Shopping for material handling equipment can be an overwhelming experience.  However, I have found that doing my research before visiting any industrial equipment dealers greatly reduced any stress that I would experience when shopping for such equipment.  Knowing all of the different forklift trucks manufacturers and their varied products ahead of time enabled me to make an informed decision about the products I was buying.  This information also gave me an idea of the price I should expect to pay so I was not surprised when I received quotes from the equipment dealers and if they were over inflating the prices on me I was aware of that as well.