In 1923, Yale invents the first fork lift truck. The early models of the first trucks include: Model K 20 (Narrow High Platform Truck), Model K 21 (Wide High Platform Truck), Model K 22 (General Utility – Elevating Platform Truck), Model K 23 (Low Platform Truck), and the Model K 24 (Three Wheel Tractor Truck).

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