A reach stacker is a vehicle used for handling intermodal cargo containers in small terminals or medium-sized ports. Reach stackers can transport a container short distances very quickly and pile them in various rows depending on their access.
Reach stackers have gained ground in container handling in most markets because of their flexibility and higher stacking and storage capacity when compared to forklift trucks. Using reach stackers, container blocks can be kept 4-deep due to second-row access.
There are also empty stackers or empty container handlers that are used only for handling empty containers quickly and efficiently.[1]
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- Examples of reach stackers
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Frontal view of two reach stackers -
Reach stacker loading a box from freight train to truck -
Reach stacker carrying a small vessel on a flat rack, in a container yard -
U.S. military reach stacker -
The skystacker design incorporates elements of a forklift -
A reach stacker - container handling equipment -
Reach Stackers in operation
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References edit
- ^ "Kalmar Empty Container handlers". Cargotec. Archived from the original on 2014-03-10. Retrieved 2014-03-11.
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Media related to Reach stackers at Wikimedia Commons
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