Picture a forklift built for narrow warehouse aisles. Instead of needing a wide turning circle like a counterbalance truck in a shipping dock, a reach truck carries its forks on a mast that reaches out into the rack, picks a pallet, and pulls it back. That is the machine this story is about — not a sit-down yard truck, and not a walkie pallet jack that only lifts a few inches.
Who is Jungheinrich? Jungheinrich is a German material-handling manufacturer. It builds warehouse trucks and related equipment for distribution and production floors. This announcement came from the company’s newsroom; it is a product-order clock, not a U.S. plant opening.
The news: Jungheinrich said customers can order its new ETV 4i electric reach truck from Sept. 1, 2026. The company describes the ETV 4i as a high-bay reach truck aimed at distribution centers, production supply, and multi-shift work where handling volume is high.
Company specs on the press page put load capacity between 1.4 and 2.5 tonnes and lift height up to 14 metres. Those are Jungheinrich’s published figures for the model range, not results this desk measured on a floor. In everyday U.S. terms, that capacity band is roughly the mid-to-high range many high-bay reach trucks advertise — but match the nameplate to your racking, not to a brochure ranking.
Jungheinrich also claims class-leading mast speeds: liftingPRO up to 1.6 m/s without load, loweringPRO up to 1.2 m/s, plus a faster reach function it calls reachPRO. Marketing copy says “up to 20 per cent more productivity” and “highest … in its class.” Treat speed and productivity claims as the manufacturer’s statements until a buyer verifies them against a competing truck on the same duty cycle.
The truck uses integrated lithium-ion with fast and intermediate charging, the company says — no classic battery-tray swap is part of that claim. Product manager Oliver Hißnauer is quoted saying the ETV 4i is for customers “for whom every second counts in the warehouse,” with attention to ergonomics and precise mast control.
What this is not: a verified U.S. list price, a dealer stock count, or a promise that every North American Jungheinrich or Logisnext location already has the model on the floor. Availability, options, and North American dealer timing beyond the Sept. 1 order date were not confirmed in a separate U.S. price list for this article.
Who this affects: warehouse and OEM buyers comparing high-bay reach trucks. If you are quoting narrow-aisle equipment, match capacity, lift height, battery system, and aisle width to your own racking. The Sept. 1 order clock is real; the speed and productivity percentages are manufacturer claims.
Limits
Order-from date (1 September 2026), capacity range, lift height, PRO speed claims, lithium-ion statement, and the Hißnauer quote are from Jungheinrich’s English press release page for the ETV 4i. Productivity “up to 20 per cent” and “highest … in its class” language are manufacturer claims and were not independently tested. U.S. list pricing, lead times, and which Jungheinrich or Logisnext dealer stocks the model were not verified. The photograph is a stand-in electric industrial truck scene, not an ETV 4i and not a Jungheinrich factory shot.
Sources
- Jungheinrich AG press release: Jungheinrich launches sales of the new ETV 4i reach truck (datePublished 2026-09-01 on page metadata)
