Some common attachments are:

Slipsheet attachments which avoid the use of pallets.

Sideshifters shift the forks right and left.

Container handlers designed to lift shipping containers.

Carton clamps equipped with a pressure valve to squeeze the load.

Cotton or pulp bale clamps that grab and hold bales.

Paper roll handlers.

Barrel clamps.

Rotators that grab and rotate the load.

Extending or telescoping forks such as in reach and turret trucks.

Personnel platforms specially designed for lifting personnel.

Operators must be trained in the proper use of attachments because they alter the performance of the forklift. Attachments affect the truck's performance by changing its center of gravity, visibility, and capacity.