Bohl Companies has a long history of doing more than the customer expects. Founder Henry Bohl was a former teacher turned brass foundry manager who was fascinated by the emerging technology of mass-production foundries. Envisioning a promising future for material handling, he formed his own company and began selling simple monorails. 90 years later, Bohl has evolved into three divisions: Crane, Equipment, and Machine. Following in his father's footsteps, Richard Bohl founded Bohl Equipment Co. in 1952 to handle forklift applications. Partnering with Hyster Company, Bohl Equipment became an authorized dealer and has been offering a full line of products ever since. Expanding again in 2012, Bohl Equipment now offers the Yale equipment line out of their Fort Wayne, Indiana location.