Forklift service is a vital component in your storage facility or distribution center operational strategy. For your pre-planned maintenance and unplanned repairs, it’s important to have reliable, knowledgeable technicians at your disposal when they are required.

Selecting a suitable strategic partner for your maintenance needs can be a decisive factor in staying on top of your commitments and allowing your operation to run at maximum productivity. Here are a few things you should consider when choosing a forklift maintenance company:

• Capability and coverage: the majority of local maintenance and repair businesses employ a small number of technicians and operate out of a single location. This is often a problem when setting up emergency service calls because small organizations have far less scheduling flexibility. Furthermore, in situations where you have a number of locations across a region or state, you may experience lengthy response times or may even need more than one maintenance partner. Associated maintains locations throughout most of the Midwest. We have a team of over 200 specialists, and our typical on-site time is among the industry’s best.
• Single source service: warehouses typically have many maintenance requirements beyond lift trucks. Overhead doors, dock levelers, conveyors, AS/RS systems and many other systems require regular service. Having one partner that has the ability to maintain all of your systems is not just efficient, it can save you a lot of time and money when you implement a planned maintenance routine.
• Quality technicians: across the industry, there are many levels of training and experience when it comes to technicians . Skilled technicians are worth their weight in gold if you want a job done quickly and done correctly the first time, especially if you have forklifts from different manufacturers. Associated has some of the most highly trained specialists in the industry that can service not only Raymond, but almost any manufacturer or material handling equipment type available. Our technical training programs are the best in the industry, and we put technicians from many different companies through rigorous technical training at our three training facilities.
• Forklift Parts: offering more than 4,000 parts in stock and access to more than 100,000 more, we have one of the best-stocked parts departments in the region. No matter what brand of part you’re looking for, we can deliver the components you need when you need them most. Additionally, our parts consignment program can ensure that your technicians have parts instantly available when needed.
• Efficiency and speed: Associated teams come prepared. Our thoroughly equipped service trucks carry all the tools and common parts necessary for most maintenance and repair tasks so that we don’t need repeat site visits or parts runs. Between our short dispatch intervals and our ability to resolve issues quickly, we can oftentimes save you a day or more of down time versus other lift truck repair providers.
• Warehouse integration: using Raymond’s iTrack, your organization can ask for immediate maintenance from any supplier via our web interface. You can also review maintenance schedules and logs, service history and expenses, equipment availability and scheduled maintenance. In addition, we can give you a single bill for enterprise-wide maintenance so that you can easily keep track of and control expenses.

Forklift Service Near Me

Having a forklift out of service can initiate costly and significant delays and a rapid recovery is an essential piece of maintaining productivity. Whether you need immediate forklift service, day to day maintenance or a scheduled maintenance contract, Associated has a full range of options. Call us today!

The Associated Fort Wayne service area includes Fort Wayne, Gary, South Bend, Hammond, Elkart, Shipshewana, Angola, Auburn, Merriville, Valparaiso, Plymouth, Warsaw, Columbia City, New Haven, Huntington, Wabash, Marion and all surrounding areas.

Associated | Fort Wayne Forklift Dealer

4310 Illinois Rd Unit 1517
Fort Wayne, IN 46804
(260) 482-9556