NEW BREMEN, Ohio, (June 2, 2026) – Crown Equipment, one of the world’s largest material handling companies, recently recognized top performers in its North American retail sales and service network with the James F. Dicke Pioneer, Summit and Ascent awards.

The awards honor select independent dealers and Crown Lift Trucks retail locations for exceptional performance, customer commitment and contributions to Crown’s continued growth. Recipients were recognized during Crown’s annual awards program.

NorthWest Handling Systems in Seattle, Washington and the Crown Lift Trucks sales and service operation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania received both the James F. Dicke Pioneer Award and the Summit Award. The James F. Dicke Pioneer Award is presented each year to the top dealer and Crown Lift Trucks location and honors operations that have led the way in performance and achievement. The Summit Award recognizes top performers across Crown’s extensive sales and service network.

Jim Mozer, senior vice president, Crown Equipment

“Recognizing these award winners is one of the ,” said Jim Mozer, senior vice president, Crown Equipment. “most meaningful parts of the year because they represent the best of Crown’s retail network. Their performance reflects the hard work, customer focus and commitment to service that enable customers to count on Crown.”

In addition to the Summit Awards presented to NorthWest Handling Systems-Seattle and Crown Lift Trucks-Pittsburgh, Crown also presented Summit Awards to Action Lift, Inc., Pittston, Pennsylvania; Lift Inc., Mountville, Pennsylvania; Hugg & Hall Equipment, Little Rock, Arkansas; and Crown Lift Trucks locations in Dayton and Columbus/New Albany, Ohio and in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Those earning Ascent Awards include Material Handling Supply, Pennsauken, New Jersey; Maybury Material Handling, East Longmeadow, Massachusetts; NorthWest Handling Systems, Portland, Oregon; OMNILIFT, Inc., Warminster, Pennsylvania; and Crown Lift Trucks locations in Portland, Maine; Salt Lake City, Utah; Boise, Idaho; Belleville, Ontario; Sacramento, California; Tampa, Florida; and Reno, Nevada.

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About Crown Equipment Corporation

Crown is one of the world’s largest material handling companies with a reputation for award-winning product design, advanced engineering and technology, and superior after-sale service. Crown’s business philosophy utilizes vertically integrated processes to design, manufacture and distribute forward-thinking, innovative solutions that improve customers’ productivity and operating efficiency. Crown produces a broad range of forklifts, batteries and chargers, as well as automation solutions and fleet management technologies, and warehouse solutions products and design services.

The company’s global headquarters is located in New Bremen, Ohio, USA, with regional headquarters in Australia, China, Germany and Singapore. Its employees number more than 20,300 worldwide. Crown operates a service and distribution network that exceeds 500 retail locations in over 80 countries. To learn more about Crown’s ideas for helping customers advance the productivity of their operations, visit crown.com.