Chicago is America's rail and intermodal hub, with the Joliet-Will County corridor hosting some of the largest distribution centers in the world. Illinois leads the Midwest in warehouse square footage and forklift operator demand.
Ivy League Training & Sales provides professional, on-site forklift and MEWP certification throughout Illinois. We travel to your facility — whether you're in Chicago, Aurora, Joliet, Rockford, Naperville, and Springfield or anywhere else in the state — so your operators get trained without leaving the job site.
Every program includes classroom instruction, written testing, and hands-on operation on your actual equipment. This isn't an online quiz — it's real training that produces real operators who know how to work safely.
Illinois operates an OSHA-approved State Plan, which means the state enforces its own occupational safety standards that must be at least as effective as federal OSHA. Our training meets or exceeds both federal and state requirements — so your team is covered no matter what.
Illinois's warehousing & logistics, food processing, manufacturing, rail & intermodal, and steel sectors all depend on trained equipment operators. We've provided certification training for companies across every one of these industries:
All classes — sit-down, reach, rough terrain
Boom lifts, scissor lifts, man lifts
Certify your own safety managers
Pallet jacks, walkie riders, industrial carts
Custom-spec for electric forklifts
Full turnkey racking solutions
With 35+ years of experience and over 37,000 operators certified, we deliver training that actually works. Here's what sets us apart:
Get a free quote for on-site forklift or MEWP training at your Illinois facility. We work around your schedule.