Type Public Website toyotaforklift.com Founded 1967 Area served North America Parent organization Toyota Industries | Industry Material handling Headquarters Indiana, United States Number of employees 168 Key people Jeff Rufener, President | |
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Products forklifts, Lift trucks, tow tractors, Aerial work platforms, Automated Guided Vehicles Profiles | ||
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.
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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).
The majority of Toyota lift trucks sold in the U.S. are manufactured at Toyota Industrial Equipment Manufacturing (TIEM) in Columbus, Indiana.
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.