Crown Equipment Corporation is a family-owned US manufacturer and one of the world's largest material handling companies, making forklifts, batteries and chargers, automation and fleet management technology, and warehouse solutions. Founded in 1945 in New Bremen, Ohio, by brothers Carl H. and Allen A. Dicke, it is led by the fourth generation of the Dicke family and sells and services through more than 500 retail locations in over 80 countries.