where can i get my forklift license from?

[dreamyn]

sorry if this is on the wrong forum.... but im located west side and looking for the nearest area to obtain a forklift license,.. can anyone point me in the right direction???

[Cheddar]

I know tracmac now massy cat does training. You could call and find out.

[dreamyn]

ok cool thnx... anywhere else?

[pete]

Do you already have a drivers license?

Has the company you want to work for requested you get one or are you looking to upgrade to forklift driver.

Why I ask is that there is no official license for driving forklifts in Trinidad, forklifts would actually fall into Heavy T designation if licensed as T and driving on the road. Forklifts really just require experience in operation to work properly. Having an understanding of the risks involved with moving heavy loads and what not to do is important as a foundation but time on a machine will make a much better operator.

I work for a forklift dealer and at times we do a forklift safety course for companies but there is a minimum number of participants. Recently we moved to a bigger facility and now I'm thinking about starting to run courses for members of the public once there's sufficient demand.

[speedist]

I'd like to get one too actually. Wouldn't mind participating in a course,time permitting

[wagonrunner]

forklifts would actually fall into Heavy T designation if licensed as T and driving on the road.

I see them licensed as X.
Does the X registration allow them to reverse across major roads, as well as against one way in cities?

[pete]

In the past they were x, I know that for the past few years the ones we licence have been T.

[pete]

That looking like a foreign used cat, maybe the person who brought it in didn't know better. Afaik X has to be accompanied by a police escort on the road.

[speedist]

Hmm. There's one where i work with an 'x' registration. Been there less than two years.

[wagonrunner]

Afaik X has to be accompanied by a police escort on the road.

Thats' what i recall as well.
think LO even has that plate on record? Its just $50-75 for that up the hill yunno.

[SMc]

Do they need to have insurance like a regular road-going vehicles do?

[pete]

Not saying they can't be licensed X but when licensed T there is a lot more freedom for use. Maybe insurance for X is much less than a T? A forklift really isn't something you want to drive on the road anyway, they only do about 20kph and have no suspension. Most someone might use it for is to offload a container.

[pete]

Do they need to have insurance like a regular road-going vehicles do?

The vast majority of them are not licensed. We don't have any of ours licensed so don't have that type of insurance but I guess the licensed ones wwould have a similar insurance if they need to be used on the road.

[ronsin1]

Do you already have a drivers license?

Has the company you want to work for requested you get one or are you looking to upgrade to forklift driver.

Why I ask is that there is no official license for driving forklifts in Trinidad, forklifts would actually fall into Heavy T designation if licensed as T and driving on the road. Forklifts really just require experience in operation to work properly. Having an understanding of the risks involved with moving heavy loads and what not to do is important as a foundation but time on a machine will make a much better operator.

I work for a forklift dealer and at times we do a forklift safety course for companies but there is a minimum number of participants. Recently we moved to a bigger facility and now I'm thinking about starting to run courses for members of the public once there's sufficient demand.

First off you are right there is no license to operate a forklift however the OSH Act requires all operators of industrial equipment be certified to operate them. (if there is an accident the first question they ask is "if the Operator is certified and they want to see documentation)
there are a few companies that certify operators
All trainers must be certified trainers as well
as far as heavy T goes forklifts are classed as "Industrial Equipment" and the term used specifically for Forklift are Industrial Powered Trucks.

[dreamyn]

Do you already have a drivers license?

Has the company you want to work for requested you get one or are you looking to upgrade to forklift driver.

Why I ask is that there is no official license for driving forklifts in Trinidad, forklifts would actually fall into Heavy T designation if licensed as T and driving on the road. Forklifts really just require experience in operation to work properly. Having an understanding of the risks involved with moving heavy loads and what not to do is important as a foundation but time on a machine will make a much better operator.

I work for a forklift dealer and at times we do a forklift safety course for companies but there is a minimum number of participants. Recently we moved to a bigger facility and now I'm thinking about starting to run courses for members of the public once there's sufficient demand.

I have my driver's license and can operate a small forklift just fine,been driving like 8 years now,i just wanna get a certificate or whatever saying I'm good with it and understand the risks

[pete]

Operator training is really site dependant. Some places will have additional hazards which an operator needs to be informed about. In the US the company that you are working for needs to sign your license and the training is very specific to where in the company you would be operating. For eg they may certify you on reach trucks or normal sit down forklifts maybe you would work in a warehouse with bulk stacking or racking, they might have a loading dock where you have to load and offload containers.

The company themselves need to have you trained in how to do the job, what all the hazards are, the type of forklift you would be using so an overall forklift "license" can't really be given.