叉车的载荷中心指定了叉的后跟与载荷中心之间的距离。在确定了负载中心之后，叉车的驾驶员可以从图中读取叉车的实际容量。该图显示了各个负载中心以及由此产生的承载能力，该图要么固定在叉车的桅杆上，要么可以在驾驶员座椅附近找到。

          The Load Centre in lift trucks specifies the distance between the heel of the fork and the centre of the load.  With the load centre determined, the driver of the lift truck can read from a diagram what the actual capacity of the truck is. The diagram showing the various load centres with the resulting capacities is either fastened to the mast of the lift truck or can be found near the drivers seat.