WEST SPRINGFIELD — The team at LiftTruck Parts & Service Inc. recently visited the new Food Bank of Western Massachusetts distribution center with an electric pallet jack of food to help the Food Bank in its mission to provide assistance to an average of 96,000 individuals every month, a number that is expected to increase.

“Family is engrained in everything we do,” said Mario Sotolotto, LiftTruck co-vice president. “Myself, my sister, and my father could never imagine any family not having enough food, and we will continue to work hard to do our part, as well as to remind others how an investment of time, treasure, and talent is key to fighting food insecurity.”

For the past 35 years, LiftTruck Parts & Service, a West Springfield-based, family-owned business, has been providing cost-effective forklift sales, rentals, parts, and service experience to the Massachusetts, Cape Cod, Connecticut, and Rhode Island areas. The company has been supporting various nonprofit organizations throughout this anniversary year.

WEST SPRINGFIELD — LiftTruck Parts & Service Inc., a local, family-owned business with locations in West Springfield and Brockton, announced its 35th business anniversary.

For 35 years, LiftTruck has been a family-owned business providing cost-effective forklift sales, rentals, parts, and service to the Massachusetts, Cape Cod, Connecticut, and Rhode Island areas. The company offers a wide range of brands for sale, including BYD, Clark, Doosan, Heli Americas, and Komatsu, and is now also selling the new BYD lithium ion phosphate battery-powered forklift. The BYD lithium iron phosphate battery LiFePO4 has proven to be extremely safe, never losing structural integrity nor exploding.

“We are grateful to have been able to continue to provide services as a family-owned business for the last 35 years. Our dedicated team has fueled our growth, and we thank our customers and the community for their continued trust in our work,” said Mario Sotolotto, president of LiftTruck Parts & Service.

LiftTruck Parts & Service also offers both short- and long-term electric, LP, and gas forklift rentals with planned maintenance to keep customers’ business running smoothly. Its various service plans help clients monitor maintenance costs, hours of usage, equipment condition, and other factors that can affect forklift trucks’ on-the-job performance. LifeTruck provides service on all makes of forklifts, golf cars, pallet jacks, reach trucks, and stackers. LiftTruck is outfitted to manage all its clients’ material-handling equipment needs and meet clients’ service needs in a cost-effective manner.