New reach truck from Nissan
June 1st 2006

Nissan is to launch a new reach truck featuring faster acceleration and stacking operations, supported by a system to govern safety and vehicle stability.

The new Mk 4 UNS has been engineered specifically for the rigours of high productivity distribution warehouse operations. It is available with lift capacities of 1400, 1600 and 2000kg at lift heights to 10.8m.

Performance characteristics include the fastest acceleration for a reach truck in the market, with top speeds of 14kmh, reports the company. Specially developed motors take lift speed to 0.7m per second.

These features are complemented by enhanced mast damping when lifting and lowering for safer, smoother pallet handling.

The new motors are also extremely quiet.

Nissan's Stability Support System automatically provides greater stability by governing speed and acceleration and creating an interface between speed and steering sensitivity. The system automatically reduces the speed of truck travel and functions in proportion to the height lifted. It overrides potentially unsafe manoeuvres and reduces 'jerkiness' in the operation of the controls - a factor that complements the new smoothly-damped mast.

The Nissan Stability Support System is governed through the reach truck's ATC computer, which also enables driving parameters to be programmed to suit the operator's preferred driving style or level of competence. Up to 350 individual operator profiles can be stored in the ATC memory, with PIN codes to prevent unauthorised use.

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