There are actually many alternatives and attachments available for lift trucks. While most attachments are made to be utilized on regular lift trucks, there are a few designed to be used on reach trucks and VNA. It is really important to note that OSHA requires approval for any type of attachment which must be approved for use by the particular lift truck manufacturer.

The sideshift attachment is considered to be standard forklift equipment. The sideshift apparatus allows the fork carriage to slide left and right as well as allow for more accurate load placement. The sideshift allows the operator to be more versatile with the machinery.

The fork positioner is another attachment option which allows the operator to adjust the distance between the forks without having to get off of the truck. This specific attachment is mostly used in high volume operations where there is a huge array of pallet and crate sizes handled.

The fork pivot enables the carriage and forks to rotate or pivot. Used for dumping and transporting hoppers that is specially designed. These attachments are extremely useful for many industrial operations.

The slip sheet attachment is utilized to slip sheets of paperboard, or plastic or a sheet of cardboard that is used instead of pallets. The slip sheet attachments utilize a push and pull mechanism which clamps onto the slip sheet and pulls the cargo onto a thin platform. After that, the load is pushed off the platform when the truck reaches the destination.

Drum attachments come in many shapes and sizes, with several models able to handle 55 gallon drums. There are several smaller types of a paper roll clamps that go around the roll and also could rotate a full 360 degrees. There are other kinds of drum attachments which can pick up various drums all simultaneously.

One more option is tilt control, that allows the operator to preset the fork tilt angles. For extensions slide over the forks to help pick up and transport longer loads. The Carton clamp operates similar to a paper roll clamp except instead of being circular, the clamping surface is flat.