Toyota Industrial Equipment

Toyota Appoints Edward Neyer As Director Of Dealer Operations

TMHU — 05/16/2012

IRVINE, Calif., (May 16, 2012) - Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A., Inc. (TMHU), the supplier for the No. 1 selling lift truck in North America, today announced the appointment of Edward Neyer as director of dealer operations. In this role, Neyer will oversee the operations of dealerships owned wholly or in part by Toyota from the company’s overall base of more than 70 authorized Toyota Industrial Equipment dealers and more than 220 forklift dealership locations throughout North America. [...]

Toyota Lift Trucks Ranked Safest In Material Handling Survey

TMHU — 05/14/2012

IRVINE, Calif. (May 14, 2012) – For the second consecutive year Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A., Inc. (TMHU), the nation’s leading forklift supplier, took top billing as the lift truck customers consider safest in a recent study conducted by Peerless Research Group on Lift Truck Safety. [...]

Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A., Inc. to Relocate Headquarters to Columbus, Ind.

TMHU — 04/12/2012

IRVINE, Calif. (April 12, 2012) – Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A., Inc. (TMHU) announced today it will be relocating its North American headquarters from Irvine, Calif., to Columbus, Ind. The relocation and eventual closing of the Irvine office will take place in phases, beginning in Fall 2012 and is anticipated to be completed over the next several years. [...]

Toyota Awarded Highest Honor in Plant Engineering Magazine's Product of the Year Awards

TMHU — 04/09/2012

IRVINE, Calif. – (April 9, 2012) – Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A., Inc. (TMHU), the supplier of the number one selling lift truck in North America, was honored by Plant Engineering magazine’s annual “Product of the Year” awards program for Toyota’s 8-Series 4-Wheel AC electric lift truck. The product won the highest ranking, gold, in the Material Handling Systems category. [...]

Toyota Presents Platinum Level Awards To Top Technicians And Top Technical Trainers

TMHU — 03/07/2012

IRVINE, Calif., (March 7, 2012) - Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A., Inc. (TMHU) announced today their top Toyota Dealer Technicians and Toyota Dealer Technical Trainers with the Platinum Level Master Technician Award and the Platinum Level Toyota Certified Trainer Award, respectively. Each year, TMHU provides a knowledge test available only to Toyota Gold Level Technicians. This year, 11 Toyota Technicians and three Toyota Certified Trainers (TCTs) earned the Platinum Level Award. [...]

Toyota Launches New Interactive Tools and 'App' to Measure Fuel Efficiency Savings

TMHU — 01/26/2012

IRVINE, Calif., (Jan. 26, 2012) - Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A., Inc. (TMHU), the supplier for the No. 1 selling lift truck in North America, launched its Toyota Forklift Fuel Efficiency Calculator application (app) to help users estimate fuel efficiency savings and performance for their forklift fleet. The interactive Forklift Fuel Efficiency Calculator is available on iPhones, smartphones, iPads and Android tablets. [...]

Toyota Honored By IndustryWeek Magazine's North American Best Plants Competition

TMHU — 01/12/2012

IRVINE, Calif. – (January 12, 2012) – Toyota, the manufacturer of the number one selling lift truck in North America, today announced its Columbus, Ind., manufacturing plant, Toyota Industrial Equipment Mfg., Inc. (TIEM), has been selected by IndustryWeek Magazine as one of the 10 Best Plants in North America. The competition is part of IndustryWeek’s annual search for North America’s manufacturing excellence. [...]

Toyota I.C. Lift Trucks Named Most Fuel Efficient, And Highest In Performance And Productivity In Third Party Testing

TMHU — 01/10/2012

IRVINE, Calif., (Jan. 10, 2012) -- Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A., Inc. (TMHU) today announced its 8-Series I.C. cushion 5,000 pound capacity lift trucks ranked highest in performance, fuel efficiency and productivity compared to similarly equipped competitor models in third party testing by USAC Properties, Inc.

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Toyota Material Handling North America President And CEO James Malvaso To Retire

TMHU — 01/09/2012

COLUMBUS, Ind. — (Jan. 9, 2012) —Toyota Material Handling North America (TMHNA), the number one material handling company in North America, today announced the retirement of its President and CEO James J. Malvaso, effective April 1, 2012. TMHNA is comprised of Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A, Inc. (TMHU), supplier of the number one selling lift truck brand in North America; The Raymond Corporation, a leading provider of electric lift trucks and solutions used in warehouse and distribution environments; and Toyota Industrial Equipment Mfg., Inc. (TIEM), Toyota’s forklift manufacturing facility in Columbus, Ind. [...]