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In the beginning of the nineteen fifties, Henry Le Grande Lull from the Lull Manufacturing Company originally made the sideloader forklift. These early units were requested from the US Air Force. The original idea was patented for commercial application but it was not developed until Lull Manufacturing was taken over by the Baker Raulang Company during 1959. It was Baker Raulang who put the design into production. Later, the name was changed to Baker Traveloader. In the late nineteen fifties, the side-loaders were introduced to Europe. The early models were designed by Italian manufacturer Fiora and the afterwards B-P Battioni e Pagani who pioneered the machine's use within timber yards.
Side-loaders differ a bit from counterbalance, forward-traveling forklifts in that they have their forks situated on the side of the machine. The operator drives the equipment sitting inside a cabin similar to a conventional forklift. The unloading, lifting and loading functions are done by the mast situated at the driver's right-hand side. The load is normally transported lying on a metal or wooden deck. This helps to reduce distortion, stress and damage to the load. New innovations to the side-loader design have incorporated a large variety of lifting accessories being developed.
A few of the advantages of utilizing side-loaders over reach-stackers or traditional forklifts include: safer operating conditions, enhanced visibility, and faster traveling speeds as well as the ability to use available space more effectively.
To be able to maintain safety, having an evenly distributed cargo is beneficial to prevent lack of vehicle stability, and excessive tilting. An even cargo helps to prevent unacceptable load concentrations, and unacceptable vehicle axle loading.
With the load distribution in the container, the eccentricity of the center of gravity varies. It is extremely important that the designers of containers and handling machines take this into account in the engineering process. Like for instance, when 60% of the load by mass is distributed in 50 percent of the length of the container measured from one end of the machinery, the eccentricity corresponds to five percent.
