Forklift and hi-lo rental in Dearborn Heights, MI

Dearborn Heights covers 11.7 square miles of land, about 5,393 residents per square mile in 2020, and the 2020 Census counted 24,076 housing units there. That density ranks 1st among the 32 Michigan hubs on this site.

Between the April 2020 census and the July 2024 estimate, the population fell by 2,252 people (-3.6%), the 32nd fastest change among those hubs.

In a built-up area like this, tell us exactly where a delivery truck can stop and unload, and whether the machine has to pass through an alley, a gate, or a loading dock.

Counting Dearborn Heights itself, 19 Census places have their center point within 10 miles of Dearborn Heights's, with 789,357 residents between them in 2020.

County Business Patterns counted 33,699 business establishments in Wayne County in 2023. Of those, 1,386 were in manufacturing (the 3rd highest count among Michigan's 83 counties), 2,201 in construction (2nd), 1,458 in wholesale trade, and 2,380 in transportation and warehousing.

For a plant or warehouse, start with the sit-down counterbalance guide, or the reach truck where racking is tall and aisles are narrow.

For building sites, compare a rough terrain forklift with a telehandler based on how far out the load has to go.

These counts describe the county's business mix. They do not show machine availability, which we confirm when we get back to you.

Wayne County also includes Dearborn (4.2 mi away), Westland (4.8 mi away), Livonia (6.0 mi away), Taylor (7.7 mi away), Detroit (10 mi away) and Canton Township (10 mi away). If your site is closer to one of them, pick the location that matches your address.

The nearest other location we cover is Dearborn, about 4.2 mi away in a straight line. After that come Westland (4.8 mi) and Livonia (6.0 mi). If your site sits between two of these, put the closest town or your ZIP code in the form so we know exactly where the job is.

Michigan runs an OSHA-approved State Plan, and MIOSHA's Part 21 covers powered industrial trucks. It requires training, testing, and a written operator permit issued by the employer. Read the operator training guide before the machine arrives in Dearborn Heights.