@swoop223

Probably small misunderstanding, sorry for not being clear.
Probably, as usual, I was writing the post and, and speaking to the mobile paralelly ;-)

"Industrial trucks" is a term used in all standards (ISO, BS, DIN, EN) for the entire range of machines we are dealing with.
This term describes everything - from non powered pallet movers, to the huge, 50 tons container handlers.

Sometimes the forklifts are commonly understood as a synonyme for the entire range. That's why I reacted.
Anyway, swoop's post was obviously true and reasonable.

Comparing counterbalanced trucks (this is standardized term for forklifts as we commonly understand it) with tow tractors is definitely not correct, because of what swoop's has written.

From the other hand, I remember, that in 90's the ISO standards included the term "drawbar pull" for forklifts. It meant, that the legislation assumed the towing application for the trucks.
Technically it is possible, all the trucks have towing bolts on the counterwieights.
Economically - well, for me it makes no sense, unless the normal utilisation of the forklift is very low and there is a time reserve. But it's better to optimize the forklift utilization (reduce the forklift fleet for example, and buy some tow tractor instead)