You starting with Pelican? I thought the phone rep was "work from home"?
Good to hear you are coming out here. You will like it - the Porsche scene is the biggest in the world in CA.
Around here in L.A. a fork lift rental per day is around $200 delivered. People complain about high cost of living in CA but surprisingly there are quite a few things that are very inexpensive due to the competition. So, if you have to unload here, you can expect paying less than at your starting location.
George