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DID YOU KNOW THE MANITOU NAME WAS CHOSEN TO EMBODY A VEHICLE THAT ‘HANDLES EVERYTHING’?
In 1958 Manitou pioneered the very first rough terrain forklift truck. Marcel Braud, the visionary founder of Manitou, conceived an innovative machine by reimagining the conventional farm tractor layout. He added a lifting mast and introduced hydraulic steering, giving birth to the world’s first rough terrain forklift truck. This ingenious...