Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A., Inc.

^{Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A., Inc.}

Type	Public
Industry	Material handling
Founded	1967
Headquarters	Columbus, Indiana,, U.S.
Area served	North America
Key people	Jeff Rufener , President
Products	forklifts, Lift trucks, tow tractors, Aerial work platforms, Automated Guided Vehicles
Number of employees	168
Website	toyotaforklift.com

Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A., Inc. (TMHU), headquartered in Columbus, Indiana, is the U.S. distributor of Toyota lift trucks and tow tractors. TMHU also is the sole United States distributor for Aichi aerial work platforms, which include scissor lifts, crawler and wheeled boom lifts. TMHU is a subsidiary of Toyota Industries Corporation. Toyota has been the number one lift truck supplier in North America since 2002. One in five forklifts sold in the U.S.A. is a Toyota.^[1]

History

In 1967, Toyota established its first forklift dealership and sold its first forklift in the U.S. Over the years, Toyota has continued to evolve its lift truck product line. In 1990, Toyota started producing lift trucks in Columbus, Indiana at Toyota Industrial Equipment Manufacturing (TIEM).^[2]

Toyota 5-Series

Toyota 6-Series

Toyota 7-Series

Toyota 8-Series

Year
1956	Toyota's first lift truck model, the Model LA 1-ton lift truck is introduced in Japan.
1967	Toyota sells its first lift truck in the United States.
1990	Toyota begins lift truck production at Toyota Industrial Equipment Manufacturing (TIEM in Columbus, Indiana).
2000	Toyota is the first U.S. lift truck manufacturer to offer AC Powered Technology.
2002	Toyota becomes the #1 selling lift truck company in America.[1]
2008	Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A., Inc. becomes the sole U.S.distributor of AICHI scissor lifts, wheeled and crawler boom lifts.[3]
2010	Toyota Industrial Equipment Manufacturing Wins Top Plant in the U.S.[4]

The majority of Toyota lift trucks sold in the U.S. are manufactured at Toyota Industrial Equipment Manufacturing (TIEM) in Columbus, Indiana.^[5]

Toyota Dealer Network

There are a total of 70 dealers and 220 Toyota lift truck dealership locations in the U.S.A. and Canada. The Toyota dealer network offer new and used lift trucks, Toyota Genuine Parts, Starlift all-make Parts, rentals, service and training.^[6]

References

1. Crist Information & Research
2. "www.toyotaforklift.com/about_us/company_profile/corporate_brochure.pdf" (PDF).
3. "www.toyota-construction.com/news_080108.aspx".
4. "Plant Engineering Magazine".
5. "www.toyotaforklift.com/about_us/company_profile/corporate_brochure.pdf" (PDF).
6. "www.toyotaforklift.com/partsservice/dealerlocator.aspx".