I know a technician who just went from $27hr up to $33hr just changing forklift companies. Its the same job just wearing a different shirt. Having been a long time sales rep I can see being a technician as the way of the future in the forklift industry. With so many people retiring or about to and no one to back fill those position companies are going to start to offer big money to try and get good long term employees. It will be good for the technicians since it a nich job that needs to be done.