Reach stacker

Reach stacker

A reach stacker is a vehicle used for handling intermodal cargo containers in small terminals or medium-sized ports. Reach stackers are able to transport a container short distances very quickly and pile them in various rows depending on its access.

Reach stackers have gained ground in container handling in most markets because of their flexibility and higher stacking and storage capacity when compared to forklift trucks. Using reach stackers, container blocks can be kept 4-deep due to second row access.

There are also empty stackers or empty container handlers that are used only for handling empty containers quickly and efficiently.^[1]

Frontal view of two reach stackers  Reach stacker loading a container from a freight train onto a truck  Reach stacker carrying a small vessel on a flat rack, in a container yard  U.S. military reach stacker  The skystacker design incorporates elements of a forklift

See also

• Telescopic handler

References

External links

Reach Stackers in operation

Media related to Reach stackers at Wikimedia Commons

Intermodal containers
Overview	Containerization Intermodal freight transport Bureau International des Containers ISO 6346 (BIC code) Twenty-foot equivalent unit
Transport	Container ship Double-stack Flatcar Well car
Handling	Container terminal Container crane Reach stacker Rubber tyred gantry crane Sidelifter Straddle carrier Twistlock Container spreader
Types	Refrigerated container SECU Tank container
Other	The Box BBC Box Container (board game) Container Shipping Information Service Shipping container architecture Sun Modular Datacenter