Operating member and armrest for industrial vehicle

An industrial vehicle comprising:

• an armrest extending in a front-and-rear direction of the vehicle;
• a plurality of operating members for controlling a loading operation of the vehicle arranged on the front portion of the armrest, the operating members comprising a first operating member for controlling an actuator for loading, a second operating member for controlling the actuator and a third operating member;
• a mast connected to the actuator;
• and
• a fork connected to the mast, wherein the first operating member is operated for tilting the mast frontward and backward, the second operating member being operated for automatically stopping the tilt of the mast at a position where the fork becomes horizontal,
• wherein the armrest has a first region and a second region adjacent to the first region, the first region having a first top surface on which the first and third operating members are arranged, the second region being formed by a pad, the second region having a second top surface and a front surface, the second top surface being higher than the first top surface, the second operating member is arranged on the front surface of the second region.