If you are researching new diesel forklifts in and around Bristol statists suggest that up to 70% of forklift truck accidents kill or injure someone who was not driving the truck at the time, meaning that any employee or visitor to a site that operates forklift trucks could be at risk.

While you are researching new diesel forklifts in and around Bristol check the state of the forks on any second hand forklift you look at. Bent forks may need to be replaced. The best way to check this is simply to put the mast in a vertical position and lower the forks to the floor. Once at the floor use a tape to check that both fork tips are the same height from the ground.

If you are looking for new diesel forklifts in and around Bristol you should know that the hour meter on a second hand forklift will not always show the total number of hours of use as replacement meters are cheap and easy to fit.