O le 3-way forklift, e lauiloa foi o le multi-directional forklift poʻo le tri-lateral stacker, o se taʻavale faʻapitoa e faʻaaogaina mea e faʻatulagaina mo le faʻaogaina lelei i ala vaapiapi ma avanoa vaʻaia. E le pei o forklifts masani, o nei masini felafolafoa'i e mafai ona gaoioi i itu e tolu: agai i luma, tua