Container Handlers For Sale in Canada

About Container Handlers

Container handlers are commonly found at ports, terminals, railyards, container yards, and other worksites. Container handlers represent a cost-effective means for transporting empty and loaded (sometimes referred to as “laden”) intermodal and other types of cargo containers quickly and safely, usually across short distances.

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Kalmar Reachstacker DRG100-120

Mast vs. Reach Stacker Container Handlers

Most container handlers fall into one of two main sub-types: mast and reach stacker container handlers. While individual models can vary greatly, both mast and reach stacker container handlers are capable of lifting containers weighing many thousands of kilograms (or tens of thousands of pounds), whether individually or stacked; some models can extend their reach as high as nine containers.

While mast container handlers essentially lift containers straight up and down, reach stacker container handlers offer the flexibility to lift up and down and outward, with some models able to stack containers to distances as great as four rows away.

Container Handler Characteristics

Due to their forklift-like design, the height to which they are required to lift containers and smoothly put them into place, and the crowded and busy environments in which they often operate, mast container handlers are made to provide a wide mast view, or even as much as 360-degree visibility, throughout the handling process. Some models also incorporate weight-sensing and control systems that provide operators with greater precision and overall feedback where handling is concerned.

Additionally, container handlers often provide multiple handling features, including extended spreaders, hook and side clamps, vertical and horizontal twist locks, and other features that offer enhanced handling and versatility. Manufacturers are increasingly incorporating fuel-efficient engines and eco-friendly components into newer models, as well as idling, shutdown, and other technologies designed to reduce fuel consumption.

More Features To Consider

In addition to cab-mounted and exterior work lights, container handlers may variously include warning or strobe lights, warning alarms, touchscreen displays, elevated and tilting cabs, advanced diagnostic systems, multifunction joysticks and controls, inclination and distance sensors, anti-corrosive chassis and component protection, and inching and pile-sloping technology. Other features may include easy accessibility to the engine and components for easier maintenance, reinforced chassis construction, tiling steering columns, power steering, integrated USB ports, and rotating seats.

Find The Right Container Handlers

You’ll find a wide selection of new and used container handlers for sale on MarketBook.ca, including machines from such manufacturers as Fantuzzi, Hyster, Kalmar, Konecranes, Taylor Machine Works, and others.