The incident occurred when an electric pallet jack was being relocated in
a 52’ transport truck trailer by a local beer distributor near Atlanta, Georgia
in September of 2016. At one point during the trip, the truck’s driver
was forced to come to complete stop to avoid an accident with another
vehicle.
As the transport truck came to a sudden stop, the Stärke LiftMaxx
PT45WAX electric pallet truck maintained its velocity and flew towards the
front of the transport truck at 65mph. The PT45 generated enough force it
completely removed the nose of the trailer from both the floor and roof.
The damage to the trailer was severe and would likely be written off.
Uncertain about the condition of the PT45, the customer called their local
Stärke Material Handling authorized dealer, Lanier Lift, a local Stärke
dealership based out of Buford, GA to service the unit and conduct a
post-accident inspection. According to Brian Harmon, customer service
representative at Lanier Lift, and a former lift mechanic with decades of
experience, the Stärke LiftMaxx PT45WAX was able to go back to the distributor
the same day despite experiencing what amounted to a fall from a four story
building. In fact, the damage to the PT45WAX was entirely cosmetic,
amounting to a small crack in the rear cover and some minor scratches to the
paint.
“Try that with any other pallet jack… ANY other pallet jack and
it would be completely destroyed! All this unit required was a new cover
and some paint – nothing to it. Now that is true quality!” explained
Brian Harmon.
This incident demonstrates that Stärke equipment is designed and
manufactured to provide high quality and durable equipment for even the
toughest applications. This is particularly the case with the PT45WAX,
which utilizes durable metal parts for the essential components (unlike the
lower quality plastic parts used by many competitors), a rugged steel frame,
corrosion-resistant Zinc Dichromate fittings, and Stärke system of “constant
stability”. For more information or to demo a unit for yourself, please
visit Stärke online or find a local dealer near you!
For more information or to demo a unit for yourself, please visit us online or find a local dealer near you!
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ReplyDeleteThe jack is to this day in service with not even one service call after. No joke. Want to see it with your own eyes call me at Lanier Industrial fork trucks in Lawrenceville ga. Ask for Brian