NACCO Materials Handling Group (NMHG, [url=http://www.nmhg.com]http://www.nmhg.com[/url], the fourth largest lift truck supplier according to Modern's annual ranking, has appointed Northland Industrial Truck Co. (NITCO) as the Hyster dealer for Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and parts of Vermont and Massachusetts. On Jan. 1, NITCO completed the purchase of the substantial part of the assets for these territories, Hyster New England. NMHG has also appointed Alta Equipment Co. as the Hyster dealer in Western Michigan and Chicago, with the acquisitions of Mid-State Industrial Services in Michigan and the Aurora Lift business in Illinois.