Sakichi Toyoda was the original founder of the Toyota Industries Corporation or TICO in 1926. TICO has expanded the scope of its business domains ever since the companies inception to promote diversification, like material handling machinery, logistics solutions, electronics, textile machinery and equipment, 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. In addition to the complete series of high-quality lift trucks marketed under the brand name Toyota, the company has extended their industrial machinery solutions to consist of Automated Guided Vehicles and tow tractors. TMHU is celebrating its 45th year in industry in North America.
The hallmark of the Toyota Production System, practiced at all Toyota manufacturing facilities including TIEM is quality. In the year 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 in 1990, TIEM has manufactured over 400,000 Toyota forklifts.
Toyota has been recognized internationally for its expert client service. All around Indiana and the US, this great devotion 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 well trained and can offer complete support and customer service. They offer one-stop shopping for both new and second-hand forklifts, financing, service and parts, rentals and fleet servicing.
Toyota remains devoted to offering excellent quality care. They can ship replacement parts on short notice and hope to minimize any potential downtime. Toyota dealers are pleased to deal with any questions or concerns set forth by their clients and are also a fantastic resource if you are thinking of becoming a potential client and must determine the right kind of machine for your specific needs. The dealerships offer various brand new, second-hand and refurbished machinery in order to provide you with the best choices. Renting machinery is a great way to try before purchasing. This way you can check the machinery within the environment you would be utilizing it in to see if it would be right and sufficient.
On their company web site, Toyota offers a host of information. Visit your local dealership to see the newest machinery, have any questions answered and experience first hand their product line.