Forklift Buyers Near Me in Owensboro
We pay cash for used forklifts in Owensboro, Kentucky and throughout Daviess. Any brand, any capacity, running or not. Firm number within 24 hours, transport on us, payment before the machine leaves your property.
- Serving all of Daviess and surrounding areas
- Non-running and damaged units bought
- Single machines through full fleet buyouts
- No inspection, listing or transport fees
Offers in 24 hours · Paid at pickup · Transport included
Cash for used forklifts in Owensboro, Kentucky
If you have a forklift sitting in Owensboro that you no longer need, we will buy it outright. International Forklift Buyers is a direct cash buyer — not a broker, not a listing site, and not a consignment yard. You describe the machine, we give you a number, and if you take it we come and get it. Most owners in Daviess go from first phone call to money in hand inside a week.
Condition does not disqualify a machine. Roughly a third of the units we buy will not start. A seized engine or a blown transmission lowers the number, but it does not zero it out — the mast, carriage, counterweight, hydraulics and drivetrain all have core value, and the frame has weight value on top of that.
What your forklift is worth in Owensboro
Offers are built the same way in every market: capacity sets the bracket, condition places you inside it, then hours, brand, tire type and attachments fine-tune the number. The ranges below cover the machines we are called about most often in Owensboro.
| Capacity | Typical offer range | Where these work |
|---|---|---|
| 3,000 lb | $1,800 – $6,500 | Light warehouse, retail backroom, single-pallet work |
| 4,000 lb | $2,400 – $8,500 | General warehouse, light manufacturing |
| 5,000 lb | $3,200 – $12,000 | The default American warehouse forklift |
| 6,000 lb | $3,800 – $14,000 | Heavier pallets, lumber, building supply |
| 8,000 lb | $5,000 – $19,000 | Steel, masonry, container unloading |
| 10,000 lb | $6,500 – $24,000 | Heavy manufacturing, pipe, precast |
| 15,000 lb | $9,000 – $34,000 | Mills, marble, heavy fabrication |
| 16,000 lb | $9,500 – $36,000 | Lumber mills, coil handling |
How selling a forklift in Owensboro works
- 01
You send the basics
Brand, capacity off the data plate, hour meter reading, and whether it runs. Three photos help: full side view, the data plate, and the meter. Call or use the form — either works.
- 02
We price it the same day
Capacity, hours and condition set the range. Brand, tire type, mast height and attachments move it inside that range. You get a firm written number, normally within 24 hours.
- 03
You accept, we schedule
Pickup is typically two to seven business days out. We survey access from your photos first so the right truck and loading gear arrive the first time.
- 04
Paid on site, we haul it
Cash, certified check or same-day wire before the machine is loaded. Bill of sale is prepared by us. Transport is ours — it never comes off your number.
Pickup and transport from Owensboro, KY
Owensboro sits roughly 906 miles from our base in Dania Beach, FL, and that distance does not change your offer. Freight is arranged and paid on our side and is already inside the number we quote. Nothing gets deducted after the fact.
For a standard counterbalance truck we send a tilt-bed or lowboy. High-capacity mill machines over 20,000 lb go out on a permitted load. You do not need a dock and you do not need the machine to drive — we bring winches, skates and forklifts capable of lifting a forklift when it comes to that.
Access gets surveyed from your photos before a truck is dispatched: door height, aisle width, whether the unit is behind racking, whether there is a ramp or a dock face. That is why our pickups usually take under an hour on site.
- County
- Daviess
- State
- Kentucky
- Distance from base
- 906 mi
- Coordinates
- 37.774, -87.113
- Cities covered in state
- 2
Four reasons owners take our number
We are the end buyer
Not a broker taking a percentage and not a dealer wanting a trade-in. We buy with our own money and take title, which is why we can commit to a number the same day.
Condition is not a disqualifier
Roughly a third of what we buy will not start. A dead engine lowers the number; it does not zero it out. Mast, carriage, hydraulics, drivetrain and frame steel all carry value.
Transport is on us
Quoted numbers already include freight. We bring the gear to load a machine with flat tires, a dead battery, or one parked behind racking.
Payment happens at pickup
Before the forklift leaves your property. No consignment, no waiting on resale, no retainage held back.
Also buying around Owensboro
We cover the whole Daviess area and the wider Kentucky market. If your machine sits in one of these towns, the process and the pricing are identical.
Forklift selling questions — Owensboro
Regularly. Dealers sell us trade-ins they do not want to recondition, and rental companies sell us units coming off fleet. We can work on a standing arrangement with monthly pickups if you have consistent volume.
Common on older machines and not a problem. We estimate from tire wear, seat and floorboard wear, pedal rubber, mast chain stretch and general condition. Tell us it is out rather than guessing a number — an inaccurate hour claim discovered at pickup costs more trust than a broken meter ever would.
Yes, and they are among our highest-value purchases. Genie GTH, SkyTrak, JLG, CAT TL and Gehl units all sell well. On a telehandler we care about boom wear pads, frame and boom welds, hydraulic leaks and tire condition far more than the hour meter.
Yes. Good 24V, 36V, 48V and 80V industrial packs with usable capacity have real value, as do chargers and quality attachments. Send the pack's date code and voltage and whether it still holds a shift.
Because used forklifts are a national and export market, not a local one. Our buyers are dealers, rebuilders and overseas importers, so we are not limited to what a single Kentucky operator will pay this month. That is exactly why we can beat local scrap and local trade-in numbers.
In order: a bent or twisted mast, a cracked frame, flood or fire damage, and a blown transmission. Cosmetics barely matter — faded paint, dents and a torn seat cost very little. Straight steel and a running powertrain are what carry the number.
Tell us what you have and take a number
Tell us what you have
Fastest route is a phone call — most owners get a number in the first conversation. If you would rather write it out, fill this in and we will reply within 24 hours.
(954) 740-1983