Best Line Equipment Acquires Delaware Valley Lift Truck

Best Line Equipment, an equipment rental company based in State College, Pa., has acquired Delaware Valley Lift Truck, which has provided equipment rentals, sales, service and parts to industrial customers in the tri-state area of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware for 36 years. Delaware Valley, based in Bensalem, Pa., has been successful by focusing on forklifts, batteries and battery management systems, floorcare products and warehouse solutions such as racking, shelving, modular offices and storage solutions.

Best Line acquired the company on December 1 and will create a new business called Best Line Material Handling.

"It was important to us to secure the experience of the professionals that have driven this success for the past 36 years," said Adam Houseknecht, president of Best Line Equipment. "We're thrilled Jack Meyer, Delaware Valley Lift Truck owner, sales and support staff, technicians, and parts staff are all staying on, and we're committed to adding resources to meet the same level of service and responsiveness Best Line customers expect and rely on throughout all of our territories."

Best Line Material Handling will continue to operate from the Delaware Truck facility in Bensalem. Best Line Material Handling will continue to sell and service forklifts, batteries and chargers, power management systems, yard trucks, goosenecks, Mafi trailers, racking, floorcare equipment, and more.

“Best Line has a history of being a Top 100 employer in Pennsylvania,” said Meyer. “We’re proud to join forces with an organization that invests in employees and equipment like Best Line.”

Best Line Equipment, also founded in 1985, is an authorized dealer of major industry manufacturers including Bobcat, Doosan, and JLG, and has more than 450 employees. Best Line is No. 53 on the RER 100.