One Truck Does It All - VNA Forklift Trucks - Landoll - #1

The company purchased a truck equipped to handle standard, 48" by 40" pallets in aisles as narrow as 5 feet. The unit handles loads to heights of 20 feet.

Designed for agility, the unit also fills E.C.C.'s larger load trans-

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long as 30 feet, used to build three-dimensional models of aircraft and tank components for training military maintenance personnel, are easily moved in and out of cantilever racks.

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profile, aisles in the company's long load cantilevered rack storage area need be only 8 feet wide.

Because the truck performs with very little aisle space, E.C.C. was able to significantly increase storage density. Before the company purchased the SwingMast truck, it relied on two standard lift trucks to get the job done. "Keeping two lift trucks, Roscoe notes, would have meant adding an additional 10,000 square foot extension. Instead, a 6,700 square toot addition was all that was needed."

In addition to reducing space requirements, the 4 cylinder, LPG-powered truck's ramp climbing ability satisfies E.C.C.'s peculiar transportation requirements. The solid pneumatic tires enable it to move from indoors to outside across improved surfaces.

Roscoe is most satisfied with the trucks flexibility, E.C.C. Inc. has realized a "rapid return" on its materials handling equipment investment. "The truck has already paid for itself," says Roscoe.

room to expand. Add to that the need to store both standard pallets and loads up to 30 feet long. Throw in the need to travel across lots, up ramps, and through a narrow doorway between indoor and outdoor storage areas and a manufacturing area.

What you end up with are the ingredients of a serious challenge for Roscoe Robinson. Jr. Roscoe is an engi­neer at E.C.C. Inc., an Orlando, Florida based supplier of military simulation systems. What equipment could he find to met the changing needs of the growing company, without totally reconstructing and redesigning the existing facilities?

Landoll Corporation, Drexel Division 1900 North Street, Marysville, KS 66508 USA - Tel: 785-562-5381, Fax: 785-562-4853, web: www.landoll.com