Electric Pallet Trucks
When You Need Power to Move a Load, You Need an Electric Pallet Truck
Smart pallet movers know that sometimes a load is just too heavy to move by hand — even with a pallet truck. That’s when they get an electric pallet truck to get major moving power for seriously heavy pallet loads.
Why Buy Your Electric Pallet Trucks From Cherry's Material Handling?
Cherry's Material Handling has a full selection of electric pallet trucks, ranging from light- to heavy-duty models. Ideal for a warehouse or industrial facility, our electric powered pallet trucks allow you to transport more weight with less exertion. Use them for unloading and loading products from trailer trucks or for transporting items over long distances in your facility. Reduce manual labor while getting things done more quickly.
Electric Pallet Trucks Put the Power in Your Hands
Being able to efficiently transport items within a warehouse is key to improving productivity. When you are trying to optimize staffing and allow employees to work to their maximum capabilities, the benefits of electric power trucks quickly come into focus. Electric pallet trucks offer many advantages for you and your employees, including:
- Less strain on the operator: With the depression of a button or the toggle of a switch, heavy loads can be transported without putting operators at risk of an on-the-job injury.
- Easier maneuverability: Electric controls make it easier for the operator to direct an electric pallet truck which makes it easier to move a load into the correct position the first time.
- Easier training: Because an electric pallet truck is designed with user-friendliness in mind — and because of the safety features included in its construction — training new employees on proper operating procedures will require little time, giving you a faster route to more productivity.
In certain circumstances, electric pallet trucks make effective alternatives to forklifts. Compared to a forklift, an electric pallet truck has the benefit of being smaller and more compact, making it a better choice in narrow-aisle warehouses and other tight spaces. It’s also more cost-effective.
4 Productivity Benefits of Electric Pallet Trucks
There are a variety of ways electric pallet trucks can help warehouse employees get more work done, faster. Here are four of the top features of electric pallet trucks that can enhance productivity.
1. Covering the Distance
Having a well-designed warehouse layout helps reduce the distance employees must cover in the course of their daily work, but it can only improve productivity up to a point. Moving items with a hand truck, making a mistake in placement or making repeated trips for multiple items can still be time-consuming. One of the best features of electric pallet trucks is their motorization — they allow workers to cover significantly more ground in far less time.
2. Quick Maneuvering
Forklifts are powerful, but all that power comes in a package that's often too big for the needs of certain small and medium-sized businesses. Operating a forklift in the aisles of a warehouse is typically a task that employees need specialized training to accomplish, while the footprint of a pallet truck is easier for workers to manage without extensive instruction.
Pallet trucks are able to turn on a tighter radius as well, which minimizes the time employees spend orienting the unit and increasing the time spent on the move.
3. Lack of Noise and Fumes
When communication is key to your operations, every bit of unnecessary ambient noise poses a potential hindrance to the safety and efficiency of workers. Gas-powered vehicles like forklifts can be loud, and they also emit fumes that can be a problem in smaller warehouses. Electric power trucks produce very little sound and do not generate fumes.
4. Additional Safety
When considering the best pallet truck for warehouse use, safety is a factor that deserves attention. Carrying pallets, drums and other warehouse items by hand or even by manual pallet trucks can be risky. Electric pallet trucks minimize the lifting required of employees, reducing the risk of injury. When workers feel safe on the job and worry less about getting hurt, they can focus more closely on staying productive.
Which Products Do You Need to Enhance Your Pallet Moving Operations?
At Cherry’s Material Handling, we’re highly selective of the products we offer to our customers. We take the time to test every product and ensure it meets our high standards. Our current electric pallet truck inventory includes:
- The PTE33N fully electric pallet truck: Known as "Edge," the PTE33N is a high performing electric truck with all of the best features on the market. It has 3,300 lbs. of lift capacity, a lightweight 24V/20AH lithium battery, many safety features and air spring supports for the tiller to provide smoother movement. It also features CAN-bus technology and a Curtis controller, which gives users an easy way to operate and program the pallet truck to needed specifications.
- The PTE45N electric pallet truck: The PTE45N's power output and compact design make it well suited for moving products in small work areas and around tight corners. It features the same CAN-bus technology and Curtis controller of the PTE33N. Additionally, the powerful 48V/20AH lithium battery is easy to replace and moisture resistant. The extra power translates to 4,500 lbs. of lift capacity. It comes with all of the speed, safety and technological features you could expect from a top-tier pallet truck.
- The E30 light duty electric pallet truck: The E30 offers 3,000 lbs. of lift capacity, accessible handle controls and an ergonomic angle grip, a 24-volt, high-efficiency magnet drive motor and a precision engineered hydraulic pump and cylinder for smooth lifting and lowering.
- The WPT45 electric pallet truck: The WPT45 is one of our fullest featured electric drive pallet trucks. It includes Curtis SepEx™ controls, a wrap-around hand guard, “belly button” reversing switch and other features designed for safety, productivity and operator convenience. Use the WPT45 to lift loads up to 4,500 lbs. between 8” and 3.35”.
Browse our full inventory of electric pallet trucks, or contact us directly for assistance from one of our representatives. Can’t find what you’re looking for online? We have extensive customization capabilities and can modify many of our off-the-shelf products to meet your requirements.
Your Partner for Material Handling Success
When you work with Cherry’s Material Handling,you’re working with a company that’s committed to your long-term success. Since 1983, we’ve been helping customers find the right product for their specific needs, and we are happy to give advice on the best type of equipment for your warehouse applications. Use our online contact form to get in touch with, or give us a call at 877-350-2729 and discover what we can do together.
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