For more than 60 years, the Industrial Truck Association (ITA) has been the leading organization of industrial truck manufacturers and suppliers of component parts and accessories that conduct business in the United States, Canada and Mexico. This is a chart illustrating the eight types of forklifts and industrial powered vehicles

1. Class II - Electric Motor Narrow Aisle Trucks
Class I - Electric Motor Rider Trucks
Class III - Electric Motor Hand Trucks or
Hand/Rider Trucks
Class IV - Internal Combustion Engine Trucks
(Solid/Cushion Tires)
Class V - Internal Combustion Engine Trucks
(Pneumatic Tires)
Class VI - Electric and Internal Combustion
Engine Tractors
Class VII - Rough Terrain Forklift Trucks
Class VIII – All Personnel and Burdon Carriers
Industrial Truck Association (ITA) Truck Classes - Details
Class 1 - Electric Motor Rider Trucks
Lift Code 1 Counterbalanced Rider Type, Stand Up
Lift Code 4 Three Wheel Electric Trucks, Sit Down
Lift Code 5 Counterbalanced Rider Type, Cushion Tires, Sit Down
Lift Code 6 Counterbalanced Rider, Pneumatic or Either Type Tire, Sit Down (includes highand low- platform)
Class 2 - Electric Motor Narrow Aisle Trucks
Lift Code 1 High Lift Straddle
Lift Code 2 Order Picker
Lift Code 3 Reach Type Outrigger
Lift Code 4 Side Loaders, Turret Trucks, Swing Mast and Convertible Turret/Stock Pickers
Lift Code 6 Low Lift Pallet and Platform (Rider)
Class 3 - Electric Motor Hand Trucks
Lift Code 1 Low Lift Platform
Lift Code 2 Low Lift Walkie Pallet
Lift Code 3 Tractors (Draw Bar Pull Under 999 lbs.)
Lift Code 4 Low Lift Walkie/Center Control
Lift Code 5 Reach Type Outrigger
Lift Code 6 High Lift Straddle
Lift Code 7 High Lift Counterbalanced
Lift Code 8 Low Lift Walkie/Rider Pallet
Class 4 - Internal Combustion Engine Trucks - Cushion Tires Only
Lift Code 3 Fork, Counterbalanced (Cushion Tire)
Class 5 - Internal Combustion Engine Trucks - Pneumatic Tires Only
Lift Code 4 Fork, Counterbalanced (Pneumatic Tire)
Class 6 - Electric and Internal Combustion Engine Tow Tractors
Lift Code 1 Sit-Down Rider (Draw Bar Pull Over 999 lbs.)
Class 7 - Rough Terrain Fork Lift Trucks
Lift Code 1 All Rough Terrain Lift Trucks
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there is an
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solution.
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may be more complicated
than it seems. Don’t miss
opportunities for efficiency
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dealer. Working together with
your dealer will insure you get
the machine that best fits
your demands and operation.
Class 8 - Personnel and Burden Carriers
Lift Code 1 All Personnel and Burden Carriers
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