Toyota’s shock announcement

Toyota Material Handling UK has
announced that as of 1st September
2011 all new BT Reflex reach trucks
will be fitted with shock sensors as
standard. Today’s fast paced
warehouse environments put stress
on both operators and equipment,
which can result in unpredictable
damage to goods, equipment and
infrastructure.

Toyota fits shock sensors as
standard to its entire range of BT
Reflex reach trucks, allowing any
impact to trucks to be monitored,
recorded and linked to drivers –
leading to cost savings as well as
increased safety on-site.

Mounted on the truck, shock
sensors give the ability to record
impact. The threshold for impact can
be preset and only impacts exceeding
the threshold value will be registered.
These values are set through a
service parameter on the truck. When
a shock exceeds the threshold value,
the truck will be limited to creep
speed (2.5km/h) and a signal will
sound every five seconds, until a reset
of the truck has been performed. A
reset is done either by entering a PIN
code or presenting a reset key/card,
depending on which system is used
for logging on to the trucks.