Great service, durable equipment and faster response, that is what I like! Thanks Brad, your guys are doing a great job! read more

Our unit is about 4 years old. Directly after delivery it would not charge. It was a service call within one week of taking position. It has 22 hours and sits in a climate-controlled room. We purchased a new electric forklift powered by a lithium-ion battery so I would not have to think about it as I know it will be a low use item. The forklift has had about 8000$ in maintenance done to it. It is a large pile of junk. At 20 hours it stopped with an engine hanging on it worth about a million dollars when I say stopped, I mean nothing worked just a large steal brick. That repair was 6k. the factory denied it and I complained enough and they finally covered it under extended warranty on the battery itself, thank goodness. Then one use later it died again. It was $1500 to fix the emergency shutoff switch. The unit was used for about two more hours in the next four months. It has stopped charging again. read more

We are appliance store and we have a three warehouses and we use big Joe all the time. They are the best very good customer service whenever we need a service on the equipment they are fast and efficient. I would definitely recommend them. Jay read more

Big Joe delivered the wrong equipment and it was difficult to work with the customer service team I then talked to the senior management and they were jerks to deal with. Stay far away from them if you have an option. read more

We always use Big Joe for our scissor lift needs and enjoying working with them. They are quick, organized, and always get me what I need when I need it. I appreciate their quick responses and service! read more

I had been looking for a forklift in my area and online for a while. After physically looking at a couple, I decided I wanted to buy one from a company with a warranty etc. in the event that I get the machine on-site and have issues after the initial purchase. I had a checklist of the requirements that I needed and they were able to match it with a used unit they had in their inventory. I went and checked it out in person and was impressed with the selection and the professionalism of the staff and the facility. I decided to proceed with the purchase. They did a full service on it and called me when it was ready. It was delivered yesterday. This was a pretty big purchase so I appreciate the guidance. Even though I did quite a bit of research, there were some things I did not know about forklifts. The information helped me proceed with confidence. Time will tell if I made the right choice but I feel pretty good about it. Thanks Brad read more

Big Joe Handling Systems - Machine & Tool Rental Near Me - Hayward, California

Big Joe always comes through for all of our equipment and service needs. They are very professional, dedicated, and punctual. I highly recommend them, especially Brad. He is communitive and ensure his team provides a great service. read more

My company used them for some racking installation. They are willing to beat competitors price. Price for racking is reasonable comparing to a few other places. Racks are delivered quickly and installation went smoothly. Would recommend. read more

They made me wait for two hours to rent a pallet jack from them. And although I wasn't paying for it, and was getting paid to just be there...waiting, and waiting, and waiting, I still felt like I'd been screwed. They promised one price for a rental and then changed it to a much higher price once I was there. The employees were generally nice I guess, but the whole experience was terrible. Anyone who can actually do anything seems to be in meetings at this place, and you've got to sign an NDA (I'm not kidding!) to even get anyone to pay attention to you. If you need something quick and easy I'd recommend almost any place except for this. read more

Big Joe Handling has a very large inventory of forklifts and pallet racking and 24/7 service.

Wow. Just wow. The service was amazing and they were very easy going over the phone. Their advice was spectacular and really helped me figure out what was best for me. All in all, great service and would highly recommend. read more

I called to get a service over the phone and I was told that the service call would cost 75$ and that labor and parts would cost seperate. That was fine, I gave them the green light. The tech was only at my warehouse for one hour and didn't even fix the problem and didn't even know what the problem was. They send me a ridiculous quote for the job and they charge my card 383.00 without authorization or informing me OR without an invoice. I had to call the bank to stop the payment. the manager Ed, with whom I spoke with told me "John is not authorized to give a price over the phone and if you dont have it in writing I can't help you" The worst service I have ever received and I even got the job done with HALF the quoted price. if I could give -5 stars I would. I do not recommend. read more

The big Joe rep that came to our facility today was great Troy Taylor was such a great trainer and he made the group comfortable... 5 stars in my book read more

Terrible customer service. Way too much to complain about. Maintenance was over priced and nothing was really done. On their inspect sheet, must not be for the public eye, that they sent me (probably in error) it has things for the maintenance like "remove competitors stickers" and "put their key-chain on". Had them come out to replace a blown hose a few weeks after maintenance was done (knew about the issue so not their fault for the blown hose) and was assured it could be fixed on site or they'd get me a quote for a rental forklift ASAP. Technician came out and didn't do anything and said they can't do hoses in the field. Emailed them about that and where was my rental quote. Now it's been a week with no forklift at my business and still no quote or response from them. I was emailed that a manager would get back with me on my customer services issues, but still no response or quote for rental forklift. Contacted another company. Hopefully I'll have better luck. read more

I'm on my third expansion and my third experience with Big Joe. Brad and Thomas were extremely helpful especially since I was a bit scatter brained this go around. I absolutely recommend doing business with them. I'd give more stars if I could. read more

We had an order for scissor lifts for an event loading in. They didn't show with no warning. We had to scramble to find another vendor. Unbelievable. read more

We ordered some shelving and had a very difficult time working with Big Joe. Their scheduled delivery kept getting pushed back and they had to come at least 3 separate times to deliver missing or incorrect parts from our order. Sometimes they just wouldn't show up at all and no one would call us to let us know. This lack of communication and follow through caused many unnecessary headaches while we were moving our business. To help relations they offered to refund the shipping we paid. After at least 5 calls and many emails they finally issued the refund. read more

I recently moved to CA for a construction management job. Part of my responsibilities include managing our material supply chain. I inherited a disorganized and cluttered warehouse and I began to see a number of inefficiencies as soon as I started. For instance, needing to move multiple pallets to get to the materials we actually wanted, and dealing with forklift issues that add dramatically delayed our order processing timeline. Immediately I began looking for a better solution to our warehouse management and quickly came upon Big Joe. After an initial meeting I was completely confident they would be able to handle the job. They set us up with a new warehouse design that maximized our shelf space for materials, which has contributed to keeping everything much more organized than it was in the past. And now when we run into forklift problems Big Joe dispatches a field technician almost immediately and gets us back up and running in no time. read more

I must admit, our company was extremely furious and frustrated upon purchasing a Kalmar forklift from big joe. We saw an ad on CL posted by their marketing department and decided to buy it from sales person Ramil. I was advised NOTHING was wrong with it and is running great. I am no expert at forklifts or aware of any complications that can arise. Upon purchasing it was leaking, emitted a really strong sulfur smell, wouldn't start and just a bunch of problems. We really did not sign up for this as before the sale was finalized I had advised Brad from big joe " Please don't sell me this if something is wrong with it" It had broken down many times after the first week of purchase and caused everyone in our company severe migraines from the issues. We weren't able to help customers load and unload inventory and I nearly broke my arm by helping customers manually load boxes and boxes of cargo. What made me purchase the forklift in the first place was a 30 day warranty backed by Brad. I had checked with several other companies and all their used forklift sales are " As is" condition and I did not want to get screwed. We called Big Joe, the staffs that answered the phone were really accommodating and understood our frustration. Brad, the manager sent a technician out to fix it I think his name was James. He fixed the forklift and it was running well.. for like two days ... and then the same problem happened again. We had called Brad again about the situation, they sent a driver to pick up the forklift and repair it, we must've of went back and forth 3 times because we kept sending it back cause it just wasn't functioning properly. Brad lent us a temporarily forklift to drive before while the were fixing it. Even though the first transaction didn't go very smoothly, what I admire was Brad's customer service. Brad was extremely accommodating even though he is very busy. This is exactly how you should do business in America. Not only was he patient and understood our frustration, in the end they end up replacing our forklift with another forklift that runs extremely well. They even sent a follow up technician named Han's to take a look at it before everything was finalized. This whole process took about two weeks. Brad went above and beyond to make sure we were happy in the end, regardless of the time it look, we greatly appreciate it. Many other business will just leave you in the dirt and move on and not pickup your phone calls after the sale is made. Brad's post sale attitude remained equally positive. They are an extremely busy company but in the end they handled this discrepancy very well. Thank you Brad and Big Joe we will be returning when we get our second warehouse situated! read more

Wow first time working with them was amazing! Loved working with Brad and Rod and the rest of the crew. They were polite, and fast with what they do. Customer service was also exquisite as well. I'm definitely coming back to them the first chance I get. Would definitely recommend this place to others! read more

This is a horrible company! If it wasn't for the pricing I would of took my business somewhere else. I was trying to buy from them and I had to reach out 4x in order for them to send me a invoice. Then, it was wrong. There is no communication and the worst sales/customer service team ever. I would of rather paid more and should of took my business elsewhere. I didn't see all these reviews or else I wouldn't of bought from the. read more

If you're planning to get your forklift serviced here, DON"T. We went through hell with them. Every time it's more money for the same fix. They charge to send out a tech just to see what they fixed last time and will charge you again to fix the same issue. I had a coolant leak that I called them for. Cost me over $3000. It came back and had the same problem 1 month later. Called them back and they tried to charge me for another service fee. Tech came and looked at the forklift for like 5 minutes and left. Charge for that was $564.52. I had to dispute the charge since it was the same issue. They took my lift back and claimed that it's not related to the original fix and that it would cost me another $4500 to fix. I just paid $3000 for a coolant leak and now they want me to pay another $4500 for the same thing! Outrageous! After arguing with them, they finally agreed to fix it for no charge. Got it back and the same thing happened again 2 weeks later. Called them and they picked it up for repairs again. This time it took them over a month to fix. Claiming that they had to order parts. You would think that this will be it. No more issues. WRONG! I have 3 forklift at my shop. We don't use them, that often. I got the fork lift back on September of 2021. Probably put in a good 10 hours of use. Last week, it leaked again. I called them and they said the warranty was 3 months only. Imagine me paying that $4500 just to hear this. Now they want to charge me another $564.52 to have their technician come out to check the same issue. A leak. Same spot. Head gasket. Unbelievable. They claimed that they order new parts for the last fix, which was why it took them so long. I'm having a different company fixing it this time and will take pictures before the fix to see if they are telling the truth. Doesn't make any sense to pay them to fix an issue and have to pay them again to fix the same issue. They claimed that they had the manager, Art Lontoc, head of repairs, personally fixed it. Guess what, Art is no longer with them. Now i'm paying a different company to fix this issue. Their estimate was half of what Big Joe originally estimated. DON'T use BIG JOE for any of your fork lift service. They don't know what they're doing and they will over charge you for anything and everything. Be warned. read more

They are very nice service , they sale good quality used Pallet rack with very reasonable price . I have been buying from Big Joe 30 years ago since his father . read more

The company I work for, Russell Pacific, LLC, was in the process of looking for selective racking. We don't have the biggest warehouse but Brad (VP Sales) treated us like we were their biggest customer. The delivery driver, Donovan, did a wonderful job upon delivering the material. He was polite, respectful and was cautious when handling the material being delivered. The installation crew, Jose and Dameon, were very professional and excellent to deal with. They installed our selective racking in a matter of hours and ensured it was setup the way we wanted. The administrative sales assistant, Kristina, was fantastic! She was very cooperative and understanding with all the different changes to our sales order. We did have two minor issues with Big Joe Handling Systems. The first minor issue was that we didn't receive our first sales order back in a timely manner. The second minor issue was that upon delivery, we received "used" beams instead of the "new" beams that we originally purchased. However, anytime we called, Brad was always very patience, understanding and great to communicate with concerning our issues. Brad has ensured that we were taken care of by listening and offering solutions to fix the situations. Overall Experience: SUPERB! Russell Pacific will definitely be returning to Big Joe Handling Systems as a loyal customer for future purchases. A huge thank you to everyone involved to ensure our experience turned out great with Big Joe Handling Systems! read more

They should call themselves "Big Jerks"! If they can screw things up they will. I made the mistake of calling them when my forklift died and asked for a truck to push it back into the warehouse to charge. Instead they sent some kid who laughed at me and said he could not help, never saw this before and told me he had no idea what I should do. Then I get sent a bill for 275.00 for the "visit". I'll never contact them again. Every job they have ever done with me has ended up in a mess. They reconfigured our warehouse incorrectly and managed to completely ruin our warehouse floors. They care nothing of long term customers and if you are a woman who might be in a jam and need some help these are the last people on earth who will care. read more

Big Joe tried to rip us off. We bough an electric pallet jack there a few years ago, and then called them when it wouldn't turn on. They refused to offer us any help over the phone but said they could come out and take a look for around $500 including travel time. We brought the unit to them instead, where they said it needed new batteries as well as some new wheels. They quoted $655 for the labor. When I asked for a breakdown, they immediately back tracked and offered to do a new quote. I had never had anyone be so quick to lower their labor estimate. They didn't even attempt to justify their first estimate because it was so outrageous. I'm pretty sure they just made up a number. The revised quote was around $400 which still seemed crazy for changing batteries and wheels. We went and picked up the unit and decided to do the work ourselves. When we started to change the batteries, we noticed that a wire had become disconnected. So the batteries were fine. All the unit needed was a wire replace. So they were going to charge us for 4 new batteries (they wanted $50 each more than they are available elsewhere) plus over 2 hours labor to change the batteries when it was a bad wire. Either they never tested the batteries and are lazy and incompetent or they were just lying. Either way, I won't be bringing anything to them again. They tried to rip us off, but instead just wasted our time. Don't go there read more

The first call I ever made I will never forget... The customer service EXPERIENCE Was GREAT 100% I recommend talking to Maryann at the front desk. She made sure I and my company GRaybar was taken care of. She keeps her word - now when I called for service on our BEndi she made sure that the dispatcher called back and not only that the dispatcher called me back but even made sure our SALES Rep sent out a Rental on that same day. How can our company function with Broken Down Forklifts ? THATS why Big Joe is around to help and service! From racks, & configuration on any shape of the warehouse to Forklift rental to leasing - Big Joe makes sure your company is well taken care of. Maryann walked me thru and stuck to her word. All our Forklifts are working just fine. Thanks BIG JOE keep up the AMAZING WORK! Recommend them 100%. Thanks MaryAnn read more

We purchased a forklift from El Dorado 2 years ago. We decided to have Big Joe do our service on the forklift because we just purchased some pallet racks from them. The mechanic showed up, took 10 minutes to look at our forklift and then said he could service it but we really should replace it. He then started down the road of telling me there was a rod knock and the tires needed new tread........bottom line, we have a hydraulic fitting that needed to be tightened and the knock was a valve not a rod and after adjustment went away. These guys are an UP-SELL company so watch out !!!!!!!!!! read more

I answered a online ad for used shelving for my garage & was put in contact with a sales rep named John he walked me through the process of sizes and setting up as i am novice to the set up but John made me feel like a DIY warrior ready to tackle the project needless to say my project came out spectacular, service and pricing was on point I would definitely recommend to a friend and go back for future project.. GREAT JOB JOHN YOUR MY HERO!!!!!! read more

Great job. My forklift broke down on Sunday morning and I contacted big joe and Brad got a mechanic out here in 30 minutes and we were up and running, just wanted to say great job. Would highly recommend. read more

If you like getting bend over for forklift service this is the place to call! They will for sure do the job! Tech was at our place for 20 mins, according to the check-in/check-out time on the paperwork they sent us and our security cameras. Sent me a bill for travel time, plus an hour & half labor, plus field service call, plus fuel, plus a surcharge for misc. supplies such a lube, grease, brake cleaner, etc... This call was for an estimate only and the tech took pictures and did a "walk around". My invoice over 450.00 for literally no work except coming to our facility. The quote for repairs was OUTRAGEOUS! They quoted 850.00 for a new seat that can be purchased online for 199.00 (highest price I found) Had it replaced with labor for 400.00. Enjoyed getting screwed!! read more

I love the follow up with this company. John is very professional & went out of his way to get me the BEST price he could. He walked with me regarding the job I needed done & made a better suggestion that will help our company make it easier. He also noticed my gold cart being older & made another great suggestion to trade in & upgrade. If you want great service call John 510-432-1045..... read more

As a business owner in the service industry, I am very impressed with Big Joe. We called in and from the first call we were given same day appointment and quick email and it couldn't have been any easier. So if you are looking for a forklift service give them a try you won't regret it. read more

We had been shopping for a used forklift for months. Everything we looked at was either overpriced or in pretty bad shape. We ended up at Big Joes and bought a forklift that had just come in. It needed a service and a couple small items. Rod and his crew not only took care of that but went above and beyond the call of duty in making sure the machine was totally ready for work. Pretty hard these days to come by that level of over the top service. A big thanks to Rod and Big Joe's read more

Big Joe Handling Systems - My son is very happy with the new forklift. - Machine & Tool Rental Near Me - Hayward, California

This is a follow up on a previous review. I had a problem when I was charged over $250 in labor for an oil change and tightening a battery cable on a forklift. After doing a review on yelp, the manager got back to me and adjusted the price to a more reasonable amount and was very very nice. For that my one rating went up to a four. read more

I highly recommend Big Joe for all your Bay Area boltless rack shelving needs. Kevin at Big Joe has consistently come through for me when we need to expand our warehouse shelving on a budget. I have compared prices and Big Joe is by far the lowest price metal shelving in the San Francisco Bay Area. When you add in the incredible service and quick response you can easily see why I give Big Joe a perfect 5 stars! read more

John is the man at big joes i met this guy by chance on bart he explained what he did during casual conversation while waiting on a train to sf it just so happens my company is in the market for a forklift i sent his information to our purchasing team they were pleased and i looked like a star thanks john... read more

Working in the construction industry, maintaining an organized and stocked equipment and supplies warehouse can be the difference between a profitable job, and a loss. Big Joe and team makes sure our warehouse stays in tip top shape and are responsive if we ever have any issues. Safe and reliable. read more

Big Joe was really professional, good products with affordable prices and a great service. highly recommended.

Great customer service! Got all the answers I was looking for. Big Joe's there when you need them to be. Best storage supply business around! read more