Toyota Material Handling

Marshall Retail Group packed a lot of automation into a compact space to replenish a network of 160 retail locations. The result: lower fulfillment costs, faster inventory turns and room to grow.

At 64,000 square feet, MRG’s Las Vegas distribution center uses processes and automation typically associated with much larger facilities.

The fleet of yesteryear enjoyed plentiful helpings of fuel and money to get the job done. Now that every penny counts, managers are keen to more precisely control each lift truck’s diet.

AC motors aim to eliminate the shortcomings of their DC predecessors and keep lift trucks performing deeds dirt cheap.

The Salvation Army, food banks and other local charities receive equipment and monetary donations.

New site includes dealer location, product and forklift comparisons, specification and custom equipment needs.

Disciplined maintenance programs work to replace reactive processes with predictive capabilities.

A rare plant shutdown sent more than 1,000 employees into the sun for live music, a pig roast and photo opportunities with the facility's 500,000th lift truck.

U.S. forklift manufacturer will provide private label pneumatic tire forklift trucks to Toyota Material Handling U.S.A, Inc., under an exclusive five-year agreement.

Expansion will also house medical center for associates and headquarters for Toyota Material Handling North America.

Lift trucks used to be about brawn. The lift truck of the future will be about intelligence, automation and software. And, the future is closer than you think.

Currency conversions obscure some sizable revenue gains among foreign companies, but overall growth in unit sales matches 2013’s strong performance.

Having sprouted from mere lift truck maintenance, fleet management is now budding into a powerful and integral part of labor management.

Jimenez began his career at Toyota as a college intern in the summer of 1996.

Last year's event shared a message of safety with nearly 20 million people through 135 media channels, and organizers expect the momentum to continue on June 9.