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Side-loaders were originally made during the start of the nineteen fifties by Henry Le Grande Lull from the Lull Manufacturing Company. These units were made in response to a request from the United States Air Force. The original concept was patented for commercial use but it was not developed until Lull Manufacturing was taken over in 1959 by the Baker Raulang Company. It was Baker Raulang who put the design into production. Later, the name was changed to Baker Traveloader. During the late nineteen fifties, the side-loaders were launched in Europe. The beginning units were made by Italian manufacturer Fiora and the afterwards B-P Battioni e Pagani who pioneered the equipment's use in timber yards.
The side-loader is a bit different from the counterbalanced forklift, as the traditional forward-traveling forklifts have front facing forks whilst the side-loader has side facing forks. The operator however will drive in a cabin like those used in traditional forklifts. The unloading, lifting and loading functions are performed by the mast situated at the driver's right-hand side. The cargo is usually transported lying on a wooden or metal deck. This helps to decrease stress, distortion and damage to the cargo. New innovations to the side-loader design have integrated a huge variety of lifting accessories being developed.
The use of side-loaders rather than the reach-stackers or conventional forklifts: enhanced visibility, safer operating conditions, and faster traveling speeds as well as the ability to utilize available space more efficiently.
Having an equally distributed cargo it is advantageous to avoid excessive tilting, and lack of vehicle stability, so as to maintain safety. An even load helps to avoid unacceptable vehicle axle loading, and unacceptable load concentrations.
The eccentricity of the center of gravity varies, with the distribution of load in the container. It is extremely essential that the designers of containers and handling machinery take this into consideration in the engineering process. For instance, when 60 percent of the load by mass is distributed in 50% of the length of the container measured from one end of the machine, the eccentricity corresponds to 5%.
