AND THE RETURN ON INVESTMENT?
So how does it all stack up in terms of cost efficiency? Dan Pettersson, Kalmar’ s product manager, says: ” We’ re not much into the argument between FLTs and reachstackers. Most of the world has recognised that the reachstacker is in most cases a more efficient and cost-effective handling solution when it comes to loaded containers. As to cost, per se, there is not much of a difference. The purchasing cost of the reachstacker is high but the running cost is lower. And you can specify a forklift with a lot of options, which makes it just as expensive as the reachstacker.
So how does it all stack up in terms of cost efficiency? Dan Pettersson, Kalmar' s product manager, says: " We' re not much into the argument between FLTs and reachstackers. Most of the world has recognised that the reachstacker is in most cases a more efficient and cost-effective handling solution when it comes to loaded containers. As to cost, per se, there is not much of a difference. The purchasing cost of the reachstacker is high but the running cost is lower. And you can specify a forklift with a lot of options, which makes it just as expensive as the reachstacker.