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

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Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A., Inc.
TypePublic
IndustryMaterial handling
Founded1967 (1967)
Headquarters
Columbus, Indiana,
,
U.S.
Area served
North America
Key people
Bill Finerty, President & CEO
Brett Wood, Chairman
Productsforklifts, Lift trucks, tow tractors, Aerial work platforms, Automated Guided Vehicles
Number of employees
168
Websitetoyotaforklift.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.[citation needed] One in five forklifts sold in the U.S.A. is a Toyota.[1]

History[]

The Toyota Motor Corporation introduced its first lift truck (the Model LA) in Japan in 1956 and followed that with its first tow tractor in 1957.[2] In 1967, Toyota sold its first forklift in the United States and established its initial dealership there.[3] All forklift operations in the U.S. were part of the Industrial Equipment Division of Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. A separate business unit (Toyota Industrial Trucks, U.S.A., Inc.) was formed out of the Industrial Equipment Division in 1975 and was based in Carson, California.[4]

In 1988, Toyota announced a new manufacturing subsidiary called Toyota Industrial Equipment Manufacturing (TIEM) that would be based in Columbus, Indiana.[5]

In 2008, the Columbus manufacturing facility began producing tow tractors,[6] and TMHU became the sole North American distributor of Aichi aerial work platforms, including scissor lifts and wheeled- and crawler-boom lifts.[7]

By 2021, it sold its 750,000th forklift[8]

Year
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]
2010 Toyota Industrial Equipment Manufacturing Wins Top Plant in the U.S.[9]

Products and operation[]

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

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 offers new and used lift trucks, Toyota Genuine Parts, Starlift all-make Parts, rentals, service and training.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Crist Information & Research
  2. ^ Weber, Austin (May 5, 2015). "Lean Lifts Assembly at Toyota". Assembly Magazine. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  3. ^ McClure, Julie (August 30, 2017). "Gold standard: Forklift maker marks 50th anniversary of 1st U.S. sale". The Republic. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  4. ^ "Toyota Trucks opened". Independent Press-Telegram. April 26, 1975. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  5. ^ Vlahakis, George J. (October 13, 1988). "Toyota forklifts coming to Woodside". The Republic. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  6. ^ "Toyota to manufacture tractors at Indiana plant". Plant Engineering. March 28, 2008. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  7. ^ "Toyota to distribute Aichi in North America". Access International. May 7, 2008. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  8. ^ "Toyota Material Handling presents 750,000th forklift to Carter Express in special ceremony". www.mmh.com. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
  9. ^ "Plant Engineering Magazine".
  10. ^ "Find an Authorized Dealer". Toyota Forklifts.
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