Material handling equipment is core to construction sites, lumber yards, ports, industrial plants, and machinery moving operations.
Harry Fry & Associates finances the heavy-duty side of this category: telehandlers, large industrial forklifts, reach stackers, and the specialty units that don't fit into a standard warehouse equipment loan.
We focus on the higher-capacity end of material handling, where general equipment lenders often struggle to place deals.
Material handling pricing varies widely. A used 8,000-pound capacity telehandler may run $40,000, while a new 36,000-pound capacity Taylor forklift or a Kalmar reach stacker can exceed $500,000.
We structure application-only loans on the smaller end and full financial package submissions for the larger units. Term loans, TRAC leases, capital leases, and operating leases all have a place depending on equipment utilization and your tax strategy.
Construction (especially residential framing and commercial site work), lumber and building products, port and intermodal logistics, scrap yards, steel mills, ready-mix plants, and rigging companies all run material handling equipment we've financed.
Heavy-capacity material handling sits at an awkward spot for general equipment lenders. It's bigger than standard warehouse forklifts and doesn't always fit the boxes built for cranes either.
We've spent decades placing these deals with lenders that understand the asset, the typical utilization patterns, and the resale market. That focus produces faster decisions and better structures than a generalist lender will offer.
