So, you’re planning to get a forklift certification in California! It’s not difficult if you know the steps, and we are here to help you…
In case you didn’t know, to become a certified forklift operator, you must be trained, truck- and site-specific, meaning, even though the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements for forklift safety apply throughout the U.S, Canada and Mexico, a forklift certification can’t be valid for all forklifts and all workplaces.
If you are employed, then you should talk with your company about getting a certificaton. No matter where you live – California or somewhere else – nowadays you can get a forklift certification online. If you can drive a forklift but are unemployed at this time, we suggest you visit this link too, you can find many useful information.
For those who can’t operate a forklift, the first step is to find schools, dealers, or facilities that can train you on-site.
Below we have collected some helpful info for certain areas in California…
Los Angeles
Boman Forklift
3030 Tanager Ave Commerce, California 90040 Phone: 800.987.6261 – Fax: 323.622-5010ICS Campus
12850 Foothill BlvdSylmar, CA. 91342
Phone: 818.361.4608
123Forklift.com
Just give them your contact info and location for on-site training and they have agents who will further help you with your search:
http://www.123forklift.com/certification.php
Komatsu – Los Angeles, CA
20434 S Susana Rd, Long Beach, CA 90810 Phone: 310-631-5438Sunbelt Rentals
Baton Rouge, LA – check out their schedules for forklift operator training: http://www.sunbeltrentals.com/CustomerService/Train_Operator.aspx
IMHE Inc. (Industrial Material Handling Express)
St. Santa Fe Springs
CA 90670
Phone: (562) 941-5405
Clarklift of California
10620 Springdale Ave.Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670
Phone: 562-941-2225, 800-922-5438 (toll free)
Fax: 562-941-2373
Power Lift – Los Angeles
9401 Winnetka Ave.Chatsworth, CA 91311
Phone: 818-349-1220, 877-797-5438 (toll free)
Fax: 818-349-8797
United Forklift Certification
12401 Slauson Ave Ste. BWhittier, Ca 90601
Office (562)945-5565
Fax(562)945-5527
http://unitedforkliftlicense.com
San Diego
Western Truck School
11902 Campo Road Spring Valley, CA 91978 Phone: (619) 670-3384http://www.westerntruckschool.com/forklift.html
Equipment Solutions
P.O. Box 27033San Diego, CA 92198
Phone: 619.326.6191
Fax: 858.487.3209
http://www.sandiegosafetytraining.com/forklift-safety.htm
Quality Lift Trucks
San Diego, Phone (619) 425-1640
E&E Industries
4931 Market Street San Diego,CA 92102Phone: (619) 262-8693 or Fax: (619) 262-8693
http://www.e-eindustries.com/services1.html
Sacramento
Western Truck School
3990 Industrial Blvd West Sacramento, CA 95691 Phone: (619) 670-3384http://www.westerntruckschool.com/forklift.html
Forklift Certification Center
4519 West CapitalWest Sacramento, CA 95691
Phone: (916) 372-6500
Quality Certifications
P.O. Box 548Galt, CA 95632 Phone: 866-302-3787 (toll free)
Fax: 916-364-7056
http://www.equipcert.net/contactus.html
I-80 Forklift, Inc.
618 Galveston St.West Sacramento, CA 95691
Phone: 707-580-8739
http://www.i80forklift.com/operatorsafetytraining.html
Tu-Lesa Forklift, Inc.
1755-A Helena Ave.Sacramento, CA 95815
Phone: 916-920-5782
Fax: 916-646-3928
Fraga Forklift
1550 Silica Ave.Sacramento, CA 95815
Phone: 916-929-2961
Fresno
Forklift Wholesale Sales
4646 E. Jensen Ave.Fresno, CA 93725
Phone: 559-268-6621, 800-464-3225 (toll free)
Fax: 559-485-0110
http://graylift.com/training-certification/
Try contacting SCMH (South California Material Handling) at http://www.scmh.com, or call 562-949-1000 Ext. 663. Perhaps they have a training schedule for Fresno.
Riverside
Try contacting SCMH (South California Material Handling) at http://www.scmh.com, or call 562-949-1000 Ext. 663. Perhaps they have a training schedule for Riverside.
Orange County
SCMH Orange County
168 E. Freedom AvenueAnaheim, CA 92801 map
Phone: 714-773-9630
Fax: 714-773-9631
They have a 1-Day and 2-Days Forklift Operator Training
Power Lift – Orange County
1110 E. Katella Ave.Anaheim, CA 92805 map
Phone: 714-935-9888, 877-797-5438 (toll free)
Fax: 714-935-9889
Boman Forklift – Orange County
Call: 800.987.6261San Bernardino
Boman Forklift – San Bernardino
Call: 800.987.6261
Try contacting SCMH (South California Material Handling) at http://www.scmh.com, or call 562-949-1000 Ext. 663. Perhaps they have a training schedule for San Bernardino.
Other Areas in California
Industry Lift – San Jose
19129 E. San JoseCity of Industry, CA 91748
Telephone: 626-913-6175
Fax: 626-913-4035
Labores Trust Funds for Northern California – San Ramon
Check out this year’s training schedule at: http://www.norcalaborers.org/Training/ScheduleSanRamon.htm
If you live in other areas in California that we don’t cover here, you can try contacting 123Forklift.com, SCMH, or IMHE Inc. – their forklift safety-training schedules are available in California and surrounding states.
Most of these forklift-training programs are available both in English and Spanish.
Forklift Jobs in California
Please visit of forklift jobs in California to see the latest listing.
