Big Joe Lift Trucks Inc.

Big Joe Lift Trucks Inc. The Smart Choice for Material Handling Products For over 50 years, Big Joe Lift Trucks Inc.

has worked to set the standard of quality in factories, warehouses and store-rooms across the United States and around the world. Our product is professionally distributed through one of the largest networks of professional forklift sales and service providers in North America. Because of our experienced sales team and highly skilled service technicians, we are able to tailor our vehicles to fit a

variety of industrial, commercial, and retail uses. We pride ourselves on outstanding service and making sure our customers are always our priority.

A funny thing happens when you've spent enough years around material handling...You can retire, step away, and enjoy the...
05/29/2026

A funny thing happens when you've spent enough years around material handling...

You can retire, step away, and enjoy the slower pace of life.

But put a shiny new forklift in front of you and suddenly you're right back on the warehouse floor checking it out like it's Christmas morning.

Big Joe California Big Boss stopped by to take a look at some of the newest additions to the fleet, swap stories, and remind us that some things never really leave your system.

Turns out forklifts are a lot like boats, classic cars, and golf clubs.

You don't stop looking at them just because you're retired.

Some passions just stick around. 💛

OSHA can't regulate confidence levels.
05/28/2026

OSHA can't regulate confidence levels.

Some gave years.Some gave youth.Some gave futures they never got to live.Memorial Day isn’t just about remembering servi...
05/25/2026

Some gave years.
Some gave youth.
Some gave futures they never got to live.

Memorial Day isn’t just about remembering service.
It’s about remembering the people behind the uniforms — the families, the sacrifices, and the empty seats that never really stopped being felt.

In material handling, warehousing, logistics, and operations, many of the businesses and people we support every day are built by veterans, military families, and generations connected to service.

You’ll find them running warehouses, managing fleets, leading operations, fixing equipment, driving trucks, and quietly keeping industries moving long after the uniform comes off.

For many, today is quiet. Reflective. Heavy in ways that are hard to explain unless you’ve lived close to it.

So today, we remember.
And we honor.

If you’re looking for a way to honor them today, support the families they left behind.

📌 Folds of Honor — Scholarships for spouses and children of fallen or disabled service members. https://foldsofhonor.org/

📌 Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) — Support and grief resources for families who lost loved ones in military service. https://www.taps.org/

📌 Snowball Express by the Gary Sinise Foundation — Programs dedicated to children and surviving spouses of fallen military heroes. https://lnkd.in/g7cbCzjj

📌 Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation — College scholarships and educational support for children of fallen service members. https://lnkd.in/gXEHzNWY

Today is a reminder that freedom was never free.

Looks like our trusty van decided to clock out early to enjoy the Memorial Day long weekend. Honestly, after all the mil...
05/22/2026

Looks like our trusty van decided to clock out early to enjoy the Memorial Day long weekend.

Honestly, after all the miles, deliveries, service calls, and warehouse runs… we figured it earned it.

Curious how’s everybody else spending their weekend?

Hope everyone has a safe, relaxing, and well-deserved Memorial Day weekend 🇺🇸

Everybody in SoCal knows Big Joe California for pallet jacks, stackers, and lithium forklifts...But yeah — we do Class I...
05/21/2026

Everybody in SoCal knows Big Joe California for pallet jacks, stackers, and lithium forklifts...

But yeah — we do Class II equipment too.

Reach trucks. Narrow aisle equipment. Warehouse Tetris machines.

The kind of equipment built for operations where every inch matters and "we need more space" usually means "guess we're going vertical now."

And honestly, whenever new Class Il equipment shows up, it immediately turns into a warehouse gathering.

Suddenly there's a whole gaggle of ops guys, techs, and salespeople standing around it like:

"Okay but look how tight this turning radius is."

A lot of warehouse conversations today are about maximizing footprint without expanding the building.

That's where Class II equipment shines.
Smaller footprint. Higher racking. Smarter space utilization.

Watching these SP Series units get prepped this week was a good reminder that material handling today isn't just about moving pallets anymore — it's about optimizing the entire operation around the space you already have.

Nothing to see here.Just the boss Kailey Kelley out here wondering why everyone else in the company gets to use Claude f...
05/18/2026

Nothing to see here.

Just the boss Kailey Kelley out here wondering why everyone else in the company gets to use Claude for their jobs while hers still somehow involves climbing over forklifts and squeezing through tightly-parked inventory.

This "quick inventory check" last week somehow turned into warehouse parkour and an unexpected size-check real quick. Turns out squeezing between tightly parked forklifts will make you suddenly very aware of spatial awareness...and life choices.

At one point this stopped looking like operations and started looking like someone training for an obstacle course.

Forklift Ninja Warrior: Warehouse Edition, perhaps?

Just another day at Big Joe California.

Some equipment becomes part of the org chart.
05/12/2026

Some equipment becomes part of the org chart.

There's something satisfying about turning the key and knowing the equipment is just going to work...No long warmups.No ...
05/08/2026

There's something satisfying about turning the key and knowing the equipment is just going to work...
No long warmups.
No battery change schedule hanging over the shift.
No wondering if the truck's gonna cooperate today.
Just charge it, run it, and keep the operation moving.
For a lot of teams, owning Big Joe Forklifts means less time thinking about the equipment... and more time focusing on the work that actually matters.
And honestly, that kind of reliability becomes part of the operation pretty fast.

Did you know most operations don’t actually know how much energy their forklifts use in a full shift?For our coffee and ...
05/07/2026

Did you know most operations don’t actually know how much energy their forklifts use in a full shift?

For our coffee and donuts powered sales call this week we got into kWh — not the textbook version, but what it actually looks like on the floor.

What your electric forklifts are pulling, where energy gets wasted, and how EV-style thinking applies to material handling.

Matthew Kelley led it, and it turned into one of those sessions where things start to click. Not about pushing electric — just understanding when it makes sense, what it costs, and how it performs day to day.

Because once you understand the energy side, the decisions around equipment start to look a lot different.

That’s really the goal — making sure the team can break this down in real terms when we’re out with customers.

Also… small win for Big Joe California: we’ve officially doubled the sales team. 💪

Let’s go 🚀

Most operations don’t need more equipment. They need better decisions.That’s what stood out at hashtag when Big Joe For...
05/01/2026

Most operations don’t need more equipment. They need better decisions.

That’s what stood out at hashtag when Big Joe Forklifts introduced the LPX40 electric forklift alongside PULSE.

Going electric isn’t the hard part anymore.
Figuring out what to run, how many, and when to switch is.

As Martin Boyd, Chief Marketing Officer at Big Joe Forklifts, shared in Modern Materials Handling Magazine:

“By listening to how our customers operate day to day, we’re able to design and deliver integrated lithium solutions that help companies work more efficiently, lower their total cost of ownership and make smarter decisions across fleets. Our goal is simple: Give customers the tools and insights they need to keep operations moving and maximize the value of electrification.”

Cleaner power is one thing.
Using PULSE to model your operation before making the move? That’s where it changes.

Less guessing.
Better decisions.
Stronger operations.

If you’re still running on assumptions — this is worth a deeper look.

👉 You can read more here:

📌 Modern Materials Handling Magazine
Big Joe Forklifts Introduces New Electric Truck and Optimization Tool
👉 https://lnkd.in/g2XhY-b8

📌 DC Velocity
Big Joe Introduces New Electric Forklift, Telemetry and Diagnostic System
👉 https://lnkd.in/eJKHSjg3

📌 Supply Chain Xchange
Big Joe introduces new electric forklift, telemetry and diagnostic system
👉 https://lnkd.in/g54cjfmb

📌 Yahoo Finance
Big Joe Forklifts Exhibiting Two New Innovations at MODEX
👉 https://lnkd.in/gQbqR5TH

📌 The New Warehouse
IC to Electric: 90% Fuel Savings, Lower Maintenance and Smarter Forklift Decisions
👉 https://lnkd.in/ennyjx6G

Happy Birthday to Robert Henning 🎉For those keeping score at home:• On paternity leave• Also somehow still working• Stil...
04/23/2026

Happy Birthday to Robert Henning 🎉

For those keeping score at home:
• On paternity leave
• Also somehow still working
• Still getting more done than most people fully “on the clock”

At this point we’re not sure if he’s avoiding sleep, cloning himself, or just setting wildly unrealistic expectations for the rest of us.

Either way — appreciate you holding it down at work while handling dad duty like a pro. Truly inconvenient for everyone else’s excuses.

Hope you celebrate today… or at least get a solid 7 minutes of uninterrupted peace. Big win.

Happy Birthday, Robert 👊

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1112 E Dominguez Street
Carson, CA
90746

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(310) 637-6000

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