In 1926, Toyota Industries Corporation or also known as TICO was founded by Sakichi Toyoda. Since the company's beginning, TICO has expanded the scope of its business domains and promoted diversification to comprise: material handling equipment, logistics solutions, textile machinery and equipment, electronics, engines, vehicles, car air-conditioning compressors and automobiles.
About Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A. Inc.
The TMHU has since 2002, been the supplier for North America's top selling lift truck. Together with the wide array of high-quality forklifts marketed under the brand Toyota, the company has extended their industrial machinery solutions to include Automated Guided Vehicles and tow tractors. TMHU is celebrating its 45th year within business in North America.
Excellence is the hallmark of the Toyota Production System. It is practiced at each and every Toyota manufacturing facilities including TIEM. During 2011, TIEM was named a North American Best Plant by Industry Weekly magazine. TIEM is a member of the National Safety Council and complies with the ISO 14001 standard set by the International Organization for Standardization. Ever since it started during the year 1990, TIEM has made over 400,000 Toyota lift trucks.
Toyota has been recognized internationally for its expert customer service. All over Minnesota and the US, this great dedication has been extended. There are over 70 authorized Toyota Industrial Equipment dealers and throughout North America there are over 220 dealership locations. Toyota dealers are highly trained and capable of offering comprehensive support and customer service. They offer one-stop shopping for both brand new and second-hand lift trucks, financing, service and parts, rentals and fleet servicing.
Toyota remains committed to providing excellent quality care. They can deliver replacement parts on short notice and hope to minimize any possible downtime. Toyota dealers are pleased to deal with any questions or problems set forth by their customers and are also a great resource if you are thinking of becoming a potential client and must determine the best type of machine for your specific needs. The dealerships provide a huge array of new, used and refurbished machinery in order to provide you with the right choices. Renting equipment is an ideal way to try prior to purchasing. This way you could check the machine within the environment you will be using it in to determine if it would be right and sufficient.
On their company web site, Toyota provides a host of information. Visit your local dealership to see the latest machinery, have any questions answered and experience first hand their product line.