An industrial truck has a tiller that can pivot around a horizontal axis
and a traction drive motor that can be controlled by an operator by a
traction drive switch. The maximum speed of travel of the industrial truck
can be set by an electrical control unit as a function of the pivot angle
of the tiller. The maximum speed of the industrial truck is a function of
the pivot angle of the tiller. At least one segment of the pivoting range
of the tiller is provided with variable maximum speed, in which the
maximum speed of travel varies continuously with the pivoting angle. The
division of the pivoting range of the tiller into the segment with
variable maximum speed and at least one additional segment is made by the
control unit as a function of the signal of a continuous or incremental
sensor.
