a powered vehicle for handling smaller timber and other products in bulk, having highly-arched axles that permit it to stand over, pick up and set down its load
The straddle carrier straddles the load to be lifted. It can carry loads no higher than the inside height of the truck and cannot store in rack structures. Originally designed to carry lumber, its use has spread to other industries that require a truck to carry long loads in outside storage. Loads are elevated off the ground by blocks of wood or bolsters. ... straddle carriers usually have higher speeds than other handling devices. The truck, designed for large loads, is usually a team vehicle
8426 Ships' derricks; cranes, including cable cranes; mobile lifting frames, straddle carriers and works trucks fitted with a crane:
- Overhead travelling cranes, transporter cranes, gantry cranes, bridge cranes, mobile lifting frames and straddle carriers
