US Patent 7761210 Industrial truck with a load supporting means

An industrial truck with a load supporting device, a sending and receiving unit, the sending and receiving range of which is directed towards a region of the load supporting device and towards a region in front of the load supporting device, and a control unit, which activates the sending and receiving unit for the reception of data from external senders, a sensor being provided which detects a load on the load supporting device and triggers an activation of the sending and receiving unit via the control unit when the sensor has detected a load, characterized in that the sensor is integrated into a housing for the sending and receiving unit.