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Side-loaders were initially designed during the start of the nineteen fifties by Henry Le Grande Lull from the Lull Manufacturing Company. These models were designed in response to a request from the United States Air Force. The original idea was patented for commercial application but it was not developed until Lull Manufacturing was taken over in the year 1959 by the Baker Raulang Company. It was Baker Raulang who produced the design. Later, the name was changed to Baker Traveloader. During the late 1950s, the side-loaders were introduced to Europe. The early 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, because 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 similar to those used in traditional forklifts. The unloading, lifting and loading functions are done by the mast situated at the driver's right-hand side. The load is typically transported lying on a wooden or metal deck. This helps to lessen distortion, stress and damage to the load. Recent innovations to the side-loader design have incorporated a huge variety of lifting accessories being developed.
Some of the benefits of utilizing side-loaders over reach-stackers or standard forklifts consist of: improved 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 prevent unacceptable load concentrations, and unacceptable vehicle axle loading.
The eccentricity of the center of gravity differs, with the distribution of load in the container. It is extremely important that the designers of containers and handling machinery take this into consideration during the engineering process. Like for instance, when 60% of the load by mass is distributed in 50% of the container length measured from one end of the machine, the eccentricity corresponds to 5%.
