Patent ID: 7761210

Claim:
An industrial truck with a load supporting means ( 20 , 22 ), a sending and receiving unit ( 34 ), a sending and receiving range of which is directed towards a region of the load supporting means ( 20 , 22 ) and towards a region in front of the load supporting means ( 20 , 22 ), and a control unit ( 36 ), which activates the sending and receiving unit ( 34 ) for the reception of data from external senders, for a predetermined period of time, a sensor ( 38 ) being provided which detects a load on the load supporting means ( 20 , 22 ) and triggers an activation of the sending and receiving unit ( 34 ) via the control unit ( 36 ) when the sensor ( 38 ) has detected a load, characterised in that the sensor is integrated into a housing ( 24 ) for the sending and receiving unit ( 34 ), the housing being fixed on a mast, and further wherein the sensor ( 38 ) for detecting a load ( 30 ) detects an obstacle on the load supporting means ( 22 ) on the basis of optical or ultrasound signals.