A system for monitoring a position of a handle for controlling a component of a material handling vehicle, the system comprising: a handle comprising a mounting block; an arm pivotally connected with the mounting block; a first sensor positioned along the mounting block; a second sensor positioned along the arm; and a controller configured to: retrieve a first signal indicative of a first position of the mounting block from the first sensor; retrieve a second signal indicative of a first position of the arm from the second sensor; and compare the first position of the first sensor with the first position of the second sensor to monitor an operational condition of the material handling vehicle, characterized in that the controller further is configured to make a comparison of the first positon of the first sensor with a subsequent second position of the first sensor and/or a comparison of the first position of the second sensor with a subsequent second position of the second sensor continuously, preferably one of the first sensor and the second sensor is an accelerometer or, preferably the first sensor is an accelerometer and the second sensor is an accelerometer or, preferably one of the first sensor or the second sensor is a gyroscope, or preferably both the first sensor and the second sensor is a gyroscope, wherein the controller is further configured to adjust the operation of at least one of a lift motor and a drive motor based on the comparison of the first position of the first sensor and the second position of the first sensor and/or the first position of the second sensor and the second position of the second sensor, and wherein the controller is further configured to recalibrate the first sensor and the second sensor. a handle comprising a mounting block; an arm pivotally connected with the mounting block; a first sensor positioned along the mounting block; a second sensor positioned along the arm; and a controller configured to: retrieve a first signal indicative of a first position of the mounting block from the first sensor; retrieve a second signal indicative of a first position of the arm from the second sensor; and compare the first position of the first sensor with the first position of the second sensor to monitor an operational condition of the material handling vehicle, retrieve a first signal indicative of a first position of the mounting block from the first sensor; retrieve a second signal indicative of a first position of the arm from the second sensor; and compare the first position of the first sensor with the first position of the second sensor to monitor an operational condition of the material handling vehicle, characterized in that the controller further is configured to make a comparison of the first positon of the first sensor with a subsequent second position of the first sensor and/or a comparison of the first position of the second sensor with a subsequent second position of the second sensor continuously, preferably one of the first sensor and the second sensor is an accelerometer or, preferably the first sensor is an accelerometer and the second sensor is an accelerometer or, preferably one of the first sensor or the second sensor is a gyroscope, or preferably both the first sensor and the second sensor is a gyroscope, wherein the controller is further configured to adjust the operation of at least one of a lift motor and a drive motor based on the comparison of the first position of the first sensor and the second position of the first sensor and/or the first position of the second sensor and the second position of the second sensor, and wherein the controller is further configured to recalibrate the first sensor and the second sensor.