Patent 7314116 was granted and assigned to Jungheinrich on January, 2008 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A walkie/rider truck which has a platform at the rear of the truck body and a holding bar to be grasped by one hand of the operator standing on the platform. A switch box is attached to the holding bar and houses at least one key switch in order to switch the driving control means into a creeping mode. This switch is also provided to switch a driving control means into a fast travel mode.