Telehandler is the preferred spelling of telescopic handler. It is a lifting machine with a telescopic boom that can carry forks, buckets, platforms, or other attachments. It combines reach with off-road mobility for construction, agriculture, and material handling. The boom can extend forward and upward, allowing the machine to place loads where a conventional forklift cannot reach. Capacity decreases as reach and height increase, so operators must follow the load chart and attachment limits. Lighting should help reveal the attachment, load, boom, stabilizers, travel route, and people around the machine in changing configurations.