| Group | Picture | Operator | Energy | Type |
| A Group Pedestrian Pallet Truck/Stacker | ||||
| A1 |  | Pedestrian | Electric | Pallet; Stillage Low Level Truck (including Fold-down platform) |
| A2 |  | Rider | Electric | Pallet; Stillage Low Level (fixed Platform) |
| A3 |  | Pedestrian | Electric | Counterbalance lift trucks |
| A4 |  | Rider | Electric | Rider Pallet Stackers |
| A5 |  | Pedestrian | Electric | Pallet stackers |
| A6 |  | Pedestrian | Electric | Straddle trucks |
| A7 |  | Pedestrian | Electric | Reach trucks |
| B Group Counterbalance Truck | ||||
| B1 |  | Rider | Electric & I.C.E | Counterbalance Lift Truck (up to and including 5,000kgs) |
| B2 & B3 |  | Rider | Electric & I.C.E | B2: Counterbalance Lift Truck (over 5,000kg – up to and including 15,000kgs) B3: Counterbalance Lift Truck (above 15,000kgs) |
| C Group Side Loader | ||||
| C1 & C2 |  | Rider | Electric & I.C.E | C1: Sideloader (up to and including 5,000kgs) C2: Sideloader (over 5,000kg – up to and including 15,000kgs) |
| C3 |  | Rider | Electric & I.C.E | Sideloader (above 15,000kgs) |
| D Group Reach | ||||
| D1 |  | Rider | Electric | D1: Reach & straddle truck |
| E Group Order Picker (Low and High) | ||||
| E0 |  | Rider | Electric | Low level order picker (up to 300mm) |
| E1/E2 |  | Rider | Electric | E1: Medium level order picker (301mm to 3000mm) E2: High level order picker (over 3000mm) |
| F Group (Man Down and Man Up) | ||||
| F1 |  | Rider | Electric | Very narrow aisle lateral (and front) stacking trucks – operator up |
| F2 |  | Rider | Electric | Very narrow aisle lateral (and front) stacking trucks – operator down |
| G Group Container Handler | ||||
| G1 |  | Rider | I.C.E | Container Straddle carriers |
| G2 |
| Rider | I.C.E | Counterbalance container handling trucks |
| G3 |  | Rider | I.C.E | Side loader container handling trucks |
| G4 |  | Rider | I.C.E | Telescopic container handler trucks |
| G5 |  | Rider | I.C.E | Rough Terrain Telescopic container handler truck |
| H Group Tow Tractor and Trailer | ||||
| H1 |  | Rider | Electric & I.C.E | Tow Tractor and Trailer |
| H2 |  | Pedestrian | Electric & I.C.E | H2: Tow Tractor and Trailer |
| J Group (applied to 2 or 4-wheel steer) Telescopic Handler and Rough Terrain | ||||
| J1 |  | Rider | I.C.E | Rough terrain Masted Lift Trucks |
| J3 |  | Rider | I.C.E | Rough terrain Telescopic Truck |
| J5 |  | Rider | I.C.E | Industrial Telescopic Truck |
| J7 |  | Rider | I.C.E | J7: Rough Terrain Telescopic Truck – 360 slew |
| J8 |  | Rider | I.C.E | Articulated Telescopic Loader with Fork Arms |
| M Group Multi Directional (4 Way) | ||||
| M1 |  | Rider | Electric | Multi-directional Counterbalance lift truck |
| M2 |  | Rider | Electric & I.C.E | Multi-directional side loader |
| M3 |  | Rider | Electric & I.C.E | Multi-directional Reach truck |
| M4 |  | Pedestrian | Electric & I.C.E | Multi-directional Pallet Stacker Truck |
| P Group Pivot Steer | ||||
| P1 |  | Rider | Electric & I.C.E | Pivot steer trucks |
| P2 |  | Pedestrian | Electric | Pivot steer trucks |
| T Group Vehicle Mounted Lift Truck (Moffett) | ||||
| T* |  | Rider | I.C.E | Vehicle Mounted lift truck *Vehicle Mounted Lift Truck will be given the category most closely aligned to the truck e.g. T(B1) or T(D1) |
| Z Group | ||||
| Z1 |  | Pedestrian | Manual & Semi-Manual | Pallet trucks |
| Z2 |  | Pedestrian | Manual & Semi-Manual | Platform trucks (including fixed type) |
| Z3 |  | Pedestrian | Manual & Semi-Manual | Pallet stacker |
| Z4 |  | Pedestrian | Manual & Semi-Manual | Straddle truck |
| MEWP Group | ||||
| 1A |  | Rider & Pedestrian | Electric & I.C.E | Static Vertical – Driven into position and cannot drive elevated (PAV – Push Around Vertical will be covered in this category) |
| 1B |  | Rider & Pedestrian | Electric & I.C.E | Static Boom – Trailer mount, van mount, lorry mount and spider lift, cannot drive elevated |
| 3A |  | Rider | Electric & I.C.E | Mobile Vertical – Can drive elevated |
| 3B |  | Rider | Electric & I.C.E | Mobile Boom – Can drive elevated |
PLT Training are able to offer Plant Machinery courses for the Construction, Industrial, Utilities, Warehousing, Agricultural, Ports and Marine sectors. We are able to offer these training courses through an NPORS who have been supporting the industry for over 20 years and are one of the UK’s leading Accreditation and Registration Bodies.
