Crown Equipment launches new European built electric pallet truck

Materials handling specialist Crown Equipment has boosted its pallet truck line-up with the new WP 3010 model which Crown says has all the quality and features of its WP pallet truck offering but in a more compact and economically priced package.

Designed and manufactured by Crown Europe in Roding, Germany, the WP 3010 features an AC drive motor combined with the e-GEN regenerative braking system for performance, reliability, long battery life and maintenance-free braking.

The WP 3010 has a short head length of 500mm, fork length of 1150mm, built-in charger and low weight of 279kg without battery, making it a nimble unit perfect for back-of-truck work.

With a load capacity of 1600kg, a heavy-duty gearbox, robust helical gear set, optimised steel structure and high-tensile steel forks, it is built to work just as hard as the other models in the WP series, Crown said.

The WP 3010 also features the same cast aluminium Crown X-10 handle with easy-to-use-ergonomic controls.

Crown Equipment sales and marketing director, Craig Kenchington, said the WP 3010’s competitive pricing will bring Crown quality to a whole new market segment.

“Crown has made a power pallet truck with compact dimensions, so it’s ideal for moving and positioning loads quickly and safely in confined storage spaces,” he said.

“In doing so, it has also compacted the entry price of the Crown WP Series model line-up.

“It means that you no longer need to sacrifice quality, longevity and ergonomics to have an affordable power pallet truck.

“This new model is perfectly at home doing kerbside deliveries, transport on truck beds as well as retail applications and even manufacturing environments.”

To learn more about the Crown WP Series, visit crown.com.