TCM Launches New Truck “Packed with Best-in-Class Features”
17th May 2017
TCM says its new 3-wheel counter-balanced forklift is “packed with best-in-class features, surprising innovation and clever touches, designed to make it a truck for the future”. TCM has listened to customers and designed a truck based on three key features; safety, operator comfort and fuel efficiency.
Taking on its main rivals, it offers the lowest energy consumption within its class achieving a measured 4.2kWh/h energy consumption, which TCM say could make a significant cost saving over similar trucks. It also has the benefit of being configured for different battery options, so should an opportunity to switch be advantageous, the change-over is easy.
TCM says it has also challenged the convention that safety overrules performance. This truck offers both greater safety with higher performance, it claims, with a unique handling and travel system that means the elements of safety such as lifting, tilting and travelling are automatically balanced by load, lift height and tilt angle, which allows the operator more scope to focus on performance.
It also comes with dynamic cornering control, that keeps the truck stable and smooth in the tightest and sharpest operating routes and it automatically engages a parking brake should the truck stop on a ramp. In all there are now 16 safety features that come as standard on the new truck, giving greater protection than ever before, whilst allowing higher productivity. And that includes a secure, pin controlled onboard pre-operation checklist and overload alarm and a safe operation indicator.
The Pro-vision concept gives the operator the “best, clearest and clutter-free visibility to-date”. A new mast design and low simple display panel open up the front perspective and reduce blindspots. Improved cab design which includes a bar type overhead guard and thin bar rear pillar provide 360-panoramic viability.
Graham Jones, TCM’s Dealership Directo,r says that there is already tremendous interest in the new truck which he confidently predicts will become a market leader. “We have studied carefully what the market wants and what our own customers have been telling us. Our design and engineering team has focused on the core features, those that focus heavily on safety, practically bring benefits to operators and increase the efficiency of the truck”.
The FB/FTB is exclusively available through TCM’s national Dealer Network. Contact tcm.eu for details of local dealers who can provide demonstrations and more information.