Standard US pallets are 48 inches long and 40 inches wide, usually handled by pallet jacks that are 27 inches wide with fork lengths of 48 inches. Standard European pallets are 48 inches long x 32 inches wide, usually handled by pallet jacks that are 20.5 inches wide with fork lengths of 48 inches.

For a standard manual pallet jack, the highest it can lift is up to 8 inches off the ground. On the other hand, high-lift pallet jacks can lift loads up to 32 inches high.

Class III equipment includes electric pallet jacks, stackers, and tow tractors. This class of equipment comes in both rider and walk-behind (“walkie”) models, perfect for unloading deliveries and moving loads to a staging area where they can be handled by other types of forklifts.

Class 3 Forklift Model Types

Pallet Jacks: A manual or electric-powered tool used to lift and move pallets. Most often used to unload trailers or move loads around a warehouse quickly.

Pallet Stackers: An electric walk-behind pallet jack that has a mast for lifting pallets to heights. They are used to lift and move pallets in small spaces and over short distances.

Tow Tractors: An electric-powered truck used to carry low-level picking and horizontal transportation around a warehouse. They use a hitch on the back to pull long lines of carts and materials.