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During the start of the nineteen fifties, Henry Le Grande Lull from the Lull Manufacturing Company initially made the sideloader forklift. These early models were requested from the US Air Force. The initial concept was patented for commercial use but it was not made until Lull Manufacturing was taken over by the Baker Raulang Company in 1959. It was Baker Raulang who produced the design. Afterward, the name was changed to Baker Traveloader. In the latter part of the nineteen fifties, the side-loaders were introduced to Europe. The early models were designed by Italian manufacturer Fiora and the afterwards B-P Battioni e Pagani who pioneered the equipment's use within timber yards.
Side-loaders differ a little from counterbalance, forward-traveling forklifts in that they have their forks located on the side of the machine. The operator drives the machine sitting inside a cabin like a conventional forklift. The unloading, lifting and loading functions are done by the mast located at the right-hand side of the driver. The load is typically transported lying on a metal or wooden deck. This helps to reduce distortion, stress and damage to the load. Recent innovations to the side-loader design have incorporated a huge variety of lifting accessories being developed.
The utilization of side-loaders instead of the reach-stackers or traditional forklifts: safer operating conditions, improved visibility, and the ability to use available space more efficiently as well as faster traveling speeds.
Having an evenly distributed load it is beneficial to prevent excessive tilting, and lack of vehicle stability, in order to maintain safety. An even cargo helps to avoid unacceptable load concentrations, and unacceptable vehicle axle loading.
The eccentricity of the center of gravity varies, with the distribution of load within the container. It is very essential that the designers of containers and handling equipment consider during the engineering process. Like for example, when 60% of the load by mass is distributed in 50% of the length of the container measured from one end of the machine, the eccentricity corresponds to 5 percent.
