Welcome to Equipment Depot of Illinois, your best choice for industry leading forklift brands, aerial lifts, scissor lifts, training, systems, racking, storage solutions, allied products and material handling equipment. Equipment Depot is the result of the merger between two Chicago-based organizations: Illinois Material Handling and Material Handling Services. In 2006, the two companies were combined and rebranded to form Equipment Depot.

With three locations in the Chicago metropolitan area and four more locations strategically placed throughout Illinois and Wisconsin, Equipment Depot is better equipped to keep your forklifts up and running, reducing downtime and increasing your return on investment. It has over 200 employees, providing each location with experienced and professional staff to help resolve your forklift and material handling needs.

No matter where you are located in Illinois, Chicago, Rockford, Elmhurst, Alsip Grayslake, Morton, or Madison WI, Equipment Depot can help.  Equipment Depot is an authorized dealer for Caterpillar forklifts, Mitsubishi forklifts, Nissan Forklifts, Linde Forklifts, Barrett forklifts, CombiLift forklifts, Clark forklifts , Doosan forklifts, and Princeton forklifts. Our aerial equipment line includes JLG, Genie and Skytrak brands. Equipment Depot is also an authorized dealer for Rail King, a mobile railcar mover, and your premium material handling supplier in the Chicago metropolitan area. 

In need of dependable forklift rentals, forklift parts, forklift services, or new and used forklifts in the Chicago Metro area? Equipment Depot has a reliable and modern rental fleet that is ready to rent by the day, week or month with delivery available to your location. Equipment Depot has over 2M parts in inventory for all makes and models of lift trucks and aerial equipment. There are over 100 radio dispatched road technicians ready to service your equipment. Whether you’re looking for a new forklift or a used forklift, we offer forklift trucks in a range of capacities and specialty types to solve your unique material handling application needs.

Equipment Depot of Illinois, the premier forklift dealer in the Chicago metro area is part of Pon North America (PNA), one of the largest material handling networks in the United States. There are four other companies throughout the country operating under the brand name Equipment Depot. With coverage including over 43 locations in 13 states, we are able to offer customers peace of mind with more coverage and options to get the job done right. We would like the opportunity to prove ourselves and earn your business. Call us today!