Lift truck classification
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Lift truck classification refers to the eight distinct classes that lift trucks have been categorized into by the Industrial Truck Association. Each class is further subdivided by "lift codes" based on the characteristic of the truck.
Lift trucks can also be categorized based on their application in hazardous environments.
ITA Classes
Class 1 - Electric Motor Rider Trucks
- Lift Code 1 - Counterbalanced rider type, stand up
- Lift Code 4 - Three wheel electric truck, sit down
- Lift Code 5 - Counterbalanced rider type, cushion tires, sit down
- Lift Code 6 - Counterbalanced rider, pneumatic or either tire type, sit down, high or low platform
Class 2 - Electric Motor Narrow Aisle Trucks
- Lift Code 1 - High lift straddle
- Lift Code 2 - Order picker
- Lift Code 3 - Reach type outrigger
- Lift Code 4 - Side loaders, turret trucks, swing mast and convertible turret/stock pickers
- Lift Code 6 Low lift pallet and platform (rider)
Class 3 - Electric Motor Hand Trucks
- Lift Code 1 - Low lift platform
- Lift Code 2 - Low lift walkie pallet
- Lift Code 3 - Tractors (draw bar pull under 999 lbs.)
- Lift Code 4 - Low lift walkie/center control
- Lift Code 5 - Reach type outrigger
- Lift Code 6 - High lift straddle
- Lift Code 7 - High lift counterbalanced
- Lift Code 8 - Low Lift Walkie/Rider Pallet
Class 4 - Internal Combustion Engine Trucks - Cushion Tires Only
- Lift Code 3 - Fork, counterbalanced (cushion tire)
Class 5 - Internal Combustion Engine Trucks - Pneumatic Tires Only
- Lift Code 4 - Fork, counterbalanced (pneumatic tire)
Class 6 - Electric and Internal Combustion Engine Tow Tractors
- Lift Code 1 - Sit-down rider (draw bar pull over 999 lbs.)
Class 7 - Rough Terrain Fork Lift Trucks
- Lift Code 1 - All rough terrain lift trucks
Class 8 - Personnel and Burden Carriers
- Lift Code 1 - All personnel and burden carriers[1]
