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Forklifts in North Canton, 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 North Canton, OH. North Canton is a small city with a big manufacturing past, and we supply forklifts for both its older plants and its truck yards.

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40.8759°N · 81.4023°W — North Canton, OH

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

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What we do here

Forklift Sales & Service in North Canton

We offer North Canton 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 North Canton

We deliver new, used and rental lift trucks to North Canton 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 North Canton 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 North Canton Daily, weekly, monthly and long-term rental, delivered to your building in North Canton. Forklift Rentals

Forklift Brands

We sell new Bobcat, Clark, Noblelift, Sellick and Bulmor trucks across North Canton, 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

North Canton at a glance

Fleet profile

Older stock12–20 ft clear

Newer stock22–32 ft clear

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

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

Operator ruleOSHA 29 CFR 1910.178

Population17,000+

Typical clear heights: 12–20 ft clear in older stock, 22–32 ft clear in newer buildings.
Local fleets mostly serve bearing and power transmission manufacturing, banking technology, bulk trucking and healthcare.
Older buildings (12–20 ft clear) run standard masts. Newer 22–32 ft clear buildings need lift height specified to the top beam, not to the truck's nameplate.
Most North Canton 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 North Canton, OH

North Canton is a small city with a big manufacturing past, and we supply forklifts for both its older plants and its truck yards. The city sits in northern Stark County, just north of Canton. I-77 serves it at the Portage Street exit (111), and Akron-Canton Airport is close by. About 17,800 people live here, yet the city is headquarters to large firms in bearings and power transmission, banking technology and bulk trucking. That mix means one town can need a compact electric truck for a plant floor and a pneumatic-tire truck for a gravel trailer lot.

The old factory campus downtown

For most of the 1900s, downtown North Canton was a factory town built around a vacuum cleaner plant. Production there ended in 2007. The site is now the Hoover District, a mixed-use redevelopment on Main Street.

The old campus held about 30 buildings with roughly one million square feet of offices, warehouses and factory space. Buildings from that era often have posts, freight elevators and low beams. A manufacturer still runs a plant in the district, and a new building there is planned for logistics and research.

Old and new side by side is common in North Canton. We look at each building before we recommend a mast, tire or battery.

Forklifts for North Canton trucking and shipping yards

Bulk trucking and shipping are part of the local economy. Yard work calls for different trucks than indoor work:

Pneumatic tires (air-filled or solid tires with deep tread) for gravel and rough pavement
IC (internal combustion) power on LP gas or diesel for outdoor duty
Cab or weather gear for Northeast Ohio winters

From the old factory campus on Main Street to the newer buildings toward I-77, fleets follow the building stock. One side is multi-building factory campuses from the early and mid 1900s, with posts, elevators and low beams. The other side is newer single-story plants, flex buildings and truck yards. Which one you occupy decides mast height, tire type and battery chemistry.

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Straight answers

North Canton questions

Do you sell new forklifts in North Canton?

Yes. We sell new Bobcat, Clark, Noblelift, Sellick and Bulmor trucks in North Canton and across Stark County. We also sell inspected used forklifts from every major make.

What forklift works in an older North Canton factory building?

A compact electric counterbalance truck works in most older North Canton factory buildings. It turns tight around posts and runs clean indoors. We measure door heights and beam heights first, so the mast clears.

Do North Canton forklifts need extra winter care?

Yes. Forklifts that work outside in North Canton face road salt, slush and cold starts. A planned maintenance agreement can add checks for rust, battery health and cold-weather starting before winter sets in.

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