{"id":8907,"date":"2018-12-17T07:00:07","date_gmt":"2018-12-16T18:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/?p=8907"},"modified":"2023-10-26T20:28:51","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T07:28:51","slug":"forklift-abbreviations-acronyms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/forklift-abbreviations-acronyms\/","title":{"rendered":"Forklift and pallet truck abbreviations and acronyms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This list can be useful for newer operators or operators who have come from overseas as it explains common abbreviations and acronyms used on and around forklifts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4-D: Capable of travel forwards\/backwards\/left\/right<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AC: Alternating Current<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ACOP: Approved Code of Practice<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AGV: Automated Guided Vehicle<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AI: Automatic Identification<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AMPH: Amp Per Hour<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">APM: Auto Pallet Mover<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AVC: Automatic Vehicle Control<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AWS: Automated Warehouse System<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BC: Battery Compartment<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BHS: Battery Handling Systems<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BLO: Baseleg Opening<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BOW: Baseleg Overall Width<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BPI: Batch Put Indicator<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BSOC: Battery State of Charge<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">C or CB: Counterbalance (model designator)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CG (or COG): Centre of Gravity<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"146\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/centre-of-gravity-icon.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24384\"\/><figcaption>Centre of gravity icon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CH: Container Handler<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/container-handler-and-truck-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/container-handler-and-truck-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/container-handler-and-truck-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/container-handler-and-truck-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/container-handler-and-truck-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/container-handler-and-truck.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Both a container handler and a reach stacker handle containers, but one has a mast and the other has a telescopic boom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CNG: Compressed Natural Gas<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DTI: Digital Tilt Indicator<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ECH: Empty Container Handler<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">EL. 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