Equipment Depot Expands to Over 40 Locations Nationwide

HOUSTON, TX – Equipment Depot, America’s largest independently operated material handling and rental source, today announced that Daily Equipment Company and Southern California Material Handling (SCMH) have joined the Equipment Depot organization, and each of their locations will now operate as Equipment Depot. The integration of these two material handling dealer groups adds eight new locations to Equipment Depot – two in California, four in Louisiana, and two in Mississippi – bringing their total number of dealer locations to 43 nationwide.

Equipment Depot’s coast-to-coast branch network represents more than 25% of the U.S. forklift market. David Turner, Equipment Depot’s President and CEO, expressed, “With the addition of SCMH and Daily Equipment, we will leverage our expansive resources to deliver elevated service and support to all our customers. I am excited about the full potential of our united team and using our combined capabilities to further solidify our position as the best service organization in the industry.”

Earlier this year, Equipment Depot joined Mitsubishi Logisnext, a leading provider of forklifts including Cat® lift trucks, Mitsubishi forklift trucks and Jungheinrich®, along with automation and logistics solutions. As part of the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries global family, Equipment Depot has the stability and infrastructure that enables the company to evolve its products and services to meet changing industry demands and offer long-term support to its customers.

Now through an extended network of locations, Equipment Depot will continue to provide full-service material handling solutions that help its customers improve productivity and maximize uptime. The company serves as a single source for new and used forklifts, aerial lifts, service, parts, rentals and warehouse solutions for customers in a wide array of industries, and reinforces its commitment to deliver the best service with its Performance. Guaranteed.® pledge.

About Equipment Depot

Serving local communities since 1939, Equipment Depot is America’s #1 independently operated material handling and rental source with over 40 locations in the United States. Its team of dependable, helpful, driven, and accountable people are dedicated to providing the best service possible. The company’s commitment to service is backed by its one-of-a-kind promise: Performance. Guaranteed.® 

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