It is similar to counter balanced lift truck. An apparatus and method in the form of a vehicle for transporting, lifting, placing and retrieving loads in narrow-aisle load storage racks. Narrow-aisle operation is provided by vertically movable, extensible tracks which enter the load space and rest upon the racks thus permitting a track-mounted carriage having lift forks thereon to enter and leave a load space. Outrigger arms straddle a load and are used to support the load instead of the counterbalance of the truck. 7-8 ft is the minimum aisle width requirement. It is less expensive than stand-up CB lift truck and NA reach truck. Since the load is straddled during stacking, clearance between loads must be provided for the outrigger arms. Arm clearance is typically provided through the use of load-on-beam rack storage or single-wing pallets for load-on-floor storage.