Our History

The Donkey Truck-Mounted Forklift

In 1985, a new DONKEY® was developed – a revolutionary, lightweight and powerful truck mounted forklift. By 1987, Quality Corporation began to manufacture the DONKEY® at its factory in Denver, Colorado. As the popularity of this innovative design grew, the name DONKEY® became synonymous with truck carried forklifts. After nearly 30 years since the first truck carried forklift was manufactured, The Holder family of Bay Springs, Miss. acquired Donkey Forklifts in November 2015. Under a new name, Donkey Forklifts joined the Hol-Mac Family of companies which includes Hol-Mac Corporation of Bay Springs, Huber Corporation of Gulfport, Miss. and Anel Corporation of Winona, Miss.  

Hol-Mac Corporation recently celebrated fifty-four years of superior manufacturing and engineering excellence. Originally founded as Southern Welding and Machine by Charles B. Holder, the company provided welding and machine shop services to the local timber, oil field, construction and farming industries. As Charles’ resources grew so did his vision. Led by a sound financial base, technical expertise and the drive to expand into a world-class manufacturer, Hol-Mac Corporation grew from two employees in one facility to four modern facilities with over 500 skilled craftsmen and professionals. Each plant specializing in specific applications, Hol-Mac Corporation’s dedicated manufacturing space now totals approximately 600,000 square feet and includes the production of five proprietary products; Pac-Mac® Refuse & Recycling Equipment, Pac-Mac® Vacuum Equipment, Huber Vacuum Equipment, Hammerhead Armor™ and Donkey Forklifts.  

Committed to Our Customers

As a Hol-Mac Company, Donkey Forklifts is dedicated to providing customers with the type of service and attention to quality that can only be expected from a world class manufacturer. All of us at Donkey Forklifts are committed to listening to our customer’s needs; after all they’re the experts. From our humble beginnings in rural Mississippi, we understand the meaning of hard work and the value of integrity over success… we say what we mean and do what we say.

Today’s DONKEY® is tougher and more powerful than ever, it can out-work anything around, without a break. The DONKEY® is purposefully built for ease of operation and simple maintenance. Donkey Forklifts is committed to ongoing research and development and to the principles of continuous improvement. Our staff works closely with customers and other partners to find innovative solutions for both existing and new applications. Using state-of-the-art design and manufacturing tools we strive to create the highest value truck carried forklifts possible.