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Used Forklifts in Parma, OH

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

Used forklift sales, rental and service in Parma, OH. Akron Forklifts sells quality-inspected used forklifts to Parma businesses and services every major make in the city.

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41.3836°N · 81.7286°W — Parma, OH

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

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What we do here

Forklift Sales & Service in Parma

We offer Parma operations quality-inspected 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 quality-inspected used forklifts from every major make in Parma and across Cuyahoga County.

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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 Parma

We deliver used and rental lift trucks to Parma 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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Used Forklifts in Parma Quality-inspected used trucks from every major make, with hours and service history shared before you buy. Each one is specced to your load, aisle and duty cycle. Forklift Sales Forklift Rental in Parma Daily, weekly, monthly and long-term rental, delivered to your building in Parma. Forklift Rentals

Forklift Brands

We sell inspected used trucks from every major make across Parma.

Toyota Hyster Yale Cat Mitsubishi Doosan Crown

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Local specs

Parma at a glance

Fleet profile

Older stock14–20 ft clear

Newer stock20–30 ft clear

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

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

Operator ruleOSHA 29 CFR 1910.178

Population78,000+

Typical clear heights: 14–20 ft clear in older stock, 20–30 ft clear in newer buildings.
Local fleets mostly serve light manufacturing, contractors, commercial services and retail back rooms.
Older buildings (14–20 ft clear) run standard masts. Newer 20–30 ft clear buildings need lift height specified to the top beam, not to the truck's nameplate.
Most Parma 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 Parma, OH

Akron Forklifts sells quality-inspected used forklifts to Parma businesses and services every major make in the city. Parma is a large, mostly residential suburb, so its industry sits along a few main roads. Brookpark Road on the north edge carries most of the manufacturing, close to I-480 and the Jennings Freeway (SR-176). Most Parma shops are small to mid-size. They need one or two dependable trucks, a fair rental when work spikes and regular service. We serve Parma from the Valley Industrial Trucks branch in Akron.

Where Parma forklifts work

Parma forklift work clusters in three places:

Brookpark Road (SR-17): manufacturing, commercial and retail businesses on a busy industrial corridor.
Chevrolet Boulevard: a former auto transmission plant, now a multi-tenant industrial site.
Ridge Road, State Road and Pearl Road (US-42): smaller shops, contractors and store back rooms.

A small shop rarely needs a big truck. A used 3,000–5,000 lb electric or LP counterbalance truck covers most Parma jobs. Tenants in the larger plant space often add pallet jacks or walkie stackers for the dock.

Renting and servicing forklifts in Parma

Renting makes sense when a Parma shop has a big order, a move or a short project. We rent by the day, week or month, and long-term.

Our technicians repair every major make, including trucks bought somewhere else. A planned maintenance agreement keeps a one- or two-truck fleet on a set schedule, so a breakdown does not stop the whole shop.

From the Brookpark Road industrial strip to the redeveloped plant on Chevrolet Boulevard, fleets follow the building stock. One side is older one-story shops and small plants from the postwar building boom. The other side is large former plant space divided among several industrial tenants. Which one you occupy decides mast height, tire type and battery chemistry.

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Straight answers

Parma questions

What kind of used forklift fits a small Parma shop?

A small Parma shop is usually best served by a used 3,000–5,000 lb counterbalance truck. Electric suits indoor work with smooth floors. LP suits shops that also load outside. We look at your doors, aisles and loads before we suggest a truck.

Can I rent a forklift in Parma for a short job?

Yes. Akron Forklifts rents forklifts to Parma businesses by the day, week or month. Short rentals cover moves, inventory counts and seasonal rushes. Longer rentals work when you are not ready to buy.

Do you train forklift operators in Parma?

Yes. We run OSHA operator training at your Parma site. Federal OSHA rule 29 CFR 1910.178 requires every operator to be trained and evaluated on the trucks they drive. Ohio private employers fall under federal OSHA, and each operator needs a fresh evaluation at least every three years.

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