1917 - the very first lift truck is born

Today we see it as a matter of course to use lift trucks and reach stackers to handle goods in industry, warehouses and ports. It wasn’t always this way. If we go back in time to the beginning of industrialism, most lifting and moving was done by hand. As the demands on efficiency increased, industry saw a need for help with the heaviest lifts. In this post, we´ll take a look at the lead-up to creation of the very first lift truck.