Clark Material Handling Company (CMHC), is a manufacturer of forklift trucks, based in Lexington, Kentucky, USA. They have also a production plant in Changwon City, South Korea. Clark currently (2006) offers some 20 different models. According to the company, there are some 350,000 Clark forklift trucks currently in operation around the world. Clark is credited with having invented the world's first truck with a hydraulic lifting mechanism in 1920, the Truclift, the forerunner to modern forklift trucks. US airman operates forklift at a truck A forklift truck (often just called forklift) is a powered industrial truck used to lift and transport materials by means of steel forks inserted under the load. ... It has been suggested that Fayette County, Kentucky be merged into this article or section. ... Hydraulics is a branch of science and engineering concerned with the use of liquids to perform mechanical tasks. ...
The company started as a manufacturer of transmissions and axles for the automobile industry. In mechanics, a transmission or gearbox is the gear and/or hydraulic system that transmits mechanical power from a prime mover (which can be an engine or electric motor), to some form of useful output device. ... An axle is a central shaft for a rotating wheel or gear. ... Automakers are companies that produce automobiles. ...
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