i have customers and friends not in the forklift business that get supplies from them
maybe you need a tax ID # but thats about it

the SMH rep did say i was too new and too small sorry for that missed detail
but no i dont have a regular supplier for SMH parts (since every dealer and indy around here has an SMH account but me it seems)

and every single forklift store on EBAY sells SMH parts and theyre drop shipped directly from SMH's warehouse, way over wholesale or a decent industry discount and shipping jacked through the roof

well ill try again and let you know how it goes
its been about 7 months now so well see

i am in this business and have been for over a decade now (im only 34) i just found it disheartening when they told thats why i cant purchase from them (even being that i wasnt asking for credit terms cause i like to pay my bills up front)

even before that though i talked to a few people before i applied for an account and they were well aware that i was a brand new business b4 sending out the paperwork, i wish someone could have told me before i started the process, i dont like giving out my info for no reason

SMH was the only place to deny doing business with me
everyone else was more than happy to have my business as a new startup (fsip for example)