Speed test for pallet trucks

In response to customers needing
accurate proof that power pallet
trucks are set at maximum site speed
limits, Briggs Equipment has
developed a new speed measuring
tool. Previous speed tests may have
needed a small team of people to
measure the required distances and
stop watches to test speed. Briggs’
speed measuring tool is said to
improve the safety and accuracy of
these tests, reduce the time and space
needed, and the people required.

Briggs’ technical manager Trevor
Clifton says: “The device only needs
one person to use it and includes two
lasers set 3-5, away from one another,
each with an LCD screen, mounted
on tripods. Information from the
lasers is sent to a computer where the
data is stored and analysed.

“The laser beams are set side by
side, 278mm apart, significantly
reducing the 30m previously needed.

From when the truck touches the first
beam to the second beam, the
software will accurately record the
speed that the truck is moving.”