I n some warehouses and DCs, lift truck batteries are taken for granted. Much like car batteries, they’re treated as omething that can essentially be ignored until there’s a
problem. But a lift truck battery is not a “set it and forget it”
piece of equipment. Rather, it’s a complex device powered by
electrochemical reactions; compromise the battery’s ability
to efficiently produce those reactions and you’ll diminish its
performance and life span. Indeed, the key to getting superior
performance from a lift truck battery, says Harold Vanasse,
vice president of sales and marketing for battery management
systems supplier Philadelphia Scientific, is to understand the
following fact: “The laws of physics can’t be violated!”
Many different factors
can detract from lift truck
battery performance—
including a few you might
not have thought of.
Industry insiders tell us
what to watch for.
How to get
the b e s t from
your batteries
