I sure do agree that ForkLiftAction has helped me keep a number of forklifts from needing really big boats so they could be a correctly sized anchor.
As far as "multiline dealers" goes, the things I have seen over the years are more along the lines of less competition [good for the manufacturers, finance banks and dealer principals that remain, not as good for whom they negotiate with, which I see as their 'working class' employees {for wages and benefits} and the customers/end-users].
There have almost always been dealers who sold more than 1 brand of forklift, but that used to mean dealers who represented more than 1 manufacturer, where the customer would be offered 2 or more different trucks to purchase within the class of trucks they desired/needed.