Hi, we have a lot of experience with articulated trucks, namely FLEXI and can it recommend. The advantage of FLEXI over Bendi is that Flexi has front drive and is very easy and precise to handle. It's more expensive than a reach truck but the space saving compensates largely the cost. Moreover, Flexi is much quicker in the whole operation - work cycle - than a reach truck namely because it saves time for not having to move the mast - to push and to reach back. Here are the figures:
Flexi/ Typical Reach Truck

Travel to pallet 15m 8 sec/ 7 sec

Reach out 0 sec/ 10 sec
Lift Forks 2 sec/ 2 sec
Reach back 0 sec/ 10 sec

Travel 30m to rack location 17.1 sec/ 13.6 sec

Turn 90° in aisle 0 sec/ 12 sec

Lift load to H2 (4 metres) 11.4 sec/ 11.4 sec

Drive load into rack 10 sec/ 10 sec

Drive forward/brakes 0 sec/ 8 sec

Reach load in 0 sec/ 10 sec

Lower load 2 sec/ 2 sec

Turn forks out of pallet 10 sec/ 10 sec

Reach forks out 0 sec/ 10 sec

Drive forks out 0 sec/ 8 sec

Lower forks out (4metres) 11 sec/ 11 sec

Travel 30m to end aisle 17.1 sec/ 13.6 sec

Total time (nett) 88.6/ 138.6
Add 15% orientation 13.29/ 20.19

Total work cycle 101.89 sec/ 159.39 sec

Cycles per hour 35/ 22.6
(The first figure is for Flexi, the second one for a reach truck.)