Raymond lift trucks

Raymond lift trucks have been manufactured since the early 1900’s by the Raymond Corporation.  They are used by Fortune 500 companies in various warehouses across the USA and worldwide. In addition to regular pallet trucks, forklifts and tow tractors they also make Specialty Equipment such as side loading pallet trucks. Raymond lift trucks compete with Toyota, Yale, and Crown forklift trucks.

Raymond also offers short-term forklift truck rentals as well. This can be a great way to supplement your existing warehouse fleet for seasonal requirements such as Christmas. This can be more efficient than purchasing additional forklift trucks, depending on your exact warehouse needs. You can purchase Raymond fork lift trucks from authorized dealers across the USA. If you need help locating a dealer, you can also call the Raymond Corporation directly at 607-656-2311. You can also check online on their website, to find authorized Raymond dealers.

Raymond makes it down and standup counter balanced trucks. Counter balanced trucks are helpful for lifting large loads as they have a worse center of gravity. If you are looking to use your unit indoors, you'll most likely want to purchase an electric forklift truck. These normally come with urethane wheels. These wheels performed great in an indoor setting, however they should not be used outdoors. Outdoor terrain will quickly wear down your urethane wheels. If you are going to use your pallet jack or forklift outdoors, you should consider purchasing a unit with pneumatic tires.

If you are interested in having your own technicians perform maintenance on Raymond fork lifts, you should consider sending them to a Raymond sponsored technician training program. Find out more information after training programs by visiting http://www.raymondcorp.com/technician-programs . Depending on the number of technicians you need to have trained, it may be more cost efficient for you to hold an on-site training session at your own location. If you are going to perform your own maintenance, you can purchase pallet jack parts over the Internet. Certain parts are also manufactured by aftermarket dealers such as forklift batteries, forklifts wheels, and various safety accessories such as backup lights for your fork lift truck.

Raymond also offers operator training programs as well. This material is certified and approved by OSHA. Training not only protects your staff from injury, but you can also save money by reducing and eliminating the risks of warehouse accidents. Training program includes a CD-ROM with PowerPoint slides along with workbooks as well.