Among powered industrial lift trucks, we can distinguish:
• counterbalanced lift trucks with forks, which can be replaced by other attachments, referred to in English terminology as counterbalanced lift truck (figure 1)
• lift trucks with an internal mast that do not straddle the load:
– with a retractable mast, referred to in English terminology as reach truck with retractable mast (figure 2),
– with a retractable carriage, referred to in English terminology as reach truck with fork arm carriage (figure 3),
• lift trucks with an internal mast that straddle the load (with a fixed mast), referred to in English terminology as straddle truck (figure 4)
• fork lift trucks with an internal mast, referred to in English terminology as pallet-stacking truck (figure 5)
• platform lift trucks with an internal mast, referred to in English terminology as platform truck (figure 6)
• lift trucks with an operator elevated with the load, referred to in English terminology as truck with elevatable operating position (figure 7)
• side-loading lift trucks (lifting from one side only), referred to in English terminology as side-loading truck (one side only) (figure 8)
• lateral stacking lift trucks (lifting from both sides), referred to in English terminology as lateral stacking truck (both sides)
• lateral and front stacking lift trucks, referred to in English terminology as lateral and front stacking truck (figure 9)
• straddle carrier lift trucks, referred to in English terminology as starking high-lift straddle carrier (figure 10)
• rough terrain counterbalanced lift trucks, referred to in English terminology as rough terrain truck (figure 11).