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Forklifts in Massillon, OH

Name: Akron Forklifts
Address: 1620 East Market Street, Akron, OH, 44305, US
Telephone: (330) 578-7254

New and used forklift sales, rental and service in Massillon, OH. Massillon has shifted from steel to food, and its forklift needs have shifted with it, from heavy mill work to food plants and cold storage.

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40.7967°N · 81.5215°W — Massillon, OH

Serving Massillon, OH and surrounding areas. Get a free estimate today.

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What we do here

Forklift Sales & Service in Massillon

We offer Massillon operations new and used forklift sales, daily to long-term rental, and service and repair on every make. We also offer planned maintenance agreements and OSHA operator training. Tap any card for full details, specs and FAQs.

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Forklift Sales

Akron Forklifts sells new forklifts in Summit, Stark, Portage, Medina and Wayne counties, and quality-inspected used forklifts across Northeast Ohio.

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Forklift Rentals

Akron Forklifts rents forklifts by the day, week or month across Northeast Ohio, including Cuyahoga County.

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Forklift Service & Repair

Akron Forklifts repairs and services forklifts of every major make across Northeast Ohio, not only the lines we sell new.

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Planned Maintenance Agreements

A Akron Forklifts planned maintenance agreement puts every forklift in your building on a service schedule set by its hours and duty cycle, with a written report after every visit.

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Forklift Operator Training

Akron Forklifts delivers OSHA forklift operator training and evaluation across Northeast Ohio, on your own trucks.

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What we sell

Forklifts & Equipment for Massillon

We deliver new, used and rental lift trucks to Massillon and service them on site. Akron Forklifts is run by Valley Industrial Trucks, an employee-owned Ohio forklift dealer founded in 1956.

Electric Counterbalance Forklifts

An electric counterbalance forklift is almost always the right truck for indoor work.

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IC Pneumatic Forklifts

An internal combustion (IC) pneumatic-tire forklift is still the right tool for outdoor work, rough or uneven ground, and nonstop heavy duty.

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IC Cushion Forklifts

An IC cushion-tire forklift is a shorter, tighter-turning truck built for smooth indoor concrete.

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Reach Trucks

A reach truck is the right forklift when a building has height and needs aisles narrower than a counterbalance truck can turn in.

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Order Pickers

An order picker is the right truck when the job is picking cases or single items, not moving full pallets.

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Pallet Jacks & Walkie Stackers

Pallet jacks and walkie stackers handle a large share of pallet movement that does not need a rider truck at all.

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New & Used Forklifts in Massillon New Bobcat, Clark, Noblelift, Sellick and Bulmor trucks, plus quality-inspected used trucks from every major make. Each one is specced to your load, aisle and duty cycle. Forklift Sales Forklift Rental in Massillon Daily, weekly, monthly and long-term rental, delivered to your building in Massillon. Forklift Rentals

Forklift Brands

We sell new Bobcat, Clark, Noblelift, Sellick and Bulmor trucks across Massillon, and inspected used trucks from every major make.

Bobcat Clark Noblelift Sellick Bulmor JLG Genie Kärcher Toyota Hyster Yale Cat Mitsubishi Doosan Crown

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Local specs

Massillon at a glance

Fleet profile

Older stock16–30 ft clear

Newer stock24–36 ft clear

Indoor defaultElectric counterbalance, 3,000–5,000 lb

Yard defaultIC pneumatic, 5,000–8,000 lb

Operator ruleOSHA 29 CFR 1910.178

Population32,000+

Typical clear heights: 16–30 ft clear in older stock, 24–36 ft clear in newer buildings.
Local fleets mostly serve meat and frozen food processing, snack foods, cold storage logistics and metal and plastics manufacturing.
Older buildings (16–30 ft clear) run standard masts. Newer 24–36 ft clear buildings need lift height specified to the top beam, not to the truck's nameplate.
Most Massillon fleets are mixed after a few years of buying. We service every make in the building, not only the brands we sell.

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Local expertise

Forklifts in Massillon, OH

Massillon has shifted from steel to food, and its forklift needs have shifted with it, from heavy mill work to food plants and cold storage. The city is in western Stark County, where US-30 meets SR-21. I-77 is less than 7 miles to the east. Steel shaped Massillon for most of the 1900s. By 1959, steel work employed nearly half the city, and the big mills had closed by 2002. Today its best-known industries include meat and frozen food processing, snack food making and cold storage logistics.

Forklifts for Massillon food plants and cold storage

Food work puts different demands on a forklift than steel did. In cold storage and food plants, we look at:

Trucks and batteries rated for freezer and cooler work
Electric power, so there are no engine fumes near food
Pallet jacks and walkie stackers for tight dock and cooler rooms
Operator training that covers wet or icy floors

Cold shortens battery run time. We size the battery and charger to your shift, not to the spec sheet alone.

Massillon Energy and Technology Park

The Massillon Energy and Technology Park, on Oberlin Avenue SW, offers 485 developable acres zoned industrial. It is about a mile from SR-21 and US-30 and is served by two railroads. The park is marketed to polymer and plastics makers.

Rail-served plants often need trucks for loading boxcars as well as trailers. We can spec dock and railcar work into your quote.

From the old steel-era plants along the Tuscarawas River to the modern food plants and cold storage buildings, fleets follow the building stock. One side is heavy-industry buildings from the steel era, often with high bays but rough floors and older docks. The other side is food processing plants, cold storage buildings and newer warehouses with insulated rooms and dock doors. Which one you occupy decides mast height, tire type and battery chemistry.

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Straight answers

Massillon questions

What forklift works in a Massillon cold storage warehouse?

An electric forklift built for cold work fits most Massillon cold storage warehouses. Freezer rooms drain batteries faster and can fog or freeze parts. We match the truck, battery and charger to your temperature and your shift length.

Can you service forklifts in older Massillon mill buildings?

Yes. We service forklifts in older Massillon mill and plant buildings, on every major make. Heavy older fleets often run IC (internal combustion) trucks on LP gas, and we keep those running on a planned maintenance schedule.