A system comprising: a materials handling vehicle; a remote control device comprising: a wireless communication system including a wireless transmitter; and a rechargeable power source; a receiver at the vehicle for receiving transmissions from the wireless transmitter; a controller at the vehicle that is communicably coupled to the receiver, the controller being responsive to receipt of the transmissions from the remote control device; a charging station at the vehicle, the charging station for charging the rechargeable power source of the remote control device; and a pairing system at the vehicle for establishing communication between the remote control device and the vehicle, characterized in that: if no vehicle-related activity takes place for greater than a first predetermined amount of time after communication between the remote control device and the vehicle is established, the communication between the remote control device and the vehicle is terminated and must be re-established using the pairing system, and if no vehicle-related activity takes place for a given period of time after communication between the remote control device and the vehicle has been established, but less than a second predetermined amount of time after the communication between the remote control device and the vehicle is established, the second predetermined amount of time being equal to or less than the first predetermined amount of time, the communication between the remote control device and the vehicle is terminated but can be re-established, without requiring the pairing system, by performing a confirmation method utilizing the remote control device. a materials handling vehicle; a remote control device comprising: a wireless communication system including a wireless transmitter; and a rechargeable power source; a wireless communication system including a wireless transmitter; and a rechargeable power source; a receiver at the vehicle for receiving transmissions from the wireless transmitter; a controller at the vehicle that is communicably coupled to the receiver, the controller being responsive to receipt of the transmissions from the remote control device; a charging station at the vehicle, the charging station for charging the rechargeable power source of the remote control device; and a pairing system at the vehicle for establishing communication between the remote control device and the vehicle, characterized in that: if no vehicle-related activity takes place for greater than a first predetermined amount of time after communication between the remote control device and the vehicle is established, the communication between the remote control device and the vehicle is terminated and must be re-established using the pairing system, and if no vehicle-related activity takes place for a given period of time after communication between the remote control device and the vehicle has been established, but less than a second predetermined amount of time after the communication between the remote control device and the vehicle is established, the second predetermined amount of time being equal to or less than the first predetermined amount of time, the communication between the remote control device and the vehicle is terminated but can be re-established, without requiring the pairing system, by performing a confirmation method utilizing the remote control device. if no vehicle-related activity takes place for greater than a first predetermined amount of time after communication between the remote control device and the vehicle is established, the communication between the remote control device and the vehicle is terminated and must be re-established using the pairing system, and if no vehicle-related activity takes place for a given period of time after communication between the remote control device and the vehicle has been established, but less than a second predetermined amount of time after the communication between the remote control device and the vehicle is established, the second predetermined amount of time being equal to or less than the first predetermined amount of time, the communication between the remote control device and the vehicle is terminated but can be re-established, without requiring the pairing system, by performing a confirmation method utilizing the remote control device.