I've never had the need for a single source. If I did, I'd buy all my parts from the OEM I represent. Buying from one additional forklift vendor isn't exactly rocket science. The one-stop shopping arguments sounds a lot like what my OEMs tell me.

As far as price increases, think about it; why wouldn't they raise prices? What would stop them? There's no one left to compete against from an aftermarket perspective.

Since GW brought up Clark, one thing that is sure to get better is TVH/SMH/Intrupa's availability of Clark parts. TVH bought all the old inventory from Clark Germany and my understanding is that they have parts records and prints for every Clark part, including Germany and USA built trucks. That part is sweet.