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

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]

Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A., Inc.
TypePublic
IndustryMaterial handling
Founded1967 (1967)
Headquarters
Columbus, Indiana,
,
U.S.
Area served
North America
Key people
Jeff Rufener , President
Productsforklifts, Lift trucks, tow tractors, Aerial work platforms, Automated Guided Vehicles
Number of employees
168
Websitetoyotaforklift.com

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". Archived from the original on 2009-01-06.
  4. "Plant Engineering Magazine".
  5. "www.toyotaforklift.com/about_us/company_profile/corporate_brochure.pdf" (PDF).
  6. "www.toyotaforklift.com/partsservice/dealerlocator.aspx".
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