With the emergence of the forklift truck fleet, the management of the fleet began, but the initial management of the fleet was mainly managed by the fleet management personnel, mainly responsible for the scheduling of operations, maintenance and cost control of the forklift truck, as well as the operation time record of the forklift truck. A foreign survey shows that 81% of the teams will record and track the maintenance cost of each vehicle, 80% of the teams will record the working time of each vehicle, 78% of the teams will record the maintenance log of each workshop, 78% of the teams will record the daily maintenance work such as tire replacement and battery replacement, and only 25% of the teams will track and analyze the utilization rate of forklift.

Fleets vary in size and management style. Large fleets are managed mainly through fleet management software or by third-party professional fleet management companies. According to the survey, 67 percent of the teams with more than 100 forklifts are managed by fleet management software, while only 13 percent of the teams with fewer than 10 forklifts are managed by fleet management software. The fleet management software can help the fleet to collect and analyze the fleet usage and maintenance data automatically, which provides great convenience for the fleet management.

With the development of forklift control technology, information technology and Internet technology, intelligent forklift fleet management system integrating hardware and software technology emerged. The so-called & other; Intelligent forklift fleet management system ” By means of the control system hardware and internet-based software platform installed on the forklift, an integrated automated forklift fleet management system is formed to improve the safety of the forklift fleet, reduce operating costs, improve equipment maintenance, and optimize the utilization rate of equipment and operators. In a word, it is to solve the challenges of the forklift fleet presented above.