
Forklift Overloading: 7 Warning Signs Your Truck May Be Over Capacity
Every once in a while, I’ll have a customer tell me: “I think my guys are overloading my forklift.” Usually, they don’t have proof. Nobody has admitted to putting 8,000 pounds on a 6,000-pound forklift, and there isn’t necessarily a scale sitting next to the loading dock. What they do have is a suspicion because something about the machine has changed. Maybe the rear tires occasionally look like they’re getting light when a load is picked up. Maybe the mast















