The Full Line of Toyota Products

Toyota offers material handling solutions for almost any need. Our innovative engineers produce some of the world?s most trustworthy material handling equipment, and all models come with a guarantee of quality, durability, reliability, and value. While many customers are aware of a few of our product offerings, look here, and we?ll show you that Toyota truly is your full solutions provider. Toyota Electric Forklifts: For the customer who needs an all-electric fleet, Toyota offers Electric Forklifts for a variety of uses. The Core Electric Forklift provides indoor solutions for your needs between 3,000-6,500 lbs. Does your facility have narrow aisle needs, but want to stick with the Core Electric family? Try the Core Electric Turret Forklift, which gives you the capability to move products from the left or right. You say you?re a customer who needs to move lighter loads quickly, efficiently, and almost continuously? Our 3-Wheel Electric model leads the industry in travel speed and run time. Need easy on and off access for your operators? The Stand-Up Rider Forklift allows operators easy on and off access while still maintaining the capabilities of a sit-down forklift. Also, no longer will those with outdoor needs be forced to choose an IC forklift. Toyota offers its innovative 48V Pneumatic Forklift with lifting weights up to 4,000 lbs. and 80V Pneumatic Forklift that offers lifting weights of up to 17,500 lbs. while safe and reliable enough for outdoor use. Toyota Electric Pallet Jacks: Sometimes, you need more lifting power than a manual hand pallet jack can offer. Toyota Electric Walkie Pallet Jacks make heavy warehouse and staging tasks easy, with a full line of offerings to help you comfortably maneuver pallets around your facility. Our standard Electric Walkie Pallet Jack and Large Electric Walkie Pallet Jack increase warehouse management effectiveness and boost productivity. Need to cover longer distances in a distribution center or large warehouse? Jump on our End-Controlled Rider Pallet Jack or Center-Controlled Rider Pallet Jack. Also, with the introduction of Toyota?s Enclosed End Rider Pallet Jack, your operators will have lasting comfort throughout their shift. Toyota Electric Stackers: A forklift isn?t always the right tool for the job. When you need to stack pallets, but don?t need the bulk or price of a forklift, consider a Toyota Electric Stacker. Need to lift heavier loads? Our Industrial Walkie Stacker and Counter-Balanced Stacker are capable of handling loads up to 4,000 lbs. Want the flexibility of being able to reach in and out of racking? Try the Walkie Reach Truck. Toyota Reach Trucks: Toyota?s Reach Truck and Double Reach Truck models represent the latest in innovative design and technology and can reach lift heights up to 37 feet. AC drive and lift motors and variable speed lifting and lowering ensure that those loads are handled safely and efficiently. Our Multidirectional Reach Truck uses articulating load wheels to travel sideways down narrow aisleways. Those Indoor/Outdoor applications are no longer a struggle for the Indoor/Outdoor Moving Mast Reach Truck. Click here and see how we can make your high-reaching tasks safer and easier. Toyota Order Pickers: Need to grab an order from a high rack? Toyota?s Order Picker offers elevating performance for use in general warehouse settings and is ready to work when you are. Need to pack a pallet with various items? Try our Low Level Order Picker with industry-leading lift heights up to 47?. Maybe you need to pick much larger items such as a couch, chair, or dresser. Toyota?s Furniture Order Picker allows operators to reach heights up to 366? while maintaining comfortability and efficiency. Toyota Heavy Duty Forklifts: Got a big job and no idea how to tackle it? Toyota?s Heavy Duty Forklift line is equipped with six different truck options to help meet your needs. With various lifting weight ranges, up to 125,000 lbs. your heavy lifting needs can be handled safely and efficiently. Check out the full line up including cushion and electric models. Container Handlers: Port management is big business. That?s why Toyota Container Handlers offer the power and flexibility needed to stage and operate in port environments. Our Loaded Container Handler is an expert at handling heavier, loaded containers and can stack them up to six high. Our versatile Reach Stacker models have lifting capacities of up to 99,000 lbs. They can stack containers up to five high and three deep. Tow Tractors: Moving carts quickly and efficiently around your warehouse can increase productivity and help your business keep raising profit margins. Toyota Tow Tractors offer an excellent solution for your tugging needs. With a three-product family, we can help you tow loads up to 59,500 lbs. Automated Guided Vehicles: Repetitive tasks are critical to manufacturing and warehouse production, but people sometimes get careless when doing the same task repeatedly. That?s just human nature. Toyota helps to minimize human error and increase productivity with our innovative Automated Guided Vehicles. Toyota offers three various options to meet your automated needs.

Toyota's Moving Mast Reach Trucks

A Toyota Reach Truck For Indoor And Outdoor Applications Do you spend most of your day outside in a lumberyard or inside a rugged warehouse? Maybe you are required to work inside and outside? Many material handling trucks are not equipped to work indoors and outdoors or durable enough to work in a rugged indoor facility. You may think that a quick trip outside is harmless but repeat use of indoor trucks outside is not only harmful to your operators, but also your trucks. The buildup of dirt and debris and exposure to elements like rain and snow can wreak havoc on forklifts and their components, which leads to more downtime for repairs. Submitting your operators to the outdoors without proper protection can lead to reduced productivity or bad operating habits. It is vital to protect your trucks and operators for whatever environment they will be in. This is where Toyota?s Reach Truck products can assist with its indoor and outdoor capabilities. Toyota?s Moving Mast Reach Truck products maximize productivity, performance, and efficiency. With an indoor model as well as an indoor/outdoor model, there is a truck to fit your needs. Each model features a right-hand control unit and an optional air-ride suspension seat to maximize productivity and comfort. Operators can customize performance and operating characteristics to meet their needs while also getting continuous updates on lift height, load weight, and fork alignment on a touchscreen display. Both indoor and indoor/outdoor models promote operator comfort and functionality to support productivity shift after shift. Moving Mast Reach Truck The Moving Mast Reach Truck has lift heights up to 42.5 feet and a 5,500 lb. lifting capacity. Innovative ergonomics and technology offer clear and precise control for fast, smooth handling shift after shift. With an innovative mast design, a tilting cab, and an optional transparent roof, operators can maintain visibility at high lift heights. The Moving Mast Reach Truck features the tilting cab to reduce the risk of operator strain in repetitive high-level applications. It improves the visibility of the load so the operator can see the fork tips when elevated without moving their head. Indoor/Outdoor Moving Mast Reach Truck The Indoor/Outdoor Moving Mast Reach Truck excels with lift heights up to 24.5 feet and 3,500 lb. lifting capacity. The Indoor/Outdoor Moving Mast Reach Truck features weather protection options such as overhead and mast-direction windows, additional side windows, fan heater, and a fully enclosed cab with a door to support operator comfort in outdoor environments. This Reach Truck offers unmatched versatility due to the diameter of its large rubber pneumatic tires, high ground clearance, and multiple weather protection options. While reaching high and heavy loads can be challenging, the Indoor/Outdoor Moving Mast Reach Truck maintains a clear view with an optional panoramic roof and unique mast design, maintaining upward visibility and minimal load view obstruction. Toyota?s Moving Mast Reach Truck products are capable of handling your most demanding challenges in warehousing, manufacturing, distribution, factory, retail, food storage/processing, and even cold storage applications. Its unmatched versatility, performance capabilities, and operator comfort contribute to keeping you going shift after shift.

Guide To Toyota Basic Warranty

A forklift is a hefty investment, no matter what the case. When you buy a Toyota forklift, you get a powerful basic and powertrain warranty to help bring you peace of mind. Let's take a look at Toyota Forklift's basic and powertrain warranty options. A Breakdown of Toyota Basic Warranty Offerings No-Cost Basic Forklift Factory Warranty: ITA Class 1, 4, 5 & 6 Forklifts With this warranty, you?ll get one year or 2,000 hours, whichever occurs first, on all Factory Installed Options, with the exception of tires and batteries on battery powered forklifts No Cost Powertrain Warranty: ITA Class 1, 4 & 5 Forklifts This warranty covers three years or 6,000 hours, whichever occurs first, of coverage on engines or electric drive motors, transmission, differential, and drive axle. No Cost Basic and Powertrain Warranty for ITA Class 2 Trucks Basic coverage: one year or 2,000 hours. Powertrain coverage: two years or 4,000 hours, whichever occurs first. No Cost Basic and Powertrain Warranty for ITA Class 3 Trucks Basic coverage: four months or 750 hours. Powertrain coverage: one year or 2,000 hours, whichever occurs first. Class 3 exception: Floor Runner and Tugger models have a Basic coverage of one year or 2,000 hours and a Powertrain coverage of two years or 4,000 hours, whichever occurs first. Toyota Basic Warranty and Planned Maintenance: A Winning Combination A warranty plan will give you the peace of mind you need to run your operation. However, if you want to take your warranty assurance one step further, consider Toyota Forklifts? Planned Maintenance offering to Help you reduce the cost of repair and equipment downtime by catching problems early. Help you keep your operators safe with regular inspections, with one flat-rate labor fee. Keep variable maintenance costs down, as they?ll only be incurred with the actual replacement of parts. Travel time is often negotiated within the PM contract. Common Toyota Basic Warranty Mistakes When it comes to purchasing an expensive piece of forklift equipment, making a mistake is the last thing you want to do. Here are some common forklift warranty mistakes and some tips on how to avoid them: Not considering a forklift warranty at all. Warranties can have a bad rap, but not considering one at all may end up costing you in the long run. Ask yourself if you can you afford the cost of an expensive repair. If not, consider a warranty. It might just save you a headache and a lot of money. Not requesting a forklift service inspection. Dillon Toyota Lift can conduct a brief service inspection and help you decide if a problem can be submitted under warranty back to Toyota, or if there is a simple fix that can be done onsite. Not exploring all of your forklift warranty options. Most equipment comes with a basic warranty, but an extended warranty can offer you additional peace of mind. Most extended warranties can be purchased with or without a planned maintenance (PM) plan, so make sure to ask about all of the options available to you. Think of an extended warranty as insurance. It?s there if or when you need it. Not buying an extended forklift warranty within the timeframe. Extended warranties must often be requested within 30 to 60 days after the forklift?s date of first use. Don?t lose the chance to purchase a warranty by waiting too long. Toyota Forklift Factory Warranties We understand that a forklift is a big purchase. That?s why Toyota forklifts are protected by industry-leading warranty plans are designed to protect your investment for years to come.

What Makes a Furniture Order Picker Unique?

Larger Loads Handled If you spend a lot of time in a warehouse you have probably watched an Order Picker gather materials from tall racks and place them on a pallet. Order Pickers are used to reach high racks in narrow aisles efficiently and quickly. Order Pickers excel in picking small to medium-sized products and placing them on a pallet, but are typically not designed to handle larger loads that require more extended platforms. That is where Toyota?s Furniture Order Picker comes in. Furniture Order Advantages And Versatility Toyota?s Furniture Order Picker operates and looks like an order picker except for the size and baselegs. The baselegs are much longer than on an Order Picker, which provides various benefits, including the ability to safely handle longer loads at higher heights. They provide a helpful aid for operators who travel forks first down a rail-guided aisle. Also, this lift allows operators to easily place large or bulky items such as carpet or various types of furnishings on carts or platforms. With available fork lengths from 42 to 96 inches and lift heights up to 30.5 feet, Toyota?s Furniture Order Picker is designed to fit a wide variety of applications. While the name may imply it can only be used for furniture, Toyota?s Furniture Order Picker can handle various types of loads that are too long or bulky for a typical Order Picker. Its auto-locking pallet clamp assists in securing your load for safe travel throughout your warehouse. Equipped with rail and wire guidance options, it can be programmed to work effectively in any aisle. Not only can a Furniture Order Picker assist in your warehouse, but it can be used in distribution or even retail. Whether you have bulky furniture, large components you need to pick and move around a warehouse, Toyota?s Furniture Order Picker is up for the job.

How Toyota Assist Can Help

At Toyota, we understand the importance of maintaining a highly productive operation all while instilling a culture of safety in your facility. You need to be able to move product quickly while keeping your operators comfortable and secure. To help you accomplish all of your business's goals, Toyota has designed the latest technologies to help you keep your eye on the prize and move your operation forward. Enter Toyota Assist. Toyota Assist is a robust family of features and options that work together to actively or passively assist certain operations in regards to operability, productivity, or situational awareness. It is our goal to bring you individualized material handling solutions to help your operation reach unparalleled success. Let us dive into the different aspects of Toyota Assist and how they may be able to help you take your operation to the next level. Operator Benefits of Toyota Assist Load Handling At Toyota we don't just meet the bare minimum. We go beyond what is expected and put the operator at the forefront of our work. At the core of the many safety elements built into our forklifts is our proprietary System of Active Stability; (SAS). This revolutionizing and industry-leading forklift technology minimizes the likelihood of tip-over, reducing the risk for operators and those around them. When the system detects a situation that could lead to instability, it instantly engages the swing lock cylinder to stabilize the rear axle - changing the forklift's stability footprint from triangular to a rectangular shape. Putting You in Control While some operators are content with using the same bells and whistles they've grown accustomed to over the years, there are many new technologies available that may make their lives easier, as well as make the tasks more comfortable. Toyota's EZ Fingertip Controls put productivity at the forefront by placing all hydraulic controls in an ergonomic pattern that can be reached with minimal hand movement. Thanks to an included horn button and forward/reverse directional switch, operators can conveniently maintain one hand on the steering wheel while allowing the other hand to control all necessary functions outside of braking and travel. This intuitive design helps with operator comfort, and controls can be customized to manipulate up to five hydraulic functions, including clamp release interlock. Awareness Heightened While moving products from point A to point B is important, Toyota has engineered state-of-the-art stereoscopic vision technologies that can assist operators in identifying pedestrians or objects behind the forklift during a shift. The SEnS Smart Environment Sensor (SEnS) pedestrian detection system uses stereoscopic vision technology to assist operators by differentiating between some pedestrians and objects, and providing visual and audible alerts within the detection zone. Along with SEnS, the 360 camera system gives the operator a bird's eye view of your forklift to assist in navigating tight environments. SEnS is available as an add-on kit that can be retrofitted for select existing and new Toyota forklift models. In addition to SEnS, Toyota has developed the Smart Environment Sensor Plus; (SEnS+) , which not only detects pedestrians or objects behind the forklift, but it limits the movement of the forklift by automatically slowing down the equipment when pedestrians and/or objects are detected. With dynamic zoning, SEnS+ adjusts the range of detection based on the speed and steering direction of the forklift. If the forklift is moving faster, the zone is expanded to account for potential, upcoming obstacles further away, up to 32 feet. Logically Productive for Precise Picking At Toyota, our solutions are loaded with features to tackle your unique tasks and keep your operation moving forward. Toyota's Lift Logic option is a productivity-enhancing solution for the most demanding, high-throughput, order picking applications. Lift Logic continuously monitors the height of the forks, and adjusts speed accordingly. This allows for the maximum speed appropriate for any height in its range.

Columbia's Chariot

Let's meet Columbia's Chariot! The Chariot is Columbia's smallest transport, designed to transform time wasted by foot into time well-spent on your crucial tasks. The Chariot is packed with the features you need on the job, starting with its best-in-class sturdy frame of 14-gauge smooth steel. It's also equipped with an efficient 12-volt DC motor, extremely short turning radius, and narrow width of 29 inches, allowing you to glide through a standard doorway! Operators will love the stand-up operation of the chariot, which provides a low center of gravity and higher visibility through busy facilities or tight tunnels. Popular options include: Reverse switch, Pole mounted strobe light, Hour meter, In-motion beeper, various tire/wheel combinations, and High capacity batteries.

Forklift Inspection Frequency

Forklift inspection is a task that helps to ensure material handling equipment is up to par with operation standards at all times. But how often should operators inspect their forklift? Here?s a handy guide on the frequency of forklift inspection: OSHA Forklift Inspection Requirements OSHA?s Powered Industrial Truck Standard 1910.178(q)(7) This standard is the one that controls all OSHA compliance on forklifts. To meet the standard, operators must inspect trucks: 1. Daily (at the beginning of each day?s use) 2. At the beginning of each shift in a continuous use facility This standard compels operators to ensure their equipment is in good working condition. Failure to operate at this frequency can result in fines from OSHA. Any operator who finds a problem with a forklift must tag it out. Why This Forklift Inspection Frequency? The frequency of inspection helps to ensure the safe and efficient operation of your forklifts. By comparison, some of us are guilty of bad practices when driving our cars. We see something that will be a problem, and say to ourselves ?that will need fixing? eventually.? But there?s going to be a moment in time when that problem will manifest itself in a very real and dangerous way. And then we?re in trouble. Because forklifts are inspected daily or at the beginning of each shift, operators are able to catch potential problems early. And instead of having a major problem at the exact moment when a part or component breaks, we can perform maintenance that might prevent dangerous situations from ever happening. The frequency of forklift inspection helps to combat that procrastination when operating a forklift. Because forklifts are inspected daily or at the beginning of each shift, operators are able to catch potential problems early. And instead of having a major problem at the exact moment when a part or component breaks, we can perform maintenance that might prevent dangerous situations from ever happening. Also, by requiring the operators to check their forklift at the beginning of a shift, businesses aren?t relying on someone who is exhausted at the end of a shift to perform checklist duties.

Cold Room Forklifts And The Battle Against Condensation

Operating forklifts in cold storage facilities presents several challenges that can limit the success of operators and companies. Efficiencies in forklift use become even more challenging when a forklift is placed in alternate temperature environments in the same operation, whether for storage or operation. To make sure you have the best facility design and forklifts for your workplace and application, you should talk to a consultant familiar with your industry generally and your operation specifically to help fill gaps, enhance safety, and increase efficiencies. One of the most important tasks that face cold room forklift users is the need to reduce condensation on a forklift while in warm temperatures, helping to prevent freezing when re-entering frigid spaces. Freezing can cause inefficient operation and downtime for the forklifts, resulting in lost throughput for the cold operations. A few best practices can help to prevent these inefficiencies, providing maximum use of the forklift fleet while maintaining your return on investment for your capital equipment. Storing Your Cold Room Forklift The storage of your forklift is key to maintaining efficiencies. Sustained storage in freezing temperature can lead to breaking parts and battery inefficiencies. The best practice for storing a cold room forklift when not in operation is to do so outside of the cold area. But this presents its own condensation challenges. One solution is to store your forklifts in a dry area that is just above freezing temperature in order to ensure that condensation forms slowly or not at all. However, this isn?t always possible. When that?s the case, you need provide enough time for the forklift to rest outside of the cold facility and in warm temperatures for the condensation to form and evaporate. Operating too early before evaporation can lead to freezing. The process can be accelerated by the use of fans in the storage space. Using a Cold Room Forklift In Changing Temperature Applications In many applications, the cold storage environments are intermixed with warmer spaces. For example, movement from a cold room to a cold truck may require the passing through a warm docking area. 3PL applications may be storing a variety of goods, some cold and some ambient. These challenges present a situation where some condensation is inevitable. But there are certain steps that can help. If it is within your operational budget to maintain multiple forklifts with specialized areas of operation, that can help prevent potential wear from changing temperatures. It will increase necessary touches to pass product between pieces of equipment at the door of a cold storage area, but depending on your particular circumstances, this could provide value in increasing the operational efficiency of the forklifts. You?ll need to perform a site analysis to decide if this is a useful approach. If maintaining multiple forklifts is out the questions, you can still take steps to help prevent problems from condensation. For example, facility design becomes key. Optimizing the routes that cold room forklifts must take between the cold environment and the truck to be loaded can help ensure that they stay in cold spaces as much as possible. Additionally, order of operations becomes key. Limiting the amount of times a cold room forklift needs to change environments can reduce the chances for condensation to form. Choosing the Right Cold Room Forklift Electric forklifts are those used in cold applications and selecting the right one can have a major impact on efficiencies and ROI. Forklifts with fewer moving parts and wires reduce component parts? heat production and the chance of condensation entering into the nooks and crannies of the forklift. For example, Toyota electric forklifts are engineered with as few moving parts and AC motors and controllers to reduce internal component heat generation. These small engineering feats can have a lasting impact on operational efficiency. While condensation isn?t the only challenge facing cold room forklift operators (we haven?t even touched on safety issues in a potential slippage environment), it is one of the most pressing when it comes to the mechanical operation of forklifts in cold environments. For more ideas about cold storage, check out our whitepaper on cold storage in the food supply chain.