BHS, Inc., a leading manufacturer of custom material handling equipment based in St. Louis, MO, has announced a new line of modular attachments for order picker trucks, aimed at addressing the growing need for safe and productive warehouse operations in narrow-aisle environments. The company unveiled four product series—Modular Order Picker Carts, Modular Order Picker Platforms, Order Picker Furniture Carts, and Order Picker Furniture Platforms—each designed to optimize task-specific picking while eliminating common safety hazards.
The attachments feature heavy-duty casters on the cart models, allowing them to double as pushcarts for ground-level inventory management, while the platform versions omit casters and function solely as truck attachments. The furniture-specific variants are sized to fit the longer forks of furniture order picker trucks. According to Trent Boothe, Technical Sales Manager at BHS, the goal is to make trucks safer, more productive, and flexible enough to handle a variety of tasks.
A key safety innovation is the custom sizing of these solutions to avoid gaps or offsets between the platform and the truck’s operator deck, eliminating tripping hazards—a risk sometimes associated with order picker truck attachments. The modular design allows users to adjust shelf spacing, remove shelves entirely, or add rails and guarding with standard tools, creating an ideal work platform without the delays of made-to-order solutions. “We specialize in designing custom equipment, but it takes time to design something from scratch,” Boothe said. “Our modular solutions ship a lot faster than an all-original product. They give you custom performance without custom lead times.”
The introduction of these attachments comes as narrow-aisle racking grows in popularity, increasing reliance on order picker trucks. The modular approach allows warehouses to adapt to changing inventory needs quickly, potentially reducing downtime and improving operational efficiency. For industries such as e-commerce, retail, and logistics, this could mean faster order fulfillment and reduced workplace injuries. The products are available now exclusively from BHS, Inc. For more information, visit https://www.bhs1.com.
