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Section 179 in 2026: How to Write Off a Forklift or Truck Body Before Year-End
Every December, the same rumor makes its rounds: if you buy equipment before the year's out, you can write it off. But is the rumor true? Tax bills are coming, so if you've got money left in the budget, it's worth a look. The truth is that it all comes down to timing.
Let's say you end up buying a forklift or truck body in December. The write-off is a good one. But it only counts if the equipment is running by December 31, not just ordered or paid for. This blog breaks down how the deadline works, what actually counts for the deduction, and what that means for the equipment you buy.
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6 Forklift Mast Problems: Which Ones Can Wait and Which Ones Can't
Your driver says the forks felt rough on the way up. You walk out and look at the forklift mast, and it looks the same as it looked last month. Now you've got a call to make with loads already scheduled. Most mast
How Much Payload Do You Lose When You Mount a Piggyback?
How much payload do you lose when you mount a Piggyback? On a typical Class 7 flatbed, roughly 40%. The exact number depends on the model you mount and the truck you mount it on, but the math that finds it works the same everywhere. The stranger part is that the number appears on no paper you'll touch during the purchase. The forklift spec sheet tells you what the machine lifts. The door sticker tells you what the truck can legally weigh. The 7,100 lbs. sitting between those two documents stays out of sight until the truck crosses a scale with a load it was never legal to carry.
7 Things to Check Before Starting a Truck That's Been Sitting for Months
How long can a truck sit before you can't just turn the key and go?
Not very long, as it turns out. A few months parked is enough for the fuel to turn, the battery to die, and the brakes to seize up. Some of that you can catch yourself before you start it. Some of it you can't.
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How to Know If a Reconditioned Forklift Is Worth the Investment
A reconditioned forklift with fresh paint and new decals looks ready to work and costs a lot less than new. And sometimes it is. But "reconditioned" isn't a regulated term. Neither is "refurbished" or "remanufactured." One shop uses the word after tearing a machine down to bare steel and rebuilding it part by part. Another uses it after hosing the unit off and hitting it with a rattle can. Both could call it reconditioned. Both could price it like they did the work.
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Your Driver Says the Truck "Feels Off." Here’s Where to Start
A driver walks up to you and says the truck feels off. No warning light, no fault code, nothing obvious to point at. That kind of feedback puts you in a decision gap right away.
You can send the truck back out and hope it holds. You can pull it off the road without a clear reason. Either way, you’re making a call without enough information.