire Prevention    
  Association (NFPA) 505
Recommended 
Walking Path
Path of 
Truck