Tip – During your enquiries about hire counterbalanced forklifts in and around Fife it is always worth knowing that a company who denies ever having any problems is probably not telling you the truth – an honest supplier will be one that deals with its problems in a timely and professional manner.

While investigating hire counterbalanced forklifts in and around Fife you might wish to be aware that a forklift driver also has a legal duty to ensure the safety of others. In one case a forklift driver working at a sawmill was fined £1,750 plus costs after an incident in which he hit a fellow employee causing a fractured pelvis, cuts and bruises. The driver''s vision was impaired by the load he was carrying. In this case the employer had employed an in-house forklift truck trainer and the driver had received regular refresher training and re-testing and as a result it was the employee not the employer that was fined for this incident.

Whilst searching for hire counterbalanced forklifts in and around Fife it is worth knowing that a well-maintained electric forklift battery has an estimated life of 5-7 years however they can often last as long as ten years. But the life expectancy will be considerably reduced if it is consistently run hard and not given enough time to cool down.