Method for operating a holonomic/omnidirectional industrial truck, comprising the following method steps: - determining a path for the movement of the industrial truck from a starting point to an end point, - modeling of the determined path by means of splines, in particular by means of Bezier splines, preferably by means of fifth-order Bezier splines, - based on the modeled path, determining a path curve for the movement of the industrial truck along the path with a determined speed profile, - determining a further path curve on which the industrial truck is to move from the starting point to the end point, based on the path curve and an iterative optimization rule comprising a recalculation of the speed profile, wherein the following constraints are taken into account for the calculation of the speed profile: a) maximum permitted translational and rotational speed of the industrial truck from a safety point of view, b) a maximum speed that drives of the industrial truck can achieve, c) a maximum centripetal acceleration to which a load transported by the industrial truck can be subjected, and - moving the industrial truck along the further path curve, in particular by means of a control device of the industrial truck, the path modeled by means of splines comprising a plurality of spline segments which are connected by support points (35, 36), in the vicinity of at least one of the support points (35, 36) a change in orientation of the industrial truck being carried out during the movement of the industrial truck, characterized in that, for the change in orientation of the industrial truck, a rotation start point (r s i) is defined on a spline segment preceding the relevant support point and a rotation end point (r e i) is defined on a spline segment following the relevant support point. - determining a path for the movement of the industrial truck from a starting point to an end point, - modeling of the determined path by means of splines, in particular by means of Bezier splines, preferably by means of fifth-order Bezier splines, - based on the modeled path, determining a path curve for the movement of the industrial truck along the path with a determined speed profile, - determining a further path curve on which the industrial truck is to move from the starting point to the end point, based on the path curve and an iterative optimization rule comprising a recalculation of the speed profile, wherein the following constraints are taken into account for the calculation of the speed profile: a) maximum permitted translational and rotational speed of the industrial truck from a safety point of view, b) a maximum speed that drives of the industrial truck can achieve, c) a maximum centripetal acceleration to which a load transported by the industrial truck can be subjected, and a) maximum permitted translational and rotational speed of the industrial truck from a safety point of view, b) a maximum speed that drives of the industrial truck can achieve, c) a maximum centripetal acceleration to which a load transported by the industrial truck can be subjected, and - moving the industrial truck along the further path curve, in particular by means of a control device of the industrial truck, the path modeled by means of splines comprising a plurality of spline segments which are connected by support points (35, 36), in the vicinity of at least one of the support points (35, 36) a change in orientation of the industrial truck being carried out during the movement of the industrial truck, characterized in that, for the change in orientation of the industrial truck, a rotation start point (r s i) is defined on a spline segment preceding the relevant support point and a rotation end point (r e i) is defined on a spline segment following the relevant support point.