GUNDEL TRANSPORT SERVICES Gundel Transport Services of Mansfield does a
18th July 2013, Page 37
18th July 2013
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variety of work using truckmounted cranes and forklifts. Owner Kevin Gundel says: "A forklift will be good on one job and not so much on another." For events work, he says: "A truckmounted forklift can go on ground a crane can't, and one forklift can unload many trucks." He favours the Palfinger 0R253 4W for its relatively powerful 65hp engine on all-terrain work such as delivering railway sleepers.
Gundel points to the safety benefits of a forklift — "with the Working At Height Directive you don't want to climb up on a lorry" — and stresses the importance of proper training, particularly on building site work. He uses the National Plant Operators Registration Scheme, which has a specific training category for truck-mounted forklifts.