| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Material handling |
| Founded | 1967 |
| Headquarters | Irvine, California,, U.S. |
| Area served | North America |
| Key people | Brett Wood, President |
| Products | forklifts, Lift trucks, tow tractors, Aerial work platforms, Automated Guided Vehicles |
| Employees | 168 |
| Website | toyotaforklift.com |
Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A., Inc. (TMHU), headquartered in Irvine, California, 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 the United States since 2002. One in five forklifts sold in the U.S.A. is a Toyota.[1]
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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]
| 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]
There are a total of 68 dealers and 188 Toyota lift truck dealership locations in the U.S.A. The Toyota dealer network offer new and used lift trucks, Toyota Genuine Parts, Starlift all-make Parts, rentals, service and training.[6]