Elephantroom

I can't explain where the forklifts go in Europe, they must have a high number of used/refurbished units available. I'm not sure what their safety rating stats are or where they're accepted but here in the US we use the UL. I do know that if a European forklift gets here (grey market), it's a huge liability issue & OSHA will force the company to get the unit of the property immediately.

I don't believe a forklift purchase here is ever on a whim. Large companies have budgets, etc. Small companies have to juggle multiple issues, sometimes it seems like a purchase is on a whim, but there's always tax issues, downtime, purchase price vs repairs,etc. that make the ultimate decision.